580.112 (E,N)

BME DESIGN GROUP (3) Allen     Limit 10 per section A two-semester course sequence where freshmen work with groups of BME upperclassmen mentors, and learn to use engineering principles to solve design problems that are biological, physiological, and/or medical. Freshmen are expected to use the informational content being taught in calculus, physics, and chemistry and apply this knowledge to the solution of practical problems encountered in biomedical engineering.

Sec. 01-09

Note: Section corresponds to team number

TBA

580.202 (E,S)

BME IN THE REAL WORLD (1) Popel  Limit 150 100  Open only to engineering students;
A series of weekly lectures to inform students about careers in biomedical engineering and to discuss technological, social, ethical, legal, and economic issues relevant to the profession. Topics include academic careers in biomedical engineering; biomedical engineering in industry (large corporations to sole entrepreneurship); health care delivery; ethical issues; legal issues (patenting, licensing, product liability); standards and government regulations; and economic issues in biomedical engineering industry (start-up companies, global businesses).

Sec. 01

T 4-5:30pm

580.212 (E,N)

BME DESIGN GROUP (3) Allen Limit 10 per section    Sophomore-level version of 580.111-112. Permission of course directors required

Sec. 01-09

Note: Section corresponds to team number

TBA

580.222 (E,N)

SYSTEMS AND CONTROLS (4) Miller/Vidal
Limit 25 per section     Prereq: 171.102 Physics II and 110.201 & 110.302 Differential equations   An introduction to linear systems: analysis, stability and control. Topics include first and second order systems, linear time invariant discrete and continuous systems, convolution, Fourier series, Fourier transforms, Laplace transforms, stability of linear systems, input output and state space representation of linear systems, stability,
observability, controlability, and PID controller design.

Lec. I

Sec. 01
02
03
04
05
06

MW 8:30-10
F 9
F 11
F 12
F 12
F1
F2

580.223 (E)

MODELS AND SIMULATIONS (4) Popel Tung/Winslow  Limit 20 per section Prereq: 110.201 & 110.302 or 550.291 or equiv.

Lec.
Sec. 01
02
03
04
05
06

MW 4-5:30
F 9
F 10
F 11
F 12
F 1
F 2

580.302 (E,S)

CAREERS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (1) Popel     Limit 50  Junior/Senior Engineers only  See description for 580.202.   This course is designed for upperclassmen that wish to meet with weekly speakers to discuss careers issues.

Sec. 01

T 4-5:30

580.312 (E,N)

BME DESIGN GROUP (3)
Allen   Limit 5 per section A two semester course sequence where juniors and seniors work with a team leader and a group of BME freshmen and sophomores, to solve open-ended problems in biomedical engineering. Upperclassmen are expected to apply their general knowledge and experience, and their knowledge in their concentration area, to teach lower classmen and to generate the solution to practical problems encountered in biomedical engineering.

Permission of course directors required

Sec. 01-09

Note: Section corresponds to team number

TBA

580.412 (E,N)

BME DESIGN GROUP (3) Allen   Limit 5 per section Senior-level version of 580.311-312   Permission of course directors required

Sec. 01-09

Note: Section corresponds to team number

TBA

580.414 (E)

BME DESIGN GROUP (3) Allen   Limit 5 per section A two-semester sequence where leaders direct a team of undergraduate biomedical engineering students in a series of design problems. Prior design team experience and permission of course directors requred.

Sec. 01-09

Note: Section corresponds to team number

TBA

580.422 (E,N)

SYSTEMS BIOENGINEERING II (4) Shadmehr   Limit 24 per section  Prereq: 580.221 Molecules and Cells, 580.222 Systems and Controls, 580.223 Models and Simulations, 110.302 Differential Equations, 580.421 Physiological Foundations I.  Coreq: 580.424 Physiological Foundations Laboratory II.   A quantitative, model-oriented approach to the study of the nervous system. Topics include functional anatomy of the central and autonomic nervous systems, neurons and networks, learning and memory, structure and function of the auditory and visual systems, motor systems, and neuro-engineering.

Lec.

Sec.01

02

03

04
                           

 MWF 4

T 2-3:30

T 4-5:30

T 4-5:30

T 2-3:30 7-8:30pm

580.424

SYSTEMS BIOENGINEERING LAB II (2) Haase  Coreq: 580.422   Limit 38 per section     A laboratory course in which various physiological preparations are used as examples of problems of applying technology in biological systems. The emphasis in this course is on the design of experimental measurements and on physical models of biological systems.

