For the graduate field of BME, which is much larger than the school, we emphasize the following six distinct but integrated areas of research:
Investigating the role of mechanical forces in physiological and disease processes.
Pioneering the development of imaging technologies and instruments, from simple Point-of-Care devices to sophisticated new microscopes that detect and uncover mechanisms of disease.
Designing systems that effectively control the delivery of medicines, to investigate the effects of medicines on cells and tissues, and to evaluate their preclinical and clinical efficacy.
Studying education systems to create knowledge that defines, informs, and improves the education of engineers.
Combining engineering with cell and molecular biology approaches to unravel disease mechanisms and identify novel therapeutic approaches.
Integrating experimental, modeling, and engineering approaches to dissect complex cellular phenomena at the network-scale.
Developing strategies for the recreation of tissues and the modeling of systems for research or drug testing.
In this WCNY "Cycle of Health" January 9, 2020 program excerpt, Meinig School Professors David Putnam (polymer synthesis) and Lawrence Bonassar (biomechanics) describe how a new synthetic joint lubricant developed at Cornell could be the future of osteoarthritis relief.
Check out this time lapse video of chick embryo development out of the Meinig School's Jonathan Butcher Lab (Cardiovascular Engineering Laboratory)
I’m a big proponent of community service and helping others and I see medical research as a way to help a lot of people even without knowing them directly. Biomedical research is some of the most meaningful research out there and that keeps me motivated every day.
