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Our Vision
"Through the integration of engineering and scientific principles with medical practice, the University of Arizona Biomedical Engineering seeks to comprehend the operation of the human body, identify and understand disease, and restore function. It educates the next generation of engineer-scientists to meet increasingly complex research challenges through balanced and comprehensive instruction in mathematical, biological, and physical principles, practical training, and development of independent research skills."
History & Description
The Arizona Research Laboratories' Division of Biomedical Engineering was created in 1997 to house key BME faculty, promote interdisciplinary and translational research, and support the Graduate Interdisciplinary Program (GIDP) in Biomedical Engineering. Support was obtained from a Whitaker Foundation Special Opportunity award to begin the division with five faculty. Subsequent support was obtained from Arizona Research Laboratories, the College of Engineering, and the College of Medicine. Faculty offices and laboratories were located in buildings in the Colleges of Engineering and Medicine.
In 2007, The BME Division and GIDP administration, and all current Division faculty, moved into the Keating building, a collaborative biosciences building. Today, four faculty reside in Keating, one in the Arizona Cancer Center, and others at off-campus locations. Reflecting their interdisciplinary nature, faculty have joint appointments in several other units including electrical and computer engineering, optical sciences, obstetrics and gynecology, chemistry, materials science and engineering, radiology, and physiology. They are members of the Arizona Cancer Center and the Bio5 Institute. All participate in teaching in the BME GIDP and some teach in other academic units such as optical sciences, chemistry and electrical engineering.
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