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95%

Of Ph.D. students are fully funded

2,000+

Texas Biomedical Engineering alumni around the world

81%

Of undergraduate students participate in research

student research

Cellular and biomolecular engineering forms the underpinning of molecular medicine. Areas include tissue engineering, immune engineering, systems biology, genomics, the synthesis of biomaterials that modulate tissue responses, development of smart drug delivery matrices, the design of therapeutic macromolecules, gene therapy and many others. We have a core of faculty that has established an outstanding record of scientific accomplishment and technological innovation. Several successful companies have sprung from research conducted by University of Texas at Austin's biomedical engineering faculty, including Pharmacyclics, Therasense and Focal, among others.

Area Faculty

Steven Abrams
Aaron Baker
Amy Brock
Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez
Don Elbert
George Georgiou
Hyun Jung Kim 
Nicholas Peppas
Tyrone Porter
Nichole Rylander
Michael Sacks
Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert
Stephanie Seidlits
Jeanne Stachowiak
Laura Suggs
Evan Wang
Janet Zoldan

BME faculty and GSC members in Cellular and Biomolecular Engineering 

Related Coursework

  • Biopolymers in Drug/Gene Delivery
  • Engineering Biomaterials
  • Nanomedicine in Health Care
  • Stem Cell Engineering
  • Systems Immunology
  • Bioinspired Organ Mimicry

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Tuesday, May 13

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Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program Among Top 20 in U.S. Yet Again

The University of Texas at Austin’s Department of Biomedical Engineering graduate program ranked No. 19 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025-2026 graduate engineering program rankings, released on Tuesday.

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Pharmacoengineering Program Enables Advanced Drug Development and Delivery

Graduate students at The University of Texas at Austin have a new opportunity to revolutionize how medicines are developed and delivered. The graduate portfolio program in pharmacoengineering is an interdisciplinary effort that bridges expertise in pharmaceutics, chemistry, engineering, biochemistry, biologics and drug metabolism.

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Jeongwook "Luke" Yun stands in front of computer servers

5 Questions With Jeongwook "Luke" Yun: An Austin Inno Under 25 Recipient

Jeongwook “Luke” Yun, a senior in The University of Texas at Austin's Department of Biomedical Engineering, is being recognized for his passion, dedication and transformative work involving the intersection between artificial intelligence (AI) and health care.

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