PhD degrees that equip graduates with a solid grounding in biomedical engineering and its application to medical problems. Carry out innovative research at the frontiers of knowledge in biomedical engineering. As the program develops in future years, research will expand into emerging fields such as biosensors and robotics. The context for a Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program at The University of Western Ontario is rooted in the many successful, collaborative, interdisciplinary teams currently engaged in biomedical engineering-related research at Western. The proposed Program has the potential to span departmental and institutional boundaries, bringing together diverse expertise to focus on common educational objectives and research problems.
Current research encompasses the fields of medical imaging, biomechanics and biomaterials.
Individual scientists and interactive groups have made significant advances in image-guided prostate therapy and neurosurgery, cardiovascular and hemodynamic engineering, orthopedic biomechanics and biomaterials. Successful collaborations between clinicians and basic scientists have resulted in significant research funding, industrial partnerships, and publications in scientific journals. The existing structure at Western, however, fails to provide sufficient or significant opportunity for formal contact between investigators working on biomedical engineering-related projects in different departments or institutions. The current structure also fails to provide advanced and integrated training for students. Existing course offerings critically limit the scope of experience available to students currently pursuing biomedical engineering-related research projects.