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

Spinal Cord Injury & Dementia

The NIH awarded a $2.8 million grant to University of Maryland researchers who are studying the link between spinal cord injury and dementia.

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Taking Center Stage

Fischell Department of Bioengineering sophomore stars in Ballet Company M's rendition of The Nutcracker.

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Join Our Team!

The Fischell Department of Bioengineering invites applications for multiple staff and faculty positions.

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Apply to the 2020 REU Program

The Fischell Department of Bioengineering, with support from the National Science Foundation, is offering exciting research opportunities in bioengineering research for undergraduates who are interested in exploring new approaches to engineering cells, tissues, and organs. This year's program runs from June 1 through Aug. 7, 2020.

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$15.6M

in research expenditures for 2019

Growing Faculty

The Fischell Department of Bioengineering welcomed two new faculty in 2019.

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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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