Sec. 01
Lab
Sec.  02
Lab
Sec.  03
Lab

Th 4
Th 9-1
Th 4
Th 1-4
F 9
F 10-1

580.425

IONIC CHANNELS (3) Yue  Limit 17 35 First meeting (1/25/07)
Course added 11/07/06

Sec. 01

ThF Th 3:30-5, F 2-3:30

580.448 (E,N)

BIOMECHANICS: CELLS AND ORGANISMS (3) Sun/Spector  Limit 20 Prereq.  Intro. Physics, Calculus I and II and Linear Algebra (preferred) Mechanical aspects of the cell are introduced using the concepts in continuum mechanics.  Discussion of the role of proteins, membranes and cytoskeleton in cellular function and how to describe them using simple mathematical models. Course canceled 11/14/06

Sec. 01

TTh 2-3:30

580.452 (E,N)

CELL AND TISSUE ENGINEERING LAB (2) Haase  Limit 8 per section  $100 Lab Fee    This laboratory course will consist of three experiments that will provide students with valuable hands-on experience in cell and tissue engineering. Experiments include the basics of cell culture techniques, gene transfection and metabolic engineering, basics of cell-substrate interactions I, cell-substrate interactions II, and cell encapsulation and gel contraction.

Sec. 01 & 02

TF 1-5
TF 12-4

580.455 (E,N)

ORTHOPAEDIC BIOMECHANICS (3) Allen   Limit 25 Jr, Sr, and Graduate students only Course added 01/03/07

Sec. 01

TTh 2-4 3:30

580.466 (E,Q)

STATISTICAL METHODS IN IMAGING (3) Jedynak  Limit 20 Prerequisites: 110.202 and
550.310/equiv.  Denoising, segmentation, texture modeling, tracking, object recognition are challenging problems in imaging. We will present a collection of statistical models and methods in order to adress these, including the E.M algorithm, Maximum Entropy Modeling, Markov Random Fields, Markov Chain Monte Carlo, Boltzmann Machines and Multilayer Perceptrons.

Sec. 01

T 8:30-9:45
T Th 9-10:15

580.470 (E,N)
              (W)

BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION II: MOLECULES AND CELLS (3) Thakor  Prereq: 520.345   Limit 20  Senior/Grad students only, juniors with permission   This core design course will explore the fundamentals of molecular and cellular measurements, related technologies and their applications in scientific research. Course will include a guided lab.

Sec. 02 & Lab added 01/31/07

Lab 01 canceled 01/31/07

Sec. 01

Lab

Sec. 02

Lab

Th 4-6pm

F 1-4 2-4

Th 4-6pm

F 9-12

580.472 (E)

MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS (3) Prince Limit 30  Prereq: 520.214   An introduction to the physics, instrumentation, and signal processing methods used in general radiography, X-ray computed tomography, ultrasound imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, and nuclear medicine. The primary focus is on the methods required to reconstruct images within each modality, with emphasis on the resolution, contrast, and signal-to-noise ratio of the resulting images. Cross-listed with Neuroscience and co-listed with Electrical and Computer Engineering (520.432)

Sec. 01

MTW 10

580.491 (E,N)

LEARNING THEORY (3) ShadmehrLimit 10  Prereq: Probability and linear algebra.  This course introduces the probabilistic foundations of learning theory. We will discuss topics in regression, estimation, Kalman filters, Bayesian learning, classification, reinforcement learning and active learning. Our focus is on iterative rather than batch methods for parameter estimation.  Our aim is to use the mathematical results to model learning processes in the biological system.

Sec. 01

TTh 4-5:20 T 4-5:30

580.502

FRESHMEN/SOPHOMORE RESEARCH  Staff   Practicum in Biomedical Engineering Research projects or engineering design projects under the supervision of any member of the BME faculty.

580.512

FRESHMEN/SOPHOMORE INDEPENDENT STUDY
Directed readings or other literature research under the direction of any member of the BME faculty.

580.532

JUNIOR/SENIOR RESEARCH  Research projects or engineering design projects under the supervision of any member of the BME faculty.

580.542

JUNIOR/SENIOR INDEPENDENT STUDY   Directed readings or other literature research under the direction of any BME faculty member.

