Biomedical Engineering

A Pioneer, a Powerhouse

One of the first biomedical engineering departments in the world? Check. More than 40 primary faculty, and 96% of the professors are fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering? Check. This is the elite research enterprise you’ll join when you launch your future at BU, in Boston, at the worldwide intersection of the biomedical device and biotechnology industries.

Check out BU BME’s accomplishments in our 2024-2025 Year in Review

Meet our Junior Faculty!

Tim O’Shea is an assistant professor of BME. His lab focuses on researching and developing new treatment strategies for traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, through new biomaterial-based approaches.

 

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BME by the Numbers

# 13

US News Graduate Ranking Among Private Universities

76 %

Growth in Grant Funding over the Last 5 Years

$ 50 M

in Research Funding

AIMBE Fellows

38

AIMBE Fellows in BU BME Faculty

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