Biomedical Engineering | Columbia Engineering

Bridging engineering and medicine to drive discovery for a healthier world. As innovators, the Department of Biomedical Engineering makes significant contributions in both science and medicine. From the lab to life, our students, faculty and staff are engineering the future of medicine.

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Faculty

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Azizi and McFaline-Figueroa Labs Earn Prestigious Gray Foundation Award for BRCA Cancer Research

Gray Foundation awards Columbia faculty funding over two years to advance AI-driven research on early detection and prevention of BRCA-related cancers

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