Hello everyone so to start off I am not a scientist however I am somewhat of a biology nerd so I have some understanding of things.

So mainly for bonsai purposes I want to increase genetic variety in my seedlings but I don't want to mess around with chemical mutagens so I figured I'd use UVC light as I heard the far end of it is ionizing.

My questions are:

What exact wavelength of light would be the most ideal?

How long would I have to expose the seeds to get minimal fatalities and maximum spontaneous mutations?

Would a regular welding helmet be adequate eye protection?

Thank you for your help in advance

I got into UC Davis and plan to do Mechanical Engineering for undergrad, then go to grad school for BME.

I mainly care about research opportunities/job offers + outlooks for this decision but i also noticed that ucsd’s weather + social life seems to be better as there’s a lot more things to do (which has also partially played a part into why i want to transfer)

I know UCSD has one of the best biotech programs so I’m conflicted with what to do.

Should I transfer to UCSD after 2 years at UC Davis or should I just stick with Davis?

I'm a current masters Bioengineering student. My undergrad degree was in Biology, in which I was originally planning to enroll into more clinician-focused programs to pursue my education (i.e. PA, nursing), however realized that I had more of a passion in contributing to the design and implementation of medical devices. Currently, I'm trying to search for jobs that I could possibly transition to after finishing my masters but am having some hard luck finding stuff. I still have a while left in my program but am getting to the point where it's definitely a good idea to start seeing what's out there. Is this a matter in the way I'm searching for the jobs themselves? Am I perhaps being too picky? Should I consider PhD? Or (worse case scenario, please be nice lol) should I reconsider my academic/career choices? Any and all advice is appreciated!

I'm a current DNP (nurse practitioner) student who consistently told myself "I wasn't smart enough" for an engineering degree. I am regretting this now and am interested in getting basic skills in BIOE but am not sure with path is best to go down for my situation.

I have biology & chem prereqs under my belt but am severely lacking in math & physics. I'm hoping to leverage my healthcare experience within BIOE and hoping to not have to take several math courses (unless I plan on a degree in BIOE ofc).

I have this summer off and am hoping to do an internship in BIOE, pharma, or med devices but am finding that challenging due to my lack of engineering background. Any recommendations on where to take it from here? I'm at a large public university with access to incredible facilities that I also hope to utilize!

Meeting with the career center next week, but would love to brainstorm with the Reddit hivemind. Thanks!

for research at phd level and beyond in mathematical biology, what math courses are gonna come in handy? (beyond calculus, ODE, statistics and probability and linear algebra) I know it heavily depends on the work one wants to do, nevertheless, courses in PDEs, dynamical systems, control theory, numerical analysis, graph theory and mathematical modeling are bread and butter to the field. in addition to these subjects, are these more pure math topics like complex analysis, real analysis, abstract algebra, functional analysis used in math bio research?

What are the best ekg monitors/bands for bio monitoring. I’d like to monitor participants’ heart rates but want something well used in the field. Thanks.

Looks like down to pretty much two (2) colleges now with three (3) hours left in accepting Ga Tech,!

Getting OOS tuition waiver, $10.5K merit scholarship at Texas A&M versus absolutely nothing at Ga Tech (ugh). Which would you pick? Ga Tech is #1 - hard to argue and tuition is reasonable relative to the likes of MIT and Hopkins which it is equals to in rankings. But as far as learning, Texas A&M seems quite good enough....?

And, o, waitlisted at Berkeley, so might as well ask about that as well. Other (non-Berkley) UCs that have offered admissions: San Diego, Davis and Irvine. Thanks to FAFSA issues, no word on moolah.

Hello everyone, I’m currently 5 semesters in my chemical engineering bachelors degree.

I am really interested in the whole aspect of the brain and how it controls everything we do and feel. I am especially very passionate about neural prosthetics part of it. My long term goal is to build a neural prosthetic device/implant that could help solve or treat diseases such like Alzheimer and Parkinson’s disease.

