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

Congrats Class of '22

The Fischell Department of Bioengineering congratulates the Class of 2022 as well as our returning 2021 graduates who celebrated their commencement this year.

BIOE Senior Capstone Design

The Fischell Department of Bioengineering Senior Capstone Class showcased a total of 24 novel concepts on Monday, May 2.

Former BIOE professor and UMD vice president of research Laurie Locascio was sworn in on April 19th as the 17th director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

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Advancing Gene Therapy

BIOE Assistant Professor Gregg Duncan earned an NSF CAREER Award to advance understanding of how adeno-associated virus could be harnessed for gene therapy applications to treat diseases ranging from cancers to arthritis.

Fischell Department of Bioengineering Assistant Professor Huang Chiao (Joe) Huang is working to harness the power of light to improve the efficacy of anticancer drugs used to treat pancreatic and ovarian cancers.

$18.8M

in research expenditures for FY21

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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