The Imaging, Sensing, and Digital Health track applies new materials, instrumentation, communication, and analysis approaches to detect and track physical and chemical indicators of health and biology.
Applications include various microscopy and clinical imaging modalities, wearable and implantable sensors, point-of-care desktops of handheld devices, bioreactor and biomanufacturing sensing, and surgical suite sensing.
Required Courses (select 6 hours)
BMEN 322 – Biosignal Analysis
BMEN 420 – Medical Imaging
Track Courses (select 6-9 hours)
BMEN 401 – Princ & Analysis of Biol Control Systems
BMEN 422 – Bio-electromagnetism
BMEN 425 – Bio-photonics
BMEN 427 – Magnetic Resonance Engineering Lab
BMEN 428 – Microcontr and Comm in Medicine
BMEN 489 - Special Topics
BMEN 491 – Research*
ECEN 411 – Introduction to Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Other Courses (select 0-3 hours)
ACCT 640 – Accounting Concepts & Procedures I (MSF students only)
BMEN 404 – FDA Good Laboratory and Clinical Practices
BMEN 469 – Entrepreneurial Issues in Biomedical Engineering
BMEN 4XX – BMEN Elective (subject to track coordinator approval)
CHEM 228 – Organic Chemistry II
ENGR 385 – Co-Op (one semester credit hour per term up to three credit hours)
ENGR 410 – Global ENGR Design (Int'l ENGR certification students only)
VTPP 401 – History of Medicine in Europe (Germany Abroad Program only)
VTPB 410 – Cell Mechanisms of Disease
Notes:
*No more than 3 hours of BMEN 491 will count toward technical elective requirements.
Proposed deviations from the required courses, track courses and other courses from sections above must be approved in advance by a Track Coordinator and the Director of Undergraduate Programs.
Track Coordinators
Vanderlei S. Bagnato
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Hagler Faculty Fellow, Class of 2018-19
Travis Carrell
- Instructional Assistant Professor
- Office: ETB 5009
- Phone: 979-847-8120
- Email: carrellt101@tamu.edu
Gerard L. Coté
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- James J. Cain Professor I
- Regents Professor
- Director, Center for Remote Health Technologies and Systems
- Affiliated Faculty, Electrical & Computer Engineering and Multidisciplinary Engineering
- Office: HTB 106
- Phone: 979-845-4196
- Email: gcote@tamu.edu
John Hanks
- Professor of Practice, Biomedical Engineering
- Office: ETB 5018
- Phone: 979-862-1214
- Email: john.hanks@tamu.edu
Frances Ligler
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Member, National Academy of Engineering
- Eppright Chair in Biomedical Engineering
- University Distinguished Professor
- Office: ETB 5065
- Phone: 979-862-9157
- Email: fsligler@tamu.edu
Samuel Mabbott
- Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Office: HTB 116
- Phone: 979-845-1771
- Email: smabbott@tamu.edu
Mary P. McDougall
- Associate Department Head, Biomedical Engineering
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Office: ETB 5026
- Phone: 979-845-2421
- Email: mpmcdougall@tamu.edu
Mike McShane
- Department Head, Biomedical Engineering
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- James J. Cain Professor II
- Affiliated Faculty, Materials Science & Engineering
- Office: ETB 5002D
- Phone: 979-458-5652
- Email: bmen@tamu.edu
Alexandra Walsh
- Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Cain Faculty Fellow III
- Office: ETB 5032
- Email: walshaj@tamu.edu
Vladislav V. Yakovlev
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- University Professor
- Affiliated Faculty, Physics
- Office: ETB 5025
- Phone: 979-458-2326
- Email: yakovlev@tamu.edu
