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Welcome to UCSD Bioengineering !
Robert L. Sah, M.D., Sc.D.
Professor & Vice-Chair, Dept of BioengineeringProfessor, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Admit DayApril 14, 2007
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Mission
To improve health and quality of life by applying engineering principles to scientific discovery and technology innovation.
To train future leaders in Bioengineeringthrough inspired education and dedicated mentorship.
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• Past, Present, & Future
• Faculty, Staff, & Students
• Curricula, Advising, & Academic Enrichment
• Tours
UCSD Bioengineering
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UCSD BioengineeringA Tradition of Excellence Since 1966
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UCSD Bioengineering in 1966• program founded
• BS, MS, PhD offered
• Dept. of AMES, with School of Medicine
• founding faculty- YC Fung- Benjamin Zweifach- Marcos Intaglietta
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Milestones1975 NIH Training Grant1991 Institute for Biomedical Engineering1993 Whitaker Foundation Development Award
& Industrial Liaison Program1994 Department of Bioengineering1996 Whitaker Foundation Internship Award1998 Powell Foundation Gift for New Building
Whitaker Foundation Leadership Award2001 von Liebig Foundation Gift for Entrepreneurism2002 Powell-Focht Bioengineering Building
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Powell-Focht Bioengineering HallGroundbreaking: SUMMER 2000
Instructional & Computing Facilities
Teaching Laboratories
Research Laboratories
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Integrative Bioengineering• engineering, biology, & medical sciences
• complex biomedical data into systematic models• across physical scales of biological organization
• research, education; technology transfer; translation to medicine.
Industry Government
Research Healthcare
Education
Engineering
MedicineBiology
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Nano-technology
Core
Bio-Fabrication
Core
Multi-Scale Bioengineering
InformationTechnology
Core
In-vivoTechnology
Core Regenerative Medicine
Systems Biology
Bio-technology
Core
Integrative Bioengineering
Teaching Labs
MammalianMammalian MicrobialMicrobial
Tissue EngineeringTissue EngineeringBiomechanicsBiomechanics
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UCSD Rankingin Bioengineering
• National Research Council#1 in education
• U.S. News & World Report#2 UCSD#12 UC Berkeley, Stanford#22 Cal Tech#32 U Southern California #37 UC Irvine#46 UC Los Angeles
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• Past, Present, & Future
• Faculty, Staff, & Students
• Curricula, Advising, & Academic Enrichment
• Tours
UCSD Bioengineering
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UCSD Bioengineering in 2006Faculty18 Core1 Emeritus
10 Affiliate10 Adjunct
Scientists17 Professional
Researchers30 Postdoctoral
Fellows
Students140 Graduate
99 PhD21 MS20 MEng
~900 Undergraduate
Staff30 Overall
9 Student Affairs
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Undergraduate Studies Committee: Faculty
RobertSah (Chair)
JeffreyOmens
GeertSchmid-Schönbein
TreyIdeker
AndrewMcCulloch
L. AmySung
MelissaMicou
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Margene Wight
Undergraduate S.A. Advisor
NikkiGee
UndergraduateS.A. Assistant
Bioengineering Student Affairs:Undergraduate Staff
KellyBailey
UndergraduateS.A. Assistant
IreneJacobo
S.A.Coordinator
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Undergraduate Studies Committee:Student Representatives
BENGSri [email protected]
BTECJessica [email protected]
BINFIan [email protected]
PMEDStephany [email protected]
Department of Bioengineering | 9500 Gilman Drive, 0412, La Jolla, CA 92093-0412
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• Past, Present, & Future
• Faculty, Staff, & Students
• Curricula, Advising, & Academic Enrichment
• Tours
UCSD Bioengineering
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Educational Mission & Aims
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Bioengineering Curriculum
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Four Major Options# grad / yr career
Bioengineering (BENG)* 40
Bioengineering: PhD, MSc, MEng,Biotechnology (BTEC)* 40 Industry
Bioengineering:Bioinformatics (BINF) 40
Bioengineering: MD, DDS, PharmD,Premedical (PMED) 40 Industry
* accredited by EAC/ABET
