Duke BME Magazine
The Design Issue | Fall 2018
From the Chair
Dear colleagues and friends,
In Duke BME, we believe our program must constantly evolve and improve in ways that best serve a global society. We aim to meet this goal by training the next generation of engineers through an immersive, design-focused education that challenges them to create practical solutions to issues we face across the spectrum of medicine.
In this issue of Duke BME Magazine, we explore different aspects of our expanding curriculum, from the creation of a two-semester medical device design course to the global impact of projects that originated in Duke BME.
An education centered on design is a signature of the BME department at Duke, and we hope that you enjoy reading about the efforts of our outstanding faculty and students to create innovative solutions that serve our global community.
Ashutosh Chilkoti
Chair
Duke Biomedical Engineering
A Year of Real-World Design
Centered on collaboration with Duke Medicine clinicians, Duke BME's re-imagined design course challenges students to design solutions to real patients' problems
A Path for Post-Grad Success
An industry-focused BME Design Fellowship prepares students for jobs after graduation
From Cell Cultures to Mass Markets
Mike Lynch's design course adds an entrepreneurial flair to the standard design formula
Design on a Global Scale
From Uganda to Guatemala, Duke BME design projects make an impact that extends beyond the classroom
Past Issues
Spring 2018
An Old Space for New Ideas
The BRiDGE initiative for faculty, alumni and student startups opens in downtown Durham
Innovative Scholars
An overview of faculty startups in Duke BME
A New Class of Entrepreneur
Students and researchers tackle new challenges through their own startups
Fall 2017
Engineering a New Narrative
Duke biomedical engineers are creating unique tools geared toward women's health to address global health disparities
Collaborating Across Continents
Duke BME professors challenge students to design Solutions with global communities in mind
Five Days of Fieldwork
BME students test a diagnostic tool in Liberia