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 Fall 2024 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.

Bioengineering researchers are investigating how to connect electronics with living biological systems. Most recently, they've developed a functional medium of communication between these two different systems.

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current BIOE Ph.D. students in 2022-2023

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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Jan 6, 2025

Ph.D. Student Ian Smith Receives National Grant for...

BIOE Ph.D. candidate has been nationally recognized for developing innovative, humane cancer research methods.

I wanted to push myself to meet new people and navigate the experience independently.

Jan 2, 2025

A Different Lens on Biotech: Offering New Perspectives

Dec 13, 2024

Fischell Institute Advances Surgical Innovation for LMICs

Dec 10, 2024

Two Maryland Engineers Named to National Academy of Inventors

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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.

Fall 2024 Seminars

The Fall 2024 schedule of Fischell Department of Bioengineering seminars is available online.

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.

Creating the Internet of Life

Bioengineering researchers are investigating how to connect electronics with living biological systems. Most recently, they've developed a functional medium of communication between these two different systems.

News & Events

Ph.D. Student Ian Smith Receives National Grant for...

A Different Lens on Biotech: Offering New Perspectives

Fischell Institute Advances Surgical Innovation for LMICs

Two Maryland Engineers Named to National Academy of Inventors

Workshop: Graduate Student to Post-Doc Transition

Workshop: Graduate Student to Post-Doc Transition (Day 2)

BIOE Seminar: Visualizing the flow: microfluidic imaging of blood cell dynamics and rheology

BIOE Seminar: Bionic macrophages for regenerative medicine