These include the Biomolecular Engineering Research Center, the Center for Advanced Biotechnology, the Fields and Tissues Laboratory, the Hearing Research Center, the Brain and Vision Laboratory, the NeuroMuscular Research Center, the Respiratory Research Laboratories, the Neural Dynamics Laboratory, the Molecular Engineering Laboratory, and the Center for BioDynamics. A full range of financial aid opportunities is available, including the Presidential University Graduate Fellowships, Dean's Fellowships, departmental fellowships, graduate teaching fellowships, research assistantships, and scholarships. Recipients receive a tuition waiver for 8 to 10 credits per semester and up to 8 additional credits for the following summer. Research assistantship stipend levels are comparable to those of teaching fellowships and are also supplemented by tuition waivers. Living and Housing Costs Privately owned apartments or rooms are readily available.
Students come from many areas of the United States and from several countries.
Core course work comprises the initial portion of the LEAP program. After successful completion of the prerequisites, students are eligible to apply directly to the M.S. program. Some graduate students continue in academia at the Ph.D. or postdoctoral level at Boston University or at other institutions. Others enter the biomedical industry as research and development engineers. Companies where program graduates now work include Brigham and Women's Hospital, Bose Corp., Guidant Corp., and SRI International.