Biomedical Engineers apply their knowledge in engineering, biology, and medicine to healthcare and medical device industries. Biomedical Engineering is a distinct field that encompasses engineering disciplines, biology, life sciences, medicine, clinical applications, and the improvement of human…

Master of Applied Science in Biomedical Engineering (MASc)

Master of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering (MEng)

UBC Researchers

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Blakney, Anna

Michael Smith Laboratories, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Gene delivery; RNA; Biomaterials; Immunoengineering; Gene delivery, RNA, Biomaterials, Immunoengineering

Blakney, Anna

School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Gene delivery; RNA; Biomaterials; Immunoengineering; Gene delivery, RNA, Biomaterials, Immunoengineering

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Fels, S Sidney

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Human Computer Interaction; biomechanical modeling of human anatomy; Machine Learning; new interfaces for musical expression; speech synthesis; human computer interaction, biomechanical modeling of human anatomy, machine learning, new interfaces for musical expression, speech synthesis

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Goerges, Matthias

Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Digital health; predictive analytics; Anesthesiology; decision support systems; Critical Care Medicine; Biomedical Technologies; Health Care Technologies; Human Computer Interaction and Design; Medical informatics; Software Development; patient-oriented research; Data sharing / open data; Digital Health, Predictive analytics, Anesthesiology, Decision support systems, Critical Care Medicine, Biomedical Technologies, Health Care Technologies, Human Computer Interaction and Design, Medical informatics, Software Development, Patient-oriented research, Data sharing / open data

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Hacihaliloglu, Ilker

Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Extraction of relevant information from 3D medical images; Image Guided Surgery; computer assisted diagnosis; Deep Learning; point of care ultrasound; ultrasound image processing; Brain Health; orthopedic surgery; liver disease; lung disease; traumatic Brian injury; neurosurgery; Brain Health; Biomedical Engineering; Extraction of relevant information from 3D medical images, image guided surgery, computer assisted diagnosis, deep learning, point of care ultrasound, ultrasound image processing, brain health, orthopedic surgery, liver disease, lung disease, traumatic Brian injury, neurosurgery, brain health, biomedical engineering

Hacihaliloglu, Ilker

Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Hodgson, Antony

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

computer assisted orthopaedic surgery; Medical Imaging; surgical navigation; orthopaedics; biomechanics; surgical robots; Image Processing; Machine Learning; computer assisted orthopaedic surgery, medical imaging, surgical navigation, orthopaedics, biomechanics, surgical robots, image processing, machine learning

Hoodless, Pamela

Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Developmental Genetics; Embryology; Embryonic Development; Epigenetics; Heart Valve / Valvular Diseases; Heart valve formation; Liver; Liver development; Stem Cells and Organogenesis; transcriptional regulation; Developmental Genetics, Embryology, Embryonic Development, Epigenetics, Heart Valve / Valvular Diseases, Heart valve formation, Liver, Liver development, Stem Cells and Organogenesis, Transcriptional regulation

Hoodless, Pamela

School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

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Kuo, Calvin

School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Sensing human motion; How humans make sense of their own motion; Sensorimotor Neutrophysiology; Wearable Sensing; Musculoskeletal Modeling; Sensing human motion, How humans make sense of their own motion, Sensorimotor Neutrophysiology, Wearable Sensing, Musculoskeletal Modeling

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Lim, Chinten James

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

tumour cell biology; mechanisms of drug resistance; cell adhesion, migration and invasion; tumour microenvironment; pediatric oncology; tumor xenografts; tumour organoids; tumour cell biology, mechanisms of drug resistance, cell adhesion, migration and invasion, tumour microenvironment, pediatric oncology, tumor xenografts, tumour organoids

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Nguan, Christopher

Department of Urologic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

kidney transplantation; patient reported outcomes; medical apps for mobile health; machine learning analytics of medical imaging; machine learning analytics of complex medical data outcomes; Robotics; quality in healthcare; environmental impact of healthcare; Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare; planetary health intersection with healthcare; kidney transplantation, patient reported outcomes, medical apps for mobile health, machine learning analytics of medical imaging, machine learning analytics of complex medical data outcomes, robotics, quality in healthcare, environmental impact of healthcare, artificial intelligence in healthcare, planetary health intersection with healthcare

