Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering: Introduction

Faculty Affiliation

Applied Science and Engineering

Degree Programs

Biomedical Engineering

MASc

  • Fields:
    • Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine;
    • Engineering in a Clinical Setting;
    • Nanotechnology, Molecular Imaging and Systems Biology;
    • Neural/Sensory Systems and Rehabilitation

MEng

  • Fields:
    • Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine;
    • Engineering in a Clinical Setting;
    • Nanotechnology, Molecular Imaging and Systems Biology;
    • Neural/Sensory Systems and Rehabilitation
  • Emphases:
    • Engineering and Globalization;
    • Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Innovation and Technology (ELITE);
    • Forensic Engineering

PhD

  • Fields:
    • Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine;
    • Clinical Engineering (admissions have been administratively suspended);
    • Engineering in a Clinical Setting;
    • Nanotechnology, Molecular Imaging and Systems Biology;
    • Neural/Sensory Systems and Rehabilitation

Clinical Engineering

MHSc (admissions have been administratively suspended)

Collaborative Specializations

The following collaborative specializations are available to students in participating degree programs as listed below:

Overview

The Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBME) offers facilities for research in biomedical engineering and for three educational programs leading to master’s and doctoral degrees.

Biomedical engineering is a multidisciplinary field that integrates engineering and biology/medicine. It uses methods, principles, and tools of engineering, physical sciences, and mathematics to solve problems in the medical and life sciences for the study of living systems; the enhancement and replacement of those systems; the design and construction of systems to measure basic physiological parameters; the development of instruments, materials, and techniques for biological and medical practice; and the development of artificial organs and other medical devices. By its nature, the majority of the institute’s work is interdisciplinary.

Contact and Address

Institute of Biomedical Engineering Academic Programs Office

Web: bme.utoronto.ca
Email: contact.bme@utoronto.ca

Institute of Biomedical Engineering
University of Toronto
Room 407, Rosebrugh Building
164 College Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G9
Canada

MASc Program

Telephone: (416) 978-4841

PhD Program

Telephone: (416) 978-4841

MEng Program

Telephone: (416) 978-7209

Biomedical Engineering: Graduate Faculty

Full Members

Amon, Cristina - BASc, MSc, ScD
Andrysek, Jan - BSc, MASc, PhD
Audet, Julie - MASc, PhD
Bardakjian, Berj - BSc, BEd, MASc, PhD
Biddiss, Elaine Alisa - MASc, PhD
Cafazzo, Joseph - DPhil
Carneiro, Karina - BSc, PhD
Chan, Warren - BSc, PhD
Chau, Tom - PhD
Cheng, Hai-Ling - BSc, MS, PhD
Cheyne, Douglas - BSc, MA, PhD
Davies, John - BSc, BDSc, PhD, DSc (Associate Director, Graduate Program)
Diller, Eric David - BS, MS, PhD
Drake, James McKenzie - BSE, MSc, MBCHB
Dutta, Tilak - MEng
Fernandez-Gonzalez, Rodrigo - BSc, PhD
Fernie, Geoffrey - BSc, PhD
Franklin, Daniel - PhD
Garton, Michael James - PhD
Gilbert, Penney - PhD
Gordon, Karen - DPhil
Grynpas, Marc - MSc, PhD
Gu, Frank - BSc, PhD
Guenther, Axel - DipIng, DE
Guerguerian, Anne Marie - MD
Harrison, Robert - PhD, DSc
Hatton, Benjamin - BASc, MASc, PhD
Hinz, Boris - PhD
Ibrahim, George - BS, MD, PhD
Kahrs, Lueder Alexander - MSc, PhD
Keshavjee, Shaf - BA, MSc, LMCC, MD
Khan, Omar F. - PhD
Khan, Shehroz Saeed - PhD
Kumbhare, Dinesh - BSc, MHSc, MD
Lankarany, Milad - PhD
Levi, Ofer - BSc, MSc, PhD
Li, Ren-Ke - MHSc, MSc, MD, PhD
Mahadevan, Radhakrishnan - BTech, PhD
Masani, Kei - EdD
Matsuura, Naomi - ME, PhD
Mihailidis, Alex - BASc, MASc, PhD
Milosevic, Luka - PhD
Moffat, Jason - BSc, PhD
Morshead, Cindi - BS, PhD
Naguib, Hani - BSc, ME, PhD, PEng
Popovic, Milos - DipIng, PhD
Prescott, Steven - BSc, MSc, MD, PhD
Radisic, Milica - BEng, PhD
Rocheleau, Jonathan - BSc, PhD
Roshan Fekr, Atena - PhD
Santerre, Paul - BSc, MSc, PhD
Sefton, Michael - BASc, ScD
Shoichet, Molly - PhD
Simmons, Craig - BSc, MSc, PhD
Sone, Eli - BSc, MS, PhD
Sun, Yu - BS, MS, MS, PhD
Trbovich, Patricia L. - BA, MA, PhD, PhD
Triverio, Piero - BScEE, MS, PhD
Truong, Kevin - BASc, PhD
Tsoi, Kim - BASc, MD, PhD
Vasconcelos, Sara - PhD
Viswanathan, Sowmya - DPhil
Wheeler, Aaron - BS, PhD
Whyne, Cari - BSc, PhD
Yadollahi, Azadeh - DrEng
Yip, Christopher - BSc, PhD
Yoo, Paul - BASc, MSc, PhD
You, Lidan - BS, MS, PhD
Young, Edmond - BASc, MASc, PhD
Zandstra, Peter - BEng, PhD
Zariffa, Jose - DrEng

Members Emeriti

Cobbold, Richard - PhD
Dolan, Alf - BSc, MSc
Frecker, Richard - BSc, MD, PhD
Kunov, Hans - MSc, PhD
Norwich, Kenneth - MSc, PhD
Pilliar, Robert - BASc, PhD

Associate Members

Bouwmeester, Chris - PhD
Fialkov, Jeffrey Allan - MSc, MD
Kilkenny Rocheleau, Dawn - PhD
Li, Bowen - BScPhm, PhD
Podolsky, Dale - BS, BE, MD, PhD
Steinman, David - BASc, MASc, PhD
Zrenner, Christoph - BA, MA, MBA, DrMed

Biomedical Engineering: Biomedical Engineering MASc, MEng, PhD, Clinical Engineering MHSc Courses

Not all courses are offered every year. Students should contact the BME office for information about course availability. Outlines of these and other closely related courses may be obtained from the BME office.

Course Code Course Title
BME1010H
Graduate Seminar
BME1011H
Graduate Seminar
BME1405H
Clinical Engineering Instrumentation I
BME1436H
Clinical Engineering Surgery
BME1439H
Clinical Engineering Instrumentation II
BME1453H Genomics and Synthetic Nucleic-Acid Technologies
BME1454H
Regenerative Medicine: Fundamentals and Applications
BME1457H Biomedical Nanotechnology
BME1459H
Protein Engineering
BME1460H
Quantitative Fluorescence Microscopy: Theory and Application to Live Cell Imaging
BME1462H
Biological Image Analysis
BME1466H
Advanced Topics on Magnetic Resonance Imaging
BME1471H
Rehabilitation Engineering
BME1472H
Fundamentals of Neuromodulation Technology and Clinical Applications
BME1473H
Acquisition and Processing of Bioelectric Signals
BME1477H
Biomedical Engineering Project Design and Execution
BME1478H
Coding for Biomedical Engineers
BME1479H
Statistical Discovery Techniques for Biomedical Researchers
BME1480H Experimental Design and Multivariate Analysis in Bioengineering
BME1500H Topics in Neuromodulation
BME1510H
Data Science for Biomedical Engineers
(recommended prerequisites: BME1478H, BME1479H)
BME1520H Applications of Universal Design for Preventing Injury
BME1540H Methodological Approaches to the Design and Testing of Gaming Technologies for Rehabilitation
BME1550H Regenerative Medicine: Science, Manufacturing and Regulations
BME1560H Artificial Intelligence for Biomedical Engineering
BME1570H Introduction to Digital Health
(recommended prerequisites: APS1070H, BME1478H)
BME1580H Application of Digital Technologies for Chronic Cardio-respiratory Conditions
BME1800H
Biomedical Product Development I
BME1801H
Biomedical Product Development II
BME1802H
Applying Human Factors to the Design of Medical Devices
BME1898Y
Practical Experience in Applied Research PT
BME1899Y
Practical Experience in Applied Research FT
BME4444Y
Practical Experience Course
APS1043H Writing Your Own Patent Application
CHE1334H Organ-on-a-Chip Engineering
JCB1349H
Molecular Assemblies: Structure/Function/Properties
JEB1433H
Medical Imaging
JEB1444H
Neural Engineering
JEB1447H
Sensory Communications
JMB1050H
Biological and Bio-inspired Materials
BME/JPB1022H
Human Physiology as Related to Engineering II
JPB1071H Advanced Topics: Computational Neuroscience
JTC1331H
Biomaterials Science