 I wanted to get your opinion on what career path I should take in order to get my neural engineering phd. Is a chemical engineering undergraduate applicable for that? And do I need a masters degree in biomedical or neuroengineering in order to get accepted in a phd degree? Thank you so much for your time professor.

Hi,

I’m a transfer student and just got into UCLA, UC Berkeley, UCI, and UCSD for bioengineering (Undergraduate).

After doing some research and getting really good advice from this sub, I decided that I want to change my major from bioengineering to mechanical engineering and minor in biomedical research to increase my opportunities in getting a job after undergrad. I do enjoy this field and really want to work on medical devices post grad but as we know bioengineering is known as the jack of all trades and I will have lots of competition from ME’s and EE’s who want to work in the field.

I think I’m set on UCLA, but since mechanical engineering is impacted there, they say that transfers can’t switch into mechanical engineering 😫 and I’m so mad since all of the lower division coursework I took in CC is the same so why can’t I.

Does anyone have advice for me to maximize my chances of getting a job after graduating? I know that a BME degree will really limit my chances of getting me on the path towards my career goals but I’m not sure what to do. They don’t offer minors in mech e or ee either. Is there something I can double major in or minor in with BME that will help me? (they don’t offer a cs minor)

Or if I major in electrical engineering is it possible to work on medical devices? I’m not sure I want to do this though since it’s so difficult and I haven’t enjoyed the little amount of circuits work I’ve done already.

On the other hand I think it would be very easy to switch if I went to UC Berkeley so this is a hard decision since I really wanted UCLA 😭

Any advice at all is really helpful.

Hey guys! So I'm currently a high school senior looking into potential career majors and realized that I'm pretty interested in the field of biomedical engineering and am looking to major in it. However, I've seen a lot of people comment on how it's a jack-of-all-trades field and it isn't helpful as an undergraduate degree. So, I have a few questions:

1. Will a biomedical engineering degree remain as one of the least employable engineering degrees in the next few years? (ie will meche and EE majors be favored over BME majors in BME roles)
2. Is BME difficult if I'm mostly a biology kid with little experience/knowledge in the engineering realm?
3. Is it difficult to get internships as a BME major?
4. At the college I plan on matriculating to, I'm able to get a specialization within BME as either mechE or EE. I'm mainly interested in BCIs, nanomedicine, biomaterials, and medical devices. Which specialization would I be best suited for, and which one of those would be easier (bc I'm mainly a bio kid)?

Thank you sm!

Hello r/bioengineering

Please point me to beginner Python learning resources tailored for biomedical applications. Books, websites, courses, et cetera. This is too specific of a request, so I will take intermediate- and professional-level resources too, only that they'll be for later use

It could be for imaging, bioinformatics, epidemiological data analysis, ANYTHING. I'm only particular against general applications because I'm more engaged with learning when the resource is related to my end goal

I thought of making this request because I found a similar resource, except it's for MATLAB. I'm loving the pace and content of the book. If someone made such a resource, then I thought there might be ones for Python too

Thank you very much

I was thinking of applying to different masters programs in bioengineering. As a biochemistry major, I have all the required prerequisites done, but I have not taken calculus III, or any coding courses which are recommended.

Do I need to take these before applying?

Thank you!

Or just mechanical.

I'm fascinated by multi-disciplinary and systems approaches. I would love to study sports physiology and develop mechanical and mechatronic devices for that.

I want to study and develop sports equipment.

Crazy question: Would it be possible (and feasible) to bio-engineer a virus that would use native plants as a vector to target an invasive species?

Is there anyway to possibly inhibit miostatin Easily or permanently with current technology?

I’m not sure if this is the right place to ask but I want a minor in BME because the field interests me but I’m not looking to major in it. Any suggestions on what a good major would be? I’m also interested in psychology but im not sure if those two would work well together. Any advice helps!

I think bioengineering is really cool and I was wondering if we could use it to... create bioengineered sex toys? I'm sure there are a variety of ways you could do it but I wanted to ask people who know what their talking about.

