Credit only granted for BIOE489Q or BIOL689A.

Students are introduced to the fundamentals of photophysics, photochemistry, and photobiology. Engineering of selective photosensitizers, optically active nanomedicine and alternative light sources for photodynamic therapy, photothermal therapy, and imaging will be covered. Other light-based therapies, including laser surgery, low-level light therapy, and light-activated tissue repair and regeneration, will also be featured. The course will briefly cover radiation, magnetic, and ultrasound-based technologies to highlight other extrinsic activation mechanisms for drug delivery and phototherapy. Students will have the opportunity to review and present research articles on these emerging phototherapies and participate in lab experiments to gain a greater awareness of current advancements and refine skills in literature review.

Prerequisites: MATH246 and BIOE232; or students who have taken courses with comparable content may contact the department.

Students will learn the fundamentals of a physiological system, then create simple basic principles or laws to explain why the system is built the way it is. why it goes wrong or becomes pathologic, and which new strategies might treat them. In particular, we will study diabetes, autoimmune diseases, lung fibrosis, and cancer.

This course explores the emerging interdisciplinary field of network neuroscience, integrating concepts from neuroscience, systems engineering, data science, and neural engineering. Students will engage with both classical and modern mathematical models of network sciences, as well as advanced approaches for analyzing brain dynamics. In addition, they will develop skills in peer reviewing journal articles and writing reviewer reports. Students will gain hands-on experience in neuro data analysis by applying these models and analyses to functional neuroimaging datasets such as EEG, LFP, and/or fMRI. The course emphasizes building intuition for the types of problems in brain science that can be addressed through network-based approaches, while also fostering analytical skills and promoting interdisciplinary research through team projects.

5estrictions: Permission of the Fischell Department of Bioengineering.

Will equip students with essential skills for effective scientific communication. The course covers the distinctions between scientific and other writing styles, persuasive and factual writing, storytelling, and scientific grammar. Students learn to craft clear and concise sentences, structure their work logically, formulate hypotheses, and communicate science to both scientific and lay audiences. Through hands-on practice,feedback, and expert guidance, the goal is to enhance scientific writing abilities for publishing, presentations, and science communication.

Topics covered include muscle mechanics, joint mechanics, EMG and EEG signal applications, ultrasonography and elastography, anthropometry, human movement 3-D kinematics, inverse dynamics, forward dynamics, work, power and energy. Biomechanics tools will be used to investigate clinical problems.