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

Top 10 of '22

Research put forth by BIOE Associate Professor Giuliano Scarcelli and his collaborators was named one of the 10 biggest science stories of 2022 by The Guardian. The team was recognized for their work on Brillouin microscopy and its applications for early cancer diagnosis.

Bioengineering professor Chris Jewell and members of his Immune Engineering Lab aim to shape the future of cancer vaccine technology by developing new techniques to tailor the body's immune response to cancer.

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Spring 2023 BIOE Seminars

The Spring 2023 schedule of Fischell Department of Bioengineering seminars is available online.

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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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