Is Bioengineering Right for Me? – UW Bioengineering

Bioengineering addresses unmet challenges that make a difference in the world

At UW Bioengineering, we devise innovative solutions to open-ended, unmet challenges in biology, health and medicine. Our faculty and students are exploring solutions in the following biomedical research areas:

Bioengineers have the tools to approach unmet challenges from multiple perspectives.

Lets examine the challenge of developing better cancer therapies. Current cancer therapies are marginally effective and have adverse side effects. Biochemists, computer scientists, biologists and bioengineers approach this problem differently.

Bioengineering focuses on integrative applications and solves problems left unanswered by engineering and physical/life science disciplines.

By studying bioengineering, students participate in a truly unique academic experience. Fields such as Applied Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering, and Electrical Engineering explore connections between engineering and the physical and quantitative sciences. Biochemistry and Oceanography form at the intersection of the life, physical and quantitative sciences. Civil and Environmental Engineering applies engineering principles to specific life science disciplines.

However, only Bioengineering reaches across the boundaries of nearly every scientific and engineering major available at the University of Washington.

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Is Bioengineering Right for Me? - UW Bioengineering