Our faculty and students develop innovative solutions for the most urgent challenges facing the world: sustainable energy, a cleaner environment, next-generation information technology, and improved health care. We work with colleagues in medicine, social work, architecture, and the sciences — both on our campus and around the world — to transform our vision of a better world into today's reality.

Why Consider Biomedical Engineering?

This is an exciting time to be a biomedical engineer. Modern health care and biomedical research have benefited from numerous technological innovations that appeared during the 20th century. Many of these have come from the efforts of physicists and engineers. The discipline of biomedical engineering integrates, at the molecular, cellular and whole body levels, the fields of biology, medicine and engineering.

The Washington University Advantage

The work being carried out in the biomedical engineering field has tremendous implications for improving quality of life. Our students work with faculty and the world-renowned Washington University School of Medicine to engage in cutting-edge research to advance basic science.

Undergraduate students work with faculty on new developments in:

• Devices to better diagnose and treat heart rhythm disorders
• Bioactive materials and drug delivery systems that might soon allow damaged spinal cords to be repaired
• Imaging techniques that will allow doctors to better identify and characterize tumors.
• Nanotechnology that could revolutionize the treatment of cancer
• Methods for capturing brain signals so that a paraplegic might operate a wheelchair or other medical device simply by thinking about the operation

Beyond coursework, there are special opportunities for students to engage in other academic projects such as:

• Flexibility to Pursue Second Majors and Minors
• International Experiences and Study Abroad
• Research Experience in Faculty Labs as an Undergraduate
• Summer Internships
• Co-Op Assignments
• Volunteer Experiences

Career Opportunities in Biomedical Engineering

Because of their broad training and ability to think and understand vastly different disciplines, biomedical engineers are critical members of interdisciplinary teams working on the design, development, and utilization of materials, devices and techniques for modern biomedical research, as well as the diagnosis and treatment of patients.

Biomedical Engineering graduates work in a variety of fields including academia, medicine, business, or law. Companies in the biomedical and biotechnology industries number in the thousands in the U.S. alone. Biomedical engineers are employed by a wide variety of companies, including new start-up ventures, large pharmaceutical firms, government of industrial laboratories, and hospitals. Also, numerous students go on to earn higher degrees in engineering to continue their research as well as medical school.

For additional information contact:

Washington University
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St. Louis, MO 63130-4899
Phone: (314) 935-6100
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Email: admissions@seas.wustl.edu
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