Graduate TracksBiomechanics of Organs, Tissues, and Cells
Track Coordinator:
This graduate track has a specific menu of courses to satisfy the 9-credit "Track Courses" requirement for the Research M.S., Ph.D., or M.D./Ph.D. This curriculum is developed jointly with faculty from CMU At the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University there are broad and extensive research activities in Biomechanics. Application areas include musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, urological, ergonomic, occupational, and rehabilitation. Our educational goal is to expand on the fundamental knowledge gained at the undergraduate level of both mechanics and the biological sciences, and demonstrate how they can be applied to solve real biomedical problems. We believe that biomechanics concentration students should be exposed to all areas of biomechanics, and not just their area of specialty. Further, since many areas of biomechanics share similar background material, our courses should present fundamental material first, followed by application examples to give the students a feel for "theory and application" in biomechanics. The fundamental philosophy of the approach is multi-scale, wherein Biomechanics is taught as a means to solve biomedical problems, regardless of problem scale (cell to whole body). Below are listed the current biomechanics track courses. Required courses
Choose 3 of the following
Other recommended BIOE course options
T32 BiRM Training GrantDr. Michael Sacks is the director the T32 Biomechanics in Regenerative Medicine (BiRM) training program. For more information on this program, see the BiRM home page. |
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