The Fischell Department of Bioengineering, A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland

A Big Win at the Capstone Expo

At the inaugural Clark School of Engineering Capstone Design Expo, a bioengineering team received the top prize of Dean's Award for their innovative device that empowers bystanders and non-EMTs to properly and safely provide overdose victims with rescue breaths.

The Spring 2025 schedule of Fischell Department of Bioengineering seminars is available online.

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Erika Moore Named a TED Fellow

Moore is one of only 11 individuals selected for the 2024 TED Fellows program, which considered more than 6,000 applicants. She is the first TED Fellow at UMD.

Collaboration between the Fischell Department of Bioengineering and University of Maryland School of Medicine launches St. John Center for Translational Engineering and Medicine (CTEM).

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current BIOE Ph.D. students in 2023-2024

Growing Faculty

The Fischell Department of Bioengineering welcomed two new faculty in 2020.

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state-of-the-art laboratories dedicated to bioengineering research

Renowned Research

Three BIOE faculty members received National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Project Grants (R01) in 2018. The awards, which collectively total $5.3 million, will support research in the areas of immunology, optics, and biotherapeutics.

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invention disclosures were filed by Fischell Department of Bioengineering researchers in 2017-18

Interdisciplinary Learning

As freshmen, bioengineering, chemical and biomolecular engineering, and computer science students worked together to launch a start-up company aimed at developing new techniques to diagnose Alzheimer's disease.

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