Aloha, I am a daughter of a professor. ( He passed when I was 23 years old unexpectedly of cancer and a plane crash, just for context. He had two Ph.D’s for was in Art History, second was in Economics of Central America. He mostly taught Systems science and management classes to people who ran international companies).

My BF, is an international student he is a biomedical student and Ph.D candidate, I will admit being suspicious because he mentioned that there where only two graduates going for their Ph.D’s in his department. The other ‘student’ Will not be graduating either, he didn’t write a single page as of two weeks ago! So my BF pulled all the focus on him!!! He just told me tonight that his ‘supervisor’ told him he can not submit his draft of his Ph.D.

This is because an error was made, I was so <shocked> when told me this. And I felt really, really heartbroken for him. He has worked so hard (24 years in school). I don’t know why they waited this long to sprung this on him. He has to find the error. Next time to graduate isn’t until June 2025. I think this is a reflection of the department as(poor) as it maybe. I also could swear, that he, my BF, is supposed to have a mentor or some type of peer review from outside students? Or other professors, I think maybe that is what my father mentioned that he did. ( He had to wait for one of the people on his board to die before he could graduate, it happens and it is rare)!

I very much want to see him succeed, I can not help him with his Ph.D because I am very wear in the area of his studies. Can anyone else confirm that it is ok to ask other students of other universities who are in the same field? Is this a common practice by chance? I want to make this suggestion to him since he is also presenting a paper soon as well and can network too.

Any ideas or guidance would be greatly appreciated!

Mahalo for your time of reading the post.

His gf…

I am pretty indecisive on what I want to do for university, and I saw this catching my attention, so just wanted to ask you all if you felt that is was worth to have this major.

Also, it would be great to know if it was suitable for me (I wanna do like nanomachines that go and kill harmful stuff)

But yeah, that's what I wanted to know.

Hi people,

Are there any UMD Bioengineering student or graduate here?

I would like to make some questions about courses and recommendations. I have to choose courses for my exchange and I don't want to lose the oportunity of taking the best options!

Many thankss

So I'm not here for the reasons most are, I want to be able to make and synthesise drugs that cause induced states of mind. I am actually willing to put effort into researching and obtaining the necessary information to do so. So I guess my question is; is bio engineering what I need to study? If not what do I need to study to learn these skills?

Hello everyone,

I am an international applicant applying for PhD. programs in bioengineering (focus on tissue engineering, biomaterials, therapeutics) in the US for the upcoming intake, with most of the application deadlines on December 1st. My academic background is in molecular biology and biochemistry area, so my experiences have primarily been in wet lab techniques and personalized research projects. However, I haven't published any papers yet.

I would greatly appreciate any assistance with reviewing my statement of purpose (SOP) and, if possible, my resume as well. I am particularly interested in feedback from those who have transitioned from molecular biology to bioengineering, as their insights would be invaluable.

Aside from guidance from GradPilot, I haven't received any other feedback, so I am still quite new to this process. Any advice on improving the content, structure, and overall flow would be immensely helpful.

Thank you very much for your time and support!

What are the opportunities for systems engineering in pharma or med device industry in US? It seems like systems engineering roles in the these industries are niche and usually these skills are blended into design assurance, quality, technical lead roles.

Hello,

I'm reaching out because I have applied to at least 175 internships and have not had any luck in the process. I have only received rejections or no responses. I started applying back in August, have attended all of my school's career fairs, and got my resume checked over. I'm not sure if I am not prepared for industry, am essentially doing something wrong, or if this is a representation of how competitive the market is right now. I tried networking on LinkedIn, but honestly it has been really difficult asking strangers for a referral. Perhaps I can put more effort into that process, though. Anyone have any advice based on their experience getting internships or just have tips how to stay motivated? I know that the timeline for Tech recruiting is closing now, but what does it look like for the Medical device industry? For context, I am a Junior BME at a T20 Engineering school, my GPA is a 3.74, and I have previously worked as a Lab Tech, Camp Assistant, and Research Assistant.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you : )

I'm non-medical student attending healthcare themed hackathon and tasked to create wireless ECG technology to be used at the operating room. The current solution with all the wires creates a circuit by connecting electrodes on the limbs and chest. Then the voltage is measured. How can I reengineer the electrodes so that it captures the voltage difference and sends the data to the ECG machine with a monitor? What would be the components? How can it reliably work?

P.S: Please take the question on the face value without questioning too much. For now, it's ok if a lot of things go wrong with the solution. If it somehow works in theory by addressing super big concerns, this is good enough for me.

Hello,

I am studying bioengineering in university. One of my lecture is cell biology and we use "Molecular biology of cell" book by Albert's and I missed some lectures. So I am behind the syllabus. Can someone help me to catch them because the gap will be open. Is there any slides or some notes in internet. Someone pls help me....

Hello, I'm an international freshman studying Engineering Technology and deeply in love with the BME sector (Hope to do graduate study in BME). So far I have been applying & searching for BME internships and have been either rejected or got no response. (Many don't accept F-1 visa students) I don't exactly have any Engineering-y skills apart from working in my church technical and media departments. Does anyone have tips on maybe what to do? Where to search? Conferences to attend to gain experience and so on....? I actually don't know what I am doing. P.S. I'm deeply interested in medical devices for now, but also looking at other BME sectors that intertwine with electrics like bionic, bioelectronics, neural imaging, etc

Do yall have any potential questions I should prepare answers for an Edwards Engineering Co-Op interview?

Hi! I've posted quite a few times in this sub but I keep having new questions.

