OUR STUDENTS ARE SIMPLY AWESOME

We have wonderfully talented, exceptional students. But you can judge for yourself. We invite you to watch a couple of short videos. The first is a 2-minute video made by Minna Wang, an undergraduate in our program about her "BME Experience", see here. We have almost 400 undergraduates and more than 150 graduate students who are preparing for our future

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NEW TENURE TRACK LINE ADDED TO THE DEPT. OF BIOENGINEERING

Dr. Robby Bowles, PhD, will join the Department this summer as a new tenure track faculty line. The addition Dr. Bowles raises the number of tenured and tenure track professors to twenty three. With seven new faculty lines added in the last 4 years, the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Utah is one of the oldest and fastest growing Departments in the nation, with growth fueled by student demand. Based on a recent self-study, we have a median Google Scholar h-index of 34, which means that the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Utah ranks 7th in this category among departments of its kind in the United States.

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FRANK B SACHSE, PHD, NEW TENURE-TRACK ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

Associate Professor Frank B. Sachse, PhD, joined the Department this semester. His research focuses on mechanoelectrical coupling, remodeling and restoration of normal and diseased cardiac tissue. He brings an internationally recognized cardiac research program to the Department.

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