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This course covers aspects of kinetics, transport and thermodynamics as they relate to interactions between biomolecules and cells. These core subjects will be introduced within concepts common to cell biology, protein/genetic engineering and signaling, among others.

This course explores how to describe signaling and regulation networks present at the cell and tissue level. Topics include gene expression, stem cell differentiation, homeostasis and others.
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• Jen Cha
• Jerome Fox
• Andrew Goodwin
• Joel Kaar
• Prashant Nagpal
• Daniel Schwartz
• Wyatt Shields

• Chris Calderon
• Jerome Fox
• Ted Randolph
• Michael Shirts
• Kayla Sprenger
• Tim Whitehead

• Kristi Anseth
• Stephanie Bryant
• Jerome Fox
• Hendrik Heinz
• Laurel Hind
• Michael Shirts

• Kristi Anseth
• Chris Bowman
• Stephanie Bryant
• Andrew Goodwin
• Ryan Hayward
• Hendrik Heinz
• Jeff Stansbury
• Tim White

• Gregg Beckham
• Jen Cha
• Jerome Fox
• Joel Kaar
• Michael Shirts
• Kayla Sprenger
• Tim Whitehead

• Jen Cha
• Rob Davis
• Andrew Goodwin
• Ankur Gupta
• Laurel Hind
• Ted Randolph
• Daniel Schwartz
• Wyatt Shields
• Kayla Sprenger

• Gregg Beckham
• Chris Bowman
• Jen Cha
• Andrew Goodwin
• Will Medlin
• Tim Whitehead

In biomedical engineering, the focus starts with a medical problem, followed by the development of new technologies to address that problem. Our intent is to design a program that will address the future of human needs, from medicine to sustainability. We start from principles of biology with a quantitative focus to develop an advanced understanding of the interplay between complex molecules, cells, tissues and systems, and from there build the next generation of technologies.
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No, as this list simply shows the opportunities available for students in this program. Our department is quite collaborative and many students are jointly advised, both officially and unofficially.
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Yes. If your application is in process we can redirect it to biological engineering.Ìý If you have already started as a graduate student in chemical engineering you may also switch over, noting that you will still have to take the core courses for biological engineering. However, the courses you have already taken may be used as engineering electives.

Yes. You will still have to take the chemical engineering core courses, but the biological engineering courses may apply as elective credits within the department.

Our program has several checkpoints to ensure that you are making progress in your Ph.D. After a preliminary exam in your second year, there are yearly meetings with your faculty committee. This culminates in a comprehensive exam, generally in your fourth year, followed by a Ph.D. defense at the end. It is our intention for each student to be able to graduate in five academic years, and usually this happens. Extensions may be granted if a student exceeds this time frame.
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While this program is set up as a separate intellectual track, as a department we are mixed socially. Groups will contain students from both chemical engineering and biological engineering and social events will include everyone. Furthermore almost everyone works in the same research building so there are ample opportunities for interaction.

While engineering electives are required to increase your technical experience, they can be inside or outside the department. The chemical engineering department also offers a number of electives that are a biological in nature: metabolic engineering, biomaterials, protein engineering, biochemical engineering, etc.
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