Department of Biomedical Engineering

At the forefront of research and development.

9/16/21

We are at the forefront of research and development of groundbreaking medical devices and therapies addressing society's most pressing health problems.

Changing medicine, changing lives.

10/5/17

A team of researchers led by Jonathan Lovell has developed a new technique to make injectable medicine safer by removing excess additives from drugs.

Individual approach, individual attention.

11/22/21

Our faculty work closely with students as part of their research activities, helping them acquire the skills and knowledge they need to be successful researchers.

Educating engineers today for a healthy future.

9/16/21

Biomedical engineering students can take advantage of numerous opportunities to participate in research and help move medical discoveries from bench to bedside.

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Xiaoliang Zhang
2/7/20
Magnetic resonance (MR) is a noninvasive, nonionic imaging modality in playing an important role in biomedical investigations and clinical diagnosis. It is capable of capturing not only anatomic structure but also cellular and molecular information in living systems...
Albert Titus
8/24/17
Adapting electronics to function in, on and around the body to improve human health and well-being is the focus of Dr. Titus’ research. For example, the days of being blinded by glare from the sun, despite the $300 sunglasses straddling your face, may soon be over...
Ruogang Zhao
8/24/17
What can cell stiffness tell us about the health of tissues? Dr. Zhao’s research involves stressing tissues to better understand cell and tissue mechanics using novel magnetic microsystems, and the fabrication of biomaterials for tissue engineering...
Jonathan Lovell
2/12/20
Commited to developing safer, organic nanoparticles that will allow superior treatment options for cancer therapy, Dr. Lovell recently discovered a new class of nanoparticle, porphysomes, that accumulate in tumors and can be heated using a laser...
Leslie Ying
2/7/20
Biomedical imaging is one of the most important enabling technologies in healthcare today. Imaging allows us to see objects, structures, and biological processes unreachable by human vision, providing tremendous opportunities to study biology...
Ciprian Ionita
10/4/17
Better imaging and better devices are key to improving the diagnosis and treatment of cerebral stroke. Dr. Ionita’s research focuses on these areas through the development of x-ray detectors...
Debanjan Sarkar
8/24/17
Tissue engineering has long held promise for building new organs to replace damaged body parts. Dr. Sarkar's research focuses on overcoming the challenging of growing cells and organizing them into 3-dimensional functional structures...
Yun Wu
9/17/19
Nanoparticles can be used to fight cancer, but, uncontrolled in the environment, they can be a health risk. Dr. Yun Wu’s research span these areas to include developing engineered theranostics and multifunctional nanoparticles...
Mark Ehrensberger
9/6/19
Understanding what happens at the bone-implant interface can only develop better orthopaedic implants. Dr. Ehrensberger has developed a novel cell culture chamber that allows for simultaneous assessment of the interfacial electrochemistry...
Jun Xia
2/7/20
Seeing inside the body is of critical importance for diagnosing and treating disease. Dr. Xia is an expert in an emerging technique for generating high-resolution images from inside the body called photoacoustic computed tomography or PACT...
B. Rita Alevriadou
2/7/20
Despite all the progress made fighting systemic risk factors, cardiovascular disease continues to be the major cause of death in developed nations. Atherosclerotic vascular disease, the underlying cause of heart attacks, is associated with vascular endothelial dysfunction...

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Biomedical engineering student chosen for prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
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Sydney Swedick is one of two UB students selected for the most prestigious and competitive research scholarship offered to STEM undergraduates.
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