| Faculty: | Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research |
| Field of Study: | Biomedical/Medical Engineering
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| Description: | The Department of Biomedical Engineering offers the MSc degree. Completion of the degree requires three graduate-level courses (two offered by the Department plus one from another department) and a research thesis that must be defended and presented in a public seminar. The normal time for completion of the degree is 2-3 years. The Department requires that all MSc students receive financial support. The University offers the Individual Interdisciplinary Studies Program in which a student may receive a degree from two departments, that of the Department of Biomedical Engineering and a second appropriate department. In general, this Program requires additional course work and a supervisor from each department (called co-supervisors). |
| Areas of Research: | The research activities of members of the Department are directed at aspects of biomedical engineering, including but not limited to digital image processing, nano structured biomaterials, in-vivo nuclear magnetic resonance, including vascular imaging, stroke, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), as well as non-invasive biochemical analysis through spectroscopic methods, MRI of cerebral vascular disease, and restoration of function following spinal cord injury. In addition, research is performed by members of other departments who collaborate with those of the Department in areas that include adaptive controllers in medicine, aerosol inhalation and delivery, assistive technologies, biofilms, biomaterials and drug delivery, biomechanics of bone, biomechanics of walking, biomedical modeling, biophotonic and ultrasonic imaging, bracing and wheelchairs, cardiovascular biomaterials, cell and tissue cryobiology, computational neuroscience, control and restoration of motor movement, functional electrical stimulation, lab-on-a-chip, laser applications in medicine, mathematical modeling of drug delivery, mathematical modeling of the immune system, medical image processing, micro-computed tomography, modeling of biomedical processes, nano-bio-mechanical systems, nanotechnology and drug delivery, nanotechnology in medicine, oral/facial prosthetic reconstruction, orthodontic retraction appliances, rehabilitation engineering, rehabilitation robotics, resorbable implants, scoliosis and spinal column correction, spinal disorder assessment and treatment, therapeutic ultrasound and biomechanics in dentistry, tissue engineering, and ultrasound applications in medicine. |