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BIOENG1383: Biomedical Optics
This course is designed to teach the basic physical concepts and working mechanisms of optical imaging devices and techniques commonly used in biomedical research. Light-based devices and microscopy systems have a broad range of applications in our daily life, clinical diagnosis and biomedical research. They can be used to capture an image of an object, visualize objects “invisible” to our naked eyes at cellular and molecular level and probe physiological parameters such as oxygen and temperature. This class incorporates many aspects of physical, engineering and biomedical sciences into the curriculum. We will introduce the basic physical principles of light and image formation (physics), the working mechanisms of light source and camera sensors (engineering), the underlying principles of light-tissue interactions (engineering) and how to apply them to solve real-world problems (biomedical optics).
BIOENG1383 Spring Class Informational PDF
BIOENG 2585: Quantitative Cellular Neuroscience
This course is designed to be a comprehensive introduction to cellular neuroscience for engineers. Modern cellular neuroscience is an interdisciplinary field that seeks to understand the function of single cells and populations in the context of the thinking brain. This course provides a survey of cellular brain science ranging from molecules to simple neural circuits. In addition to principles and theory this class will also cover basic quantitative concepts and provide opportunity to analyze real-life data from molecular and cellular neural engineering. In the context of each cellular brain function we will also address cellular dysfunction with translational engineering applications to neurological brain disease.