580.580

SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT 
Perm Req’d.  Allen   Independent or team design project to design and evaluate a system. The design should demonstrate creative thinking and experimental skills, and must draw upon advanced topics of biomedical and traditional engineering. Project proposal and permission of Dr. Robert Allen required and must be approved by 2/10/07

Sec. 01

TBA

580.602

HORIZONS IN SYSTEMS BIOENGINEERING II TOPICS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING X. Wang   Shadmehr Open to doctoral students in BME.  Limit 20 Advanced papers and topics in systems bioengineering will be surveyed in a three-semester sequence. Topics are thematically related to those covered in the Systems Bioengineering course. Topics, as they relate to the ongoing research in the Whitaker Biomedical Engineering Institute, will be introduced by WBMEI faculty. Students are required to present an original research proposal based on one of the topics covered in the course. This course is required of all BME first-year PhD students. Course canceled 6/04/07

Sec. 01

TBA

580.610

COMPUTATIONAL FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS Goutsias  Limit 40 50 5
Co-listed as 520.610

Sec. 01

MW 1

580.616

INTRODUCTION TO LINEAR DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS Cowan/ Vidal Limit 10
Prereqs: undergrad courses in control systems and linear algebra Perm Req'd. for undergrads A beginning graduate course in linear, time-invariant systems. Topics include state-equation representations, input-output representations, response properties, controllability, observability, realization theory, stability, and linear feedback. Co-listed as 530.616 Course added 1/3/07

Sec. 01

MW 8:30-10 1-2:30

580.626

STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE AUDITORY AND VESTIBULAR SYSTEM Bradford  Limit 40 Course added 11/15/06

Sec. 01

TTh 8:30-10

580.629

TOPICS IN SYSTEMS NEUROSCIENCE Wang  Limit 30

Sec. 01

W 5

580.630

THEORETICAL NEUROSCIENCE Wang  Limit 20

Sec. 01

MW 8:30-10

580.632

IONIC CHANNELS (3) Yue  Limit 17 First meeting (1/25/07) Course added 11/15/06

Sec. 01

Th 3:30-5 F 2-3:30

580.651

INTRODUCTION TO NONLINEAR DYNAMICS Shelhamer Shadmehr  Limit 20
Prereq:  Basic knowledge of signals and systems or permission of the instructor This course is designed for students who may be interested in applying the techniques of nonlinear dynamics and chaos to the analysis of phsiological data.  Topics covered will include fractals, strange attractors, bifurcations, state-space attrctor reconstruction, Poincare sections, dimension calculations, Lyapunov exponents, entropy, tests for determinism, nonlinear forecasting.  Examples will be drawn from studies in cardiology, brain function, and the oculomotor system.
Organizational meeting Thurs., 1/25 at 3pm (Traylor 709 – School of Medicine)

Sec. 01

TBA

580.670

BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION II  Thakor   Limit 20   Senior/Grad students only, juniors with permission

Sec. 01

Th 4-6pm
F 2-4

580.672

BIOSENSING AND BIOMEMS
J. Wang   Limit 15  Co-listed as 530.672

Sec. 01

MW 11-12:30

580.682

COMPUTATIONAL MODELS OF THE MYOCYTE Winslow/ Greenstein
Course added 1/18/07

Sec. 01

MW 10-11:30

580.691

LEARNING THEORY Shadmehr  Limit 10

Sec. 01

TTh 4-5:30

580.702

NEUROENGINEERING SEMINAR Thakor  Limit 20  PhD students only
Neuroengineering represents the application of engineering principles to develop systems for neurological research and clinical applications.
Examples of research in this are includes design of instrumentation for brain monitoring, development of signal processing methods to analyze
brain rhythems, contemporary imaging methods ranging from optical/CT/MRI, use of miro and nanotechnologies to probe from neurons
and brain, and development and application of neural stimulators, prosthesis, and deep brain stimulations and robotic/image guided therapeutic devices.  This two semester course will have one hour long weekly lectures and seminars by training program faculty  (from BME, EE,Radiology, Neurology and Neurosurgery).  During the second semester, the students will then engage in a short project of clinical (or scientific) significance to increase awareness of the literature, work with the faculty members and their lab and gain hands-on experience.

Sec. 01

T 3:30-4:30

580.802

RESEARCH IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING   Staff 
Directed research for MSE and PhD students.