Biomedical Engineering at the University of South Carolina resides at the intersection
of engineering and medicine. With interdisciplinary faculty from the Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing, the School of Medicine
and Departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry, and Pharmacy, we collaborate to
provide research and education that advances medicine and gives our students learning opportunities both within
and beyond the classroom.
Department Highlights
Ph.D. student pursues the intersection of biomedical science and AI
Ricky Dash's research involves using machine learning to help improve treatments for
osteoporosis.
Combining two approaches to better understand traumatic brain injury
Biomedical Engineering Assistant Professor Ahmed Alshareef recently started a research
project that combines two novel approaches to better understand the biomechanics of
the human brain during high-severity impacts.
Moss Named senior associate dean for academic affairs
Biomedical Professor and Department of Chemical Engineering Chair, Melissa Moss, was
recently appointed as the new senior associate dean for academic affairs.
Doctoral candidate pursues advancement of Alzheimer's disease therapeutics
A two-year co-op with Merck and working alongside Melissa Moss at the college's Protein
Aggregation and Neuroinflammation Laboratory is giving doctoral candidate Amy Veihdeffer
the resources for advancing the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
Challenge the conventional. Create the exceptional. No Limits.
