USC Viterbi Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering News
Longwei Liu, Keyue Shen and Peter Yingxiao Wang are part of cross-disciplinary teams awarded funding through the annual NEMO Prize, which supports collaborations between USC Viterbi School of Engineering researchers and the university’s health sciences schools.
Mousavi, an expert in electrochemical sensors for at-home and point-of-care testing, has been honored with the 2026 Royce W. Murray Young Investigator Award.
New research from the USC Viterbi School of Engineering harnesses focused ultrasound to reprogram solid tumors, making them more effective targets for immune cells.
A collaboration between the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, the center will use stem cell engineering to uncover disease mechanisms and advance new therapies
Stacey Finley will co-lead the five-year $2.6 million project that will harness computational modeling to find effective immunotherapy approaches against devastating metastatic breast tumors.
USC biomedical engineers have created a low-cost stirrer to precisely measure a drink's caffeine concentration, helping coffee-lovers avoid the pitfalls of over-caffeination.
Biomedical Engineering at USC
Welcome to the Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering at USC Viterbi School of Engineering.
Since our early roots as an option within electrical engineering in 1963, we have maintained a longstanding tradition of advancing biomedicine through the development and application of novel engineering ideas. Our department, established in 1976, includes over 75 primary and affiliated faculty members that conduct cutting-edge research in a wide variety of areas, including biomedical devices & imaging, cellular & molecular bioengineering, mathematical/computational biosystems, and neuroengineering.
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What is Biomedical Engineering?
Engineering problems exist in the real world, and our obligation is to help solve them, in real time.
Events
Announcements
Oct. 18, 2023
Focused Ultrasound Cancer Therapies Supported by USC Office of Research and Innovation and Ming Hsieh Institute
Sep. 25, 2023
Chung Lab Receives NIH Funding to Explore New Childhood Polycystic Kidney Disease Treatment
Sep. 20, 2023
BME Faculty to Lead Two USC Collaborative Research Planning Award-Supported Projects
May. 17, 2023
Zavaleta Lab Awarded NIH Grant for Nanoparticle Tumor Imaging Technology
Jan. 24, 2023
Research on Retinal Ultrasound Stimulation to Aid Vision Impairment Honored by BMEF
