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PhD Biomedical Engineering

5 Years On Campus Phd Program

Duke University

Program Overview

Biomedical engineering (BME) is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare purposes (e.g. diagnostic or therapeutic). Areas of specialization include: biochemical engineering, bioanalytic chemistry, biofluid mechanics, biomedical materials, biomedical modeling, biosensors, biotechnology, cell and tissue engineering, computational systems biology and synthetic biology, DNA-based therapeutics, data acquisition and processing, drug delivery, electrophysiology, ultrasound imaging and instrumentation, orthopaedic biomechanics, molecular surface engineering, neuronal circuits of the brain, physiologic transport and flow, protein engineering, radionuclide imaging, women's reproductive health, soft tissue mechanics, genomics, and optical coherence tomography.

Program Key Stats

$63360 (Annual cost)



11 %

Eligibility Criteria


90
158
164
705
7
90

Additional Information & Requirements

Transcripts, Letters of Recommendation, Statement of Purpose, Resume/CV, Writing Samples, GRE, GMAT, TOEFL paper-based 577, TOEFL iBT 90, IELTS for 7.0, Financial documents, Interview

Career Options

  • Career in Medical device industry
  • Engineering consulting
  • Biomechanics
  • and Biotechnology

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