Hello all, I am currently a student at a California community college aiming to transfer to a top UC. My interests have narrowed me to either chemical engineering or bioengineering (NOT biomed). I'm excited by a few prospects including but not limited to: green energy, nuclear fusion and fission, converting waste to fuel, converting plastics back to oil, growing lab meat, possibly working in pharmaceuticals, gene and DNA editing, GMOs, etc. Given this all, which is a more appropriate field for my bachelor's? Any help would be much appreciated!

my college doesn’t offer any BME classes except for a masters program. im a biology major wanting to apply for the BME program but i haven’t taken any engineering classes during my undergrad, just the typical calc/ chem/ physics/ biochem courses. especially for the thesis track, are undergrad engineering classes critical?

Hello all,

for an assignment I have to perform a literature search and present recent advances in leukodepletion/leukoreduction techniques. Could anyone suggest me where I can find more info?

Is there on the market something really innovative, apart from standard blood filters?

Your recommendations would be appreciated, thank you.

Edit: I checked for relevant literature (articles/journals) in the data collection period 2014-2024. I found mainly

• results belonging to the area of microfluidics and micro-nano technologies
• results on novel surface treatment "recipes" for leukodepletion filters (i.e. zwitterionization of nonwoven fabrics)

If any of you could add insights or recommend data sources, this would be really great!

I’m currently a sophomore Bioe major and im not sure if it’s for me. I really enjoy science specifically biology but I feel like I’m struggling more than other students are. I don’t think I’d be able to do hard school for engineering as the two years. I’ve experienced have been taxing enough and after I get a degree I wouldn’t want to look back. That being said according to my schools stat only abt 40 percent of students go into industry with a bachelors. I don’t want to be stuck doing lab stuff for the rest of my life. I want to be happy. All the big stuff I find cool is all for the big league people who are really smart and have a PhD. I know jobs vary but I also really enjoy connecting with people and I’ve been told I’m very good with people and understanding. I know engineering would be hard that’s not the main issue- I just don’t want to take a hard path that leads down a narrowed hallway that I can’t cross without post grad. I feel like I have no free time which would be fine if the outcome was great but after talking to others it seems like meches get picked over Bioe bc they can fit in anywhere essentially

I'm a high school student and I'm nearing the end of my course selection for senior year. My choices are between AP Physics 2 and AP Chem. I feel like chem would be better for bioengineering but I don't really like it (I took honors chem and it just didn't click with me). On the other hand, I like physics more but I feel like its relevance in bioengineering is not as great. There's also the fact that my coursework would have some effect in college admissions but that isn't the main reason for my conflict. Any advice?

I know this is a frequently asked question, but I'd still like to get the opinions of others on my particular situation. I am currently a student in my second year studying a double bachelor's in electrical engineering and cognitive neuroscience. I plan to finish, and then do my masters in biomedical engineering, with an emphasis in neural engineering. I am wondering if this is a good path to get into neural engineering, more specifically working with bionic vision, bionic hearing, neuroprosthetics and brain-computer interfaces.

Additionally, if I were to go down this academic path, would I be specifically working with the electrical/robotic/neuro side of it, as that is the area I'd like to focus on? Would I need to also attain a master's in electrical engineering, as I have come across many top researchers in the field, and they all have atleast a master's in electrical engineering?

Thank you to any of you who have the time to respond.

hi, i’m about to graduate hs and i’m thinking about studying biomedical engineering. I’m mostly interested in the drug development area and i’ve been wondering if bioengineering will give me a solid background or is, for example, pharmaceutical science better

I am currently a junior working towards my BS in biomedical engineering. I have been struggling to find an internship, and also struggling to find a job I would be interested in. I chose this major because I thought it would be a good mix between the medical field and engineering (however I see that is not really the case). I was wondering if anyone knows of any certificates or jobs/internships I could get that would further push me into the medical field (without having to go to med school)?