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The Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering uses engineering, science and design principles to improve health care in the service of humanity. Our team provides excellent undergraduate and graduate educations, developing modern leaders and problem solvers. We guide students to live and work in meaningful and ethical ways while fostering collaboration and innovation with our industrial and academic partners.
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With a focus on collaboration, research at the Marquette-MCW Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering integrates world-class engineers and faculty physicians with state-of-the-art facilities to enhance student enrichment while finding solutions to the world's modern healthcare challenges.
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Biomechanics & Rehabilitation Bioengineering

Biomedical Imaging

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Neural Engineering & Neurorehabilitation
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mcw.marquette.edu // Biomedical Engineering // News // 2023 //

BME News Archive 2025

Feature Story: Pintar’s research improves crash test dummy design and influences safety regulations that govern every vehicle on the road—and have saved hundreds of thousands of lives (Marquette Today, December 2025)
Adapted toys collaboration deepens connections for families, students, organizations (Marquette Today, December 2025)
Drs. Garcia and Beardsley receive $250K AHW Momentum Grants for quantitative endoscopy and neurologic outcome prediction for critically ill pediatric patients, respectively (Nov 2025)
Drs. Guillory and Jammeh win We Care Fund award to address neointimal hyperplasia after cardiac stenting (Oct 2025)
BME Postdoctoral Researchers Sinha and Boovarahan win Professional Development Awards from MCW's Office of Postdoctoral Education (Oct 2025)
Joint Department expertise showcased at Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting (Oct 2025)
Dr. Ranjan Dash receives MCW's Excellent in Mentorship award (Sept 2025)
Feature Story: Dr. Karen Kruger has received a $3.2 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health to complete a comprehensive study of the 3D structure and function of pediatric flat feet (Marquette News Center, September 2025)
Hokanson awarded a $432,000 NIH R21 grant to develop preclinical models of overactive bladder to facilitate investigations into neuromodulation therapy (September 2025)
Dr. Robert Scheidt receives NSF award for collaborative research advancing stroke rehabilitation technology (September 2025)
Dr. Ranjan Dash receives MCW's Excellent in Mentorship award (September 2025)
Feature Story: Bright Futures for Biomedical Engineers: Q&A with Dr. Hu Yang (Marquette Today, September 2025)
Dr. Karen Kruger discusses her $3.2 million NIH grant to study pediatric foot deformities (BizTimes, September 2025)
Hands-On STEM: High school students explore biomedical engineering at Marquette (Marquette Today, September 2025)
Feature Story: Regenerating Blood Vessels and Bone with Biomaterials and Nanotechnology (MCW Knowledge, August 2025)
Dr. Williams wins $400K to advance spinal cord injury research (August 2025)
Drs. Guillory and Sahoo win CVRC Pilot Award to investigate the degradation rate of magnesium alloy bioabsorbable stents for arterial stenosis (August 2025)
Dr. Bo Wang discusses her research regarding regenerating blood vessels and bone with biomaterials and nanotechnology (MCWKnowledge, August 2025)
The Joint Department welcomes Dr. Hu Yang as Chair (July 2025)
Dr. Lei Fan named 2025 Michael H. Keelan, Jr., MD Scholar—will pursue role of oxygen delivery and energy demand on heart wall function research (July 2025)
BME Undergraduate, Madelyn Filer, receives Student Employee of the Year honors from Marquette University (Marquette Today, April 2025)
BME Students Among 5 MU Presenters at Big East Research Poster Symposium (Marquette Today, April 2025)
Dr. Lei Fan awarded grant for AI-Driven LVAD risk prediction research (April 2025)
Dr. Bing Yu awarded the Way Kingler Research Fellowship & Way Klinger Sabbatical Fellowship (April 2025)
Feature Story: Narrowing the Gap Between Treatment and Cure: Dr. Brandon Tefft sees an opportunity to narrow the gap between treatment and cure for cardiovascular diseases (April 2025)
Feature Story: Childhood Diagnosis Inspires Brother's Ph.D. An Engineering Scholars students finds career purpose after witnessing the impact doctors had on his brother, who survived a life-threatening illness (April 2025)
BME Emeritus Faculty Member, Jack Winters, among top 2% of world's most-cited scientists (Marquette Today, March 2025)
Hannah Anderson wins Marquette's 2025 Three Minute Thesis competition, advances to regionals (March 2025)
Alexander Armstrong wins MCW's 2025 Laboratory Leadership award (March 2025)
Joint Department investigators receive seed grants from AHW for innovative research initiatives (February 2025)
Drs. Allen Cowley and Ranjan Dash awarded $2.67M for salt-sensitive hypertension research (January 2025)
Dr. Adam Greenberg elected to AAMC’s GREAT Steering Committee (January 2025)

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Locations

Marquette University
Opus College of Engineering
1515 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53233

Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee Campus
8701 W Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226

Key resources

Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin