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Computational Biomedical Engineering
Several SHIS faculty specialize in Computational Biomedical Engineering and are associated with The UT Department of Biomedical Engineering, a super-department that combines the UT-Austin College of Engineering, the University of Texas Health Science Center, and the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center.
The UT Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) combines the teaching and research resources of the UT College of Engineering, the UT Health Science Center, and the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide graduate education in biomedical engineering.
Several SHIS faculty members are associated with the BME department and specialize in Computational BME. If you are interested in Computational BME, you may work with your advising committee to develop an appropriate degree plan.
This track offers broad training in the multidisciplinary field of biomedical engineering as applied to health information sciences by combining the design and problem solving skills of engineering with the medical and biological sciences to help improve health care and the quality of life. The healthcare industry is moving towards prevention of diseases by early diagnosis which may result in reducing costly treatments and patients’ quality of life. Non-invasive diagnosis is an emerging area of BME.
Some of the specific research areas in Computational BME include:
Photonics and Tissue Optics
Photonics Devices
Imaging Techniques
Biomedical Diagnostics
Optical Biopsy
Laser Treatment Techniques
Biophotonics for Genomics, Proteomics, and Medicine
Moon and Mars Flight Medical Planning –Celestial telemedicine Diagnostics
Robotic Surgical Techniques
Structural Bioinformatics
ICT on mobile platforms, mobile sensors
Algorithmic methods
Drug and contrast agents delivery
Medical Imaging
Personalized medicine
If you are interested in pursuing specialized training in BME, you may work with your advising committee to develop an appropriate degree plan.
Primary BME Faculty:
Ananth Annapragada, PhD
Claudio Cavasotto, PhD
Vittorio Cristini, PhD