Biomedical Engineering
Advance human health and shape the future of medicine.
Biomedical engineering combines engineering, biology, medicine, and computation to improve human health through new technologies, treatments, and approaches to healthcare.
Research
UMass BME faculty conduct research in biomedical imaging and artificial intelligence; biomedical devices, biosensors, and bioinstrumentation; biomaterials and therapeutic delivery; biomechanics and multiscale physiology; and tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
Teaching and Degree Programs
UMass BME offers undergraduate and graduate education, including the BS in Biomedical Engineering, dual BS in Biomedical Engineering and Nursing, accelerated 4+1 BS/MS, two-year MS in Biomedical Engineering, and PhD in Biomedical Engineering.
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Undergraduate
More than a third of our students continue their education in graduate school.
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Research Areas
Engineering a Moonshot Nanoparticle Cancer Vaccine
Imagine that in a routine doctor’s visit, you could receive a vaccine that effectively clears late-stage cancer and also prevents that cancer from recurring?
Alumni spotlight
In the Spotlight
Vy Do develops lipid nanoparticles to deliver genetic therapies directly to the brain through the nose. Combining experimental research in nanomedicine with deep learning, she aims to advance treatments for traumatic brain injuries and other neurological conditions.
Careers in BME
- Boston Scientific
- Medtronic
- Johnson & Johnson
- Pfizer
- AbbVie
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
- GE HealthCare
- Mass General Brigham
- Advanced study in biomedical engineering
- Medical, dental, and other professional programs
Featured Faculty
X. Frank Zhang
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Adjunct, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Joyita Dutta
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Adjunct, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Chase Cornelison
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Adjunct, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
In the News
Riccio Digital Medicine and Health Technology Initiative Awards Inaugural Pilot Grants to Joint UMass Amherst and UMass Chan Teams
Two Riccio College of Engineering teams received pilot grants for research on wearable gout monitoring and AI tools to predict age-related vision loss.
UMass Amherst Engineering Programs Receive Reaccreditation From ABET
Seven bachelor’s degree programs have been fully reaccredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.
Nanoparticle-based Cancer Treatment Awarded $2.5 Million
The research will explore the new frontier of using vaccines to treat cancer by exposing tumors that are otherwise invisible to the immune system.
Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical engineering programs for graduate and undergraduate students at UMass Amherst.