Research

The Columbia University Department of Biomedical Engineering hosts an exceptional range of cutting-edge and world-class research laboratories housed in over 50,000 square feet of space in the Morningside Heights and Health Sciences campuses.

Biomechanics

Biomechanics includes the topics of musculoskeletal mechanics, cardiac mechanics, mechano-electrochemical responses of soft and hard tissues, cell-matrix interactions, cellular biomechanics, functional tissue engineering, image-based functional anatomy, and computer-assisted surgery and surgical planning.

Biosignals and Biomedical Imaging

Biosignals and Biomedical Imaging encompasses biophysics of image formation from molecules to tissues, signal detection and formation, image and signal processing using quantitative analysis, modeling the physical and biological processes, and performance evaluation. Specialty areas include MRI, ultrasound, biophotonics, microscopy, EEG, and medical imaging processing.

Cell and Tissue Engineering

Cell and tissue engineering includes the study of cellular mechanics and cell signaling, mechanotransduction, biosystems engineering and computational biology, nanotechnology, microfluidics, bioMEMS and gene chips, functional tissue engineering and biomaterials, tissue structure-function and cell-matrix interactions.

Genomics and Computational Modeling

Genomics and Computational Modeling includes the development and application of molecular and imaging technologies and computational algorithms to study biological systems at the level of the genome, transcriptome, epigenome, and proteome, with the goal of defining the regulation of biological processes across normal physiology and disease.

Neuroengineering

Neuroengineering includes the topics of computational modeling of neural systems, in vivo clinical and pre-clinical neuroimaging, neurotrauma and repair research, and neuronal tissue engineering.

Collaborations

Our Department has strong associations with many of Columbia University’s other leading departments and research institutions.