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Parnianpour, Pedram

Faculty of Medicine

Postdoctoral Fellow

Neuroimaging (MRI and PET); Machine Learning; Neurodegenerative disorders;

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Shadgan, Babak

Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Implantable Biosensing; sensor and system design, clinical application development; Wearable Biosensors; design and application development in health care and exercise sciences; Musculoskeletal, Sports & Exercise Medicine; Bone Fracture Healing; Spinal Cord Injuries;

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Tam, Roger

School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Biomedical Design and Innovation; Biomedical Technologies; Computer Science and Statistics; Data Analytics; Medical Imaging; Machine Learning; Neurodegenerative diseases; Precision Medicine; Radiology; Biomedical Design and Innovation, Biomedical Technologies, Computer Science and Statistics, Data Analytics, Medical Imaging, Machine Learning, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Precision Medicine, Radiology

Tang, Shuo

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

biophotonics; Biomedical imaging; Biophotonics, Biomedical imaging

Tang, Xin

Michael Smith Laboratories, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Explainable and Interpretable Learning, Representation Learning, Knowledge Distillation; Biologically Informed Neural Network, Physically Informed Neural Network; Knowledge Distillation, Biological LLM, Biomedical Image Processing; Computational Cell Biology, Single-cell Biology, Multi-omics, Virtual Cell, Spatial Omics; Brain-Computer Interface, Neuroscience, Brain Mapping; Cancer Genomics, Development, Aging; Explainable and Interpretable Learning, Representation Learning, Knowledge Distillation, Biologically Informed Neural Network, Physically Informed Neural Network, Knowledge Distillation, Biological LLM, Biomedical Image Processing, Computational Cell Biology, Single-cell Biology, Multi-omics, Virtual Cell, Spatial Omics, Brain-Computer Interface, Neuroscience, Brain Mapping, Cancer Genomics, Development, Aging

Tang, Xin

Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Traboulsee, Tony

Division of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

magnetic resonance imaging; multiple sclerosis; Neuromyelitls optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD); Myelin Oligodendrocyte Antibody Disorder (MOGAD); Brain MRI; Spinal Cord MRI; Magnetic resonance imaging, Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromyelitls optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), Myelin Oligodendrocyte Antibody Disorder (MOGAD), Brain MRI, Spinal Cord MRI

Tropini, Carolina

Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Bacteria; Bacteriophages; Bioengineering; Bioinformatics; Biological and Biochemical Mechanisms; Biophysics; Gut microbiota; Inflammatory bowel disease; Bacteria, Bacteriophages, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Biological and Biochemical Mechanisms, Biophysics, Gut microbiota, Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Tropini, Carolina

School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

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Valnicek, Stan

Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (non-G+PS member)

Surgery; Medical devices; Breast reconstruction with vertical LD flaps; Enhanced lost suture visibility; Abdominoplasty flap planning; Mastectomy flap elevation device

Vila-Rodriguez, Fidel

Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Interventional Brain Medicine; Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation; Electroconvulsive Therapy; Magnetic Seizure Therapy; Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound; Deep Brain Stimulation; Neuroimaging; Interventional Brain Medicine, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Magnetic Seizure Therapy, Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound, Deep Brain Stimulation, Neuroimaging

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Wilson, David

Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

orthopaedics, arthritis, mechanics, joints, hip, imaging, MRI, activity, Hip, knee, spine mechanics, causes and treatments of osteoarthritis, medical imaging and image processing, orthopedic sports medicine

Wu, Lyndia

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science

Faculty (G+PS eligible/member)

Injury biomechanics; Soft Tissue Biomechanics; Traumatic Brain Injury; Sleep Biomechanics; Sensors and Instrumentation; Data Mining and Machine Learning; Wearable Sensing; Injury Biomechanics, Soft Tissue Biomechanics, Traumatic Brain Injury, Sleep Biomechanics, Sensors and Instrumentation, Data Mining and Machine Learning, Wearable Sensing

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