Biomedical Engineering - Purdue University
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Biomedical Engineering - Purdue University
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Biomedical Engineers innovate medical devices, advanced therapeutics and better healthcare diagnostics and delivery systems. We apply technical skills in engineering design and biological science to challenges in healthcare. At Purdue, we create exciting new spaces for experiential learning, clinical collaborations and discovery with global impact.
Two locations, one Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University.
Purdue in Indianapolis
Purdue University offers its world-class Biomedical Engineering entirely within the urban setting of Indianapolis. This immersive 4-year program offers direct admittance to the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering.
How a team of BME students, physicians and engineers built hope—one prototype at a time.
Faith was born with her heart outside her chest.
At just 21, she’s already survived what most never do. Diagnosed in utero with Pentalogy of Cantrell, a rare and often fatal condition involving five major defects—including the absence of a sternum—Faith’s early prognosis was grim.
"The doctors said I wouldn’t survive this condition, so I’m very blessed to be here today."
For the first six months of her life, Faith was cared for at Riley Hospital for Children and spent the next five years at home on a ventilator. Her mother, a nurse, recalls the constant balancing act between safety and normalcy. With no bone to protect her heart, even a small fall could have devastating consequences.
Despite years of surgeries and make-do chest protectors, there was no device truly designed for Faith. That changed when Dr. Elle Geddes, a medical geneticist at Riley Hospital, met her.
Geddes reached out to Dr. Brian Gray, a pediatric surgeon with a reputation for creative solutions. Together, they began exploring possibilities—but it was a group of Purdue University Biomedical Engineering students who would bring Faith the protection she needed.
Recent News
BME professor awarded BrightFocus Foundation grant for macular degeneration research
Purdue Biomedical Engineering students earn prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Four BME Faculty Inducted into AIMBE College of Fellows
Purdue researchers unite to pioneer "living" neuroelectronics; paper published in Science
Goergen and Solorio awarded 2026 Tacker Prize for Excellence in Teaching
Purdue Center for Musculoskeletal Engineering hosts inaugural summit in Indianapolis
All News
Earn a Professional Master's Degree in Biomedical Device Development with the Weldon School
The PMP is designed to fast-track students to a lucrative career in the biomedical industry.
Events
APR
23
BME Research Symposium
Welcome to the 2026 Biomedical Engineering Research Symposium! The event will take place on April 23rd, 2026 in the Hall for Discovery Learning Research (DLR Room 131) on the Purdue University, West Lafayette campus.
APR
29
Detection and Modulation of Autonomic Dysregulation after Spinal Cord Injury in Translational Research Studies with Leif Havton, MD, PhD
Leif Havton, MD, PhD (University of Washington and VA Puget Sound) will present his translational research on detecting and managing autonomic dysreflexia following spinal cord injuries. His talk will highlight the use of artificial intelligence to identify novel, non-invasive biomarkers for clinically silent autonomic episodes and explore emerging interventions like stem cell grafting.
MAY
22
The Purdue neuroscience, neurotechnology, and Neuro-ai symposium
Join us for a two day event, May 22-23, 2026 for the Purdue Neuroscience, Neurotechnology and Neuro-AI Symposium (PN3), presented by the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, the College of Engineering, the Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience and the Institute for Physical Artificial Intelligence.
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Creating a world-class academic enterprise in biomedical engineering does not happen in a vacuum.
It happens because our friends and supporters make it happen.
People like
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Biomedical Engineering
Undergraduate
Graduate
Research
People
News
Donate
Engineering-Medicine Partnership
Fast Facts
Biomedical Engineers innovate medical devices, advanced therapeutics and better healthcare diagnostics and delivery systems. We apply technical skills in engineering design and biological science to challenges in healthcare. At Purdue, we create exciting new spaces for experiential learning, clinical collaborations and discovery with global impact.
Two locations, one Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University.
Purdue in Indianapolis
Purdue University offers its world-class Biomedical Engineering entirely within the urban setting of Indianapolis. This immersive 4-year program offers direct admittance to the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering.
How a team of BME students, physicians and engineers built hope—one prototype at a time.
Faith was born with her heart outside her chest.
At just 21, she’s already survived what most never do. Diagnosed in utero with Pentalogy of Cantrell, a rare and often fatal condition involving five major defects—including the absence of a sternum—Faith’s early prognosis was grim.
"The doctors said I wouldn’t survive this condition, so I’m very blessed to be here today."
For the first six months of her life, Faith was cared for at Riley Hospital for Children and spent the next five years at home on a ventilator. Her mother, a nurse, recalls the constant balancing act between safety and normalcy. With no bone to protect her heart, even a small fall could have devastating consequences.
Despite years of surgeries and make-do chest protectors, there was no device truly designed for Faith. That changed when Dr. Elle Geddes, a medical geneticist at Riley Hospital, met her.
Geddes reached out to Dr. Brian Gray, a pediatric surgeon with a reputation for creative solutions. Together, they began exploring possibilities—but it was a group of Purdue University Biomedical Engineering students who would bring Faith the protection she needed.
Recent News
BME professor awarded BrightFocus Foundation grant for macular degeneration research
Purdue Biomedical Engineering students earn prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Four BME Faculty Inducted into AIMBE College of Fellows
Purdue researchers unite to pioneer "living" neuroelectronics; paper published in Science
Goergen and Solorio awarded 2026 Tacker Prize for Excellence in Teaching
Purdue Center for Musculoskeletal Engineering hosts inaugural summit in Indianapolis
All News
Earn a Professional Master's Degree in Biomedical Device Development with the Weldon School
The PMP is designed to fast-track students to a lucrative career in the biomedical industry.
Events
APR
23
BME Research Symposium
Welcome to the 2026 Biomedical Engineering Research Symposium! The event will take place on April 23rd, 2026 in the Hall for Discovery Learning Research (DLR Room 131) on the Purdue University, West Lafayette campus.
APR
29
Detection and Modulation of Autonomic Dysregulation after Spinal Cord Injury in Translational Research Studies with Leif Havton, MD, PhD
Leif Havton, MD, PhD (University of Washington and VA Puget Sound) will present his translational research on detecting and managing autonomic dysreflexia following spinal cord injuries. His talk will highlight the use of artificial intelligence to identify novel, non-invasive biomarkers for clinically silent autonomic episodes and explore emerging interventions like stem cell grafting.
MAY
22
The Purdue neuroscience, neurotechnology, and Neuro-ai symposium
Join us for a two day event, May 22-23, 2026 for the Purdue Neuroscience, Neurotechnology and Neuro-AI Symposium (PN3), presented by the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, the College of Engineering, the Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience and the Institute for Physical Artificial Intelligence.
All Events
Make a Gift
Creating a world-class academic enterprise in biomedical engineering does not happen in a vacuum.
It happens because our friends and supporters make it happen.
People like
you