Bioengineering research at Caltech focuses on the application of engineering principles to the design, analysis, construction, and manipulation of biological systems, and on the discovery and application of new engineering principles inspired by the properties of biological systems.

Areas of research emphasis include: biodevices, bioimaging, bioinspired design, biomechanics, biomedical engineering, cell and tissue engineering, molecular programming, synthetic biology, and systems biology. 

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January 1, 2009

Graduate Interview Weekend
February 19-21, 2009

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Niles Pierce, Associate Professor of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Bioengineering, and the Executive Officer for Bioengineering at Caltech, to give Earnest C. Watson Lecture "In Pursuit of Programmable Molecular Technologies". The lecture takes place May 20 at 8:00 p.m. in Beckman Auditorium. Read more...

Scientists Discover Importance of Fire in Global Climate Change. Read more...

Bioengineering faculty search underway. Click for details.

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