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Entry into Bioengineering Majors
Bioengineering Bioengineering: Biotechnology
Bioengineering: Premedical
Bioengineering: Bioinformatics
BENG BTEC PMED
BINF
High School
UCSD
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Entry into Bioengineering Majors
Bioengineering Bioengineering: Biotechnology
Bioengineering: Premedical
Bioengineering: Bioinformatics
BENG BTEC PMED
BINF
UCSD
High School
Pre-PMED
“Pre-BINF”
othermajors
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Freshman Curricula = Fundamentals Similar for All Bioengineering Majors
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New for 2006 !• Capstone Design Sequence
- BENG & BTEC teams
Selection, Design, Implementation, Presentation
Spring
BE187A BE187B BE187C BE187D
Fall Winter SpringSENIORJUNIOR
BE1xxA BE1xxB
Biomechanics, Systems Bioengineering, Nanoscale / Molecular bioengineering, Organ System Bioengineering, Tissue Engineering / Regenerative Medicine, Bioinstrumentation
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Advising• BENG Student Affairs
– program, scheduling, petitions– advisory meetings
• BENG Faculty– career issues
• Biomedical Engineering Society– panel discussions (streaming video)
• Career Services Office– pre Med, Vet, Law, Business
• Colleges– College vs. BENG requirements
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Academic Enrichment
Elective Courses• BENG 87 Freshman Seminars• BENG 90 Seminars• BENG 191 Professional Issues• BENG 192 Senior Seminars• BENG 1XX … many others
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Academic EnrichmentIndustrial Internship• ~80 new positions and extensions / year• ~42% BENG undergraduate participation• consistent with career plans
– 40% industry– 50% graduate / professional school– 10% other
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Industries Hiring Recent UCSD Bioengineering Undergraduates
• ACADIA Pharmaceuticals• ActivX Biosciences• Amgen• Biosite Incorporated• CancerVax• Corvas International• Cryocor• Cytograft Tissue
Engineering• Egea Biosciences• Gen-Probe• GeneOhm Sciences
• Genicon Sciences• Genoptix• Illumina• Innercool Therapies• Kelaroo• Neurocrine Biosciences• Orthopaedic Biomechanics
Research Center• SAIC• VA Palo Alto Health Care
System
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Academic EnrichmentResearch• BENG 199 Independent Study• Undergraduate Fellowships
– UC Leads– UCSD Academic Enrichment Office– Chancellor’s, …– Faculty Research Grants & Contracts– Volunteer
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Academic Enrichment & ResourcesStudent Organizations• Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)• Society for Women Engineers (SWE)• Triton Engineering Student Council (TESC)• Tau Beta Pi (TBP)• National Society for Black Engineers (NSBE)• Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers
(SHPE)• ….
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2006-07 BMES Officers
PresidentEdward [email protected]
VP ExternalJoyce [email protected]
VP InternalAlice [email protected]
VP FinanceSirj [email protected]
TESC repEspoir [email protected]
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Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
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Milestones2004 BMES Chapter Honorable Mention2005 BMES Lunch with Professors, Best Chapter
Bioengineering Graduation Sash2006 Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Interfaces, Med-into-Grad, ProfessorBENG+BTEC Senior Design ProjectBMES Student Research Presentations,Zoo Field Trip, Yearbook, Best Chapter
2007 Bioengineering BMES DayBMES Wild Animal Park Field TripBioengineering Alumni Association
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Academic Enrichment
Outreach to the Next Generation• CAMP • EAOR• Expanding Youth Horizons
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UCSD April 7, 2006The first ever …
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Student & Veteran Teams,Student Organizers, Friends Cheering,Faculty & Industry
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Join UCSD: BioengineeringInnovations to Improve Health
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• Past, Present, & Future
• Faculty, Staff, & Students
• Curricula, Advising, & Academic Enrichment
• Tours
UCSD Bioengineering
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Powell-FochtBioengineering
Hall (PFBH)
Stairs
Stairs
Stairs
Q&A: Fung Auditorium
MultiMedia
InstructionalLab
