Biomedical Engineering is an emerging field that takes engineering principles and design and applies it to medicine and biology for healthcare purposes. Common areas of focus they can pursue include: cell-based therapeutics, regenerative medicine, gene therapy, engineered organs, imaging technology: X-Rays, CT scans, ultrasound, MRI; neural engineering, wearable technology, surgical implants, surgical instrumentation, data mining, machine learning, drug design and gene finding to improve patient outcomes related to disease and pathophysiology. Learn more about this program offered at the UBC Vancouver campus.

Recording date: November 14th, 2025