BME 7110 - Fundamentals of Biomedical Engineering Research I

Fall. 3 credits.

Prerequisite: BME M.S./Ph.D. graduate students.

W. R. Zipfel and staff.

First part of a two-semester sequence that introduces students to a variety of subjects in biomedical engineering including nanobiotechnology, biomechanics, systems and computational biology, biomaterials, tissue engineering, statistics, and experimental design. The course also covers associated subjects including professional development, ethics, writing a scientific paper, authorship issues, patents, technology transfer, conflicts of interest, and preparing a research proposal. The course is a combination of lectures and discussions, with students taking an active role in the instruction.