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Students looking to learn the full practice of biomedical engineering—from research and innovation to patents and regulation—will find it here in our unique biomedical engineering programs.
BMES Annual Meeting
Every year, members of GW Engineering’s Biomedical Engineering (BME) Department travel to the Biomedical Engineering Society’s (BMES) Annual Meeting...
Human Lab-on-Chip
As epigenetic enzymes are the target of a variety of clinical drugs, it is vital to understand how they affect the heart, especially regarding how they...
Cardiac Breakthrough
Heart failure is a life-threatening condition associated with derangements in multiple cardiac biophysical parameters that impacts the quality of life in millions of Americans.
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Mandewo Participates in Doctors in Italy Fellowship Program
September 2, 2025
At the intersection of engineering and medicine, Alexandra Mandewo spent two weeks shadowing healthcare professionals in Milan and experiencing Italian culture through Doctors in Italy.
Magnetic Control of Cardiac Waves Featured on the Cover of Biophysical Journal
April 28, 2025
PhD student Maria Pozo in Prof. Emilia Entcheva’s lab led a study using a Halbach array and magnetic nanoparticles to modulate cardiac waves.
Novel Designs for Targeting and Eliminating Cancer Cells
March 13, 2023
Professor Anne Papa’s lab focuses on applying bioengineering principles to develop cell-based therapeutic and diagnostic tools for biomedical applications, in the fields of metastatic cancer and vascular disorders.