New Grad Course, BME 551

To:             Faculty of the Schools of Engineering

From:         Department of Biomedical Engineering

Subject:      New Graduate Level Course

The Department of Biomedical Engineering has approved the following new course in BME to be cross listed with existing course BMS 523.  This action is now submitted to the Engineering Faculty with a recommendation for approval.

BME 551 Tissue Engineering (BMS 523) Sem. 1, Class 3, cr. 3

            Integrates the principles and methods of engineering and life sciences toward the fundamental understanding of structure-function relationships in normal and pathological mammalian tissues, especially as they relate to the development of biological substitutes to restore, maintain, or improve tissue/organ function.  Current concepts and strategies including drug delivery, tissue and cell transplantation, bioartificial organs, and in vivo tissue regeneration are introduced, as well as their respective clinical applications.

Reason

This course provides students with a truly interdisciplinary and integrated perspective of the engineering, life science, and clinical principles and practices involved in the development of medical devices and tissue/organ substitutes. The student is taught the important biophysical and biological aspects of various tissue/organs as well as the cutting-edge tissue engineering strategies used to repair and restore their structure and function.  This course is currently offered as BMS 523.

George R. Wodicka

Professor and Head

Supporting Documentation

Instructor:  Sherry Voytik-Harbin

Credit: 3

Offered:  Fall

Course objective:

Integrates the principles and methods of engineering and life sciences toward the fundamental understanding of structure-function relationships in normal and pathological mammalian tissues, especially as they relate to the development of biological substitutes to restore, maintain, or improve tissue/organ function.  Current concepts and strategies including drug delivery, tissue and cell transplantation, bioartificial organs, and in vivo tissue regeneration are introduced, as well as their respective clinical applications.

Textbook: 

Course notes and selected journal articles

Course Content: