At Brown, BME spans from basic science to clinical immersion, from head (neuroengineering) to toe (orthopedics), from molecules to cells, and from individual tissues to whole organisms.
Institute for Biology, Engineering and Medicine (I-BEAM)
Education and Training
I-BEAM is the home of the academic Biomedical Engineering educational programs for graduate and undergraduate students at Brown.
Education and Training
I-BEAM is the home of the academic Biomedical Engineering educational programs for graduate and undergraduate students at Brown.
Graduate Program
The biomedical engineering (BME) graduate program features an interdisciplinary approach in five, complementary research areas:
- Biosensors & Bioplatforms
- Integrative Biomaterials
- Mechanobiology & Biomechanics
- Neuroengineering & Neurotechnology
- Tissue Regeneration & Engineering
Research in these areas advance the understanding of fundamental problems in engineering, biology, and medicine, while developing new therapies to improve the quality of life for people with medical problems.
The program is distinguished by its quantitative rigor and strong collaborative connections among academic science, clinical medicine, and industry.
Graduate students take engineering, biology, and medical school courses; gain valuable clinical experience at nearby teaching hospitals associated with Brown's Warren Alpert Medical School; and engage in stimulating internships at companies commercializing biomedical technologies. These opportunities – coupled with an emphasis on dissertation research – give graduate students both the intellectual and the practical skills required for developing today's emerging science into useful biomedical technologies and therapies.
Undergraduate Program
For undergraduates, biomedical engineering is an independent concentration structured as a joint program between the Division of Biology and Medicine and the School of Engineering. This interdisciplinary program has a different structure and course requirements than the tracks in other engineering disciplines.
The Institute for Biology, Engineering, and Medicine (I-BEAM) manages this program. Students thus have access to the strong teaching and research programs of the Division of Biology and Medicine and the School of Engineering as well as many courses and research programs existing at the interface between the two entities along with Brown’s affiliated hospitals.
Biomedical engineering at Brown is a unique and distinctive interdisciplinary vocation. Students must master much of the essential materials of two disciplines and be comfortable in both worlds, which utilize diverse tools in different ways to produce exciting results. It’s a rigorous and rewarding subject.