I'm pursuing a Master's in Biomedical Engineering with a concentration in Biomanufacturing with an 8-month Co-op at companies like Moderna, SanoFi, Biovectra. Basically, I'm scared my skills will lead me to a job that doesn't pay well. (e.g manufacturing associate / lab technician).

I'm going to specify what I'm learning so far: Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), centrifugation, chromatography, filtration, HVAC systems, JMP (data analysis, machine learning), upstream & downstream processing....

Howdy everyone. I am a college senior appying for grad school (Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering PhDs) here in a month. But I'm getting nervous about the schools I've chosen and my chances for getting in. So ive come to you to ask about my chances for top schools like John hopkins, harvard, etc. Here's my stats: Ill graduate with degree in Biological Systems Enginering(weird version of biomedical engineering) with a gpa of 3.95. I was a TA throughout college too. Ill have 2 years of research experience, but not within biomedical engineering. I still think the skills ive learned in microbiology are kinda applicable tho. Im an 'contributing' author for a single paper, with another on the way that I actually contributed a whole lot on (but wont be submitted by grad app time). Ive presented my research quite a lot and won a 3rd place prize for it. For my reference writers, ill have my labs PI, the professor for a physiology class i took and that i TA for now, and a professor from the engineering department that taught a class where we had actual product design. So nothing really flashy there, my PI will be my best one. Ive also submitted an NSF GRFP app if that means anything With this being said, you might wonder why im nervous. The thing is, i want to study something very specifc (bioreactors and stem cell engineering combined), and from what ive seen, only top programs have PIs that fall within this niche area or potential for study in the niche area. So what are my chances folks?

It's brutal out there, and all the posts here are basically saying the same thing. Anyone got any success stories/encouragement to share? The search is exhausting already and apparently I've barely begun. I'm starting to feel like I'm just permanently cooked. Call me silly, but I could really use some encouragement rn.

Undergrad GPA: 2.9/4.0 at time of graduation (was going through medication-related difficulties at the time, also was difficult to adjust overall from ADHD and ASD - will be addressed in SOP). Took a couple more UG classes after graduating, though, and GPA rose to 3.0. Also, my major was neuroscience and molecular/cellular biology (with biochem minor).

Masters GPA: 4.0/4.0 (my difficulties from undergrad have been addressed by then). Did BME.

Research: Did for all 4 years in UG (in 2 labs, 2 years each). Also did 2 labs in Masters (had to switch from my first lab because PI moved universities). Already have 1 paper published from UG as secondary author. Currently writing 3 manuscripts, where I am first author in one and secondary author in the other two. Presented at SfN and BMES. Was also in research program at my school in UG which funded students. Also currently doing clinical trial research on the side.

LOR’s: 1 from my most recent PI, 2 from grad school professors who I took classes under and also TA’ed for. I believe all 3 will be strong (won’t say they will be absolutely stellar; they’re not going to say I was their most brilliant student of all time or anything like that).

Awards and grants: Didn’t really have any grants during Master’s (partly because my entry into grad school was a bit non-traditional and I was never in a convenient state to apply). I was funded in UG by the program I mentioned earlier, which I think may count. I don’t have research-related awards; I can list some academic competitions I placed in and piano awards, doubt they will be relevant, though.

Others: Had some officer positions in clubs as an UG. Was on graduate activities committee during Master’s. Doing hospice volunteering purely because I want to (not trying to use it to pad applications).

My research interests: Neuroengineering with applications to neurodegenerative or neuropsychiatric research. Have relevant experience in all my graduate and undergrad labs.

SOP’s: I’ll put in a lot of time and effort into them and will avoid falling into boilerplate traps. So for the sake of this post, let’s just say they will be fine.

The schools I am applying to: Some Ivies, Harvard-MIT MEMS, Caltech, Stanford, GT-Emory, UCB-UCSF, USC, UCLA, UMich, Hopkins, NW, Vanderbilt, Rice, Duke, WashU. I’m currently looking into “safer” schools as well (and would appreciate recommendations).

Hi! I'm a high school junior thinking about things to major in, and bioengineering caught my eye. I don't particularly have a strong suit in biology, but I am taking AP Bio right now and I've heard that bioengineering had a lot to do with pharmaceutical production, which I'm kind of interested in.

So now I'm curious about what real bioengineers think about their jobs. What does a daily life in a bioengineer's life entail of? Do you guys like or dislike it and why?

Thanks!

Hey fellows i am about to complete my B category i.e pharmacy technician which is all relevant to medican iam also interstated in engineering so iam interested in both bio and engineering is it a right path for me to go.. Biomedical engineering. And i didn't have done intermediate . how can i get an admission in it and is it worth it

I am interested in majoring in bio engineering/biomedical engineering for undergrad and am looking for a good and affordable computer. Is having a windows necessary (i know some softwares only run on windows) or would i be ok with a mac? please let me know if you have any recs!

I am thinking of transferring to UC San Diego or other UCs from community college and thinking to take bioengineering or bioinformatics major. I love every kind of sciences including biology ,engineering and researching so I hope this major will fit me.I want to do research in the future but I am worried that many R&D roles require PhD degree and very few companies hire with the job title "bio medical engineers " or "bioinformatics engineers". Some people advised me to take Bs in electrical engineering or other related engineering and do Ms in bioengineering .So may I please know is Bs in biomedical engineering or bioinformatics really desperate to get a job or is the income comparatively low than other engineers especially in silicon valley.

I’ve recently learned that different schools have different admission processes in terms of whether they are direct match or rotations. I’ve also seen that most schools don’t directly specify in their websites which they are (which idk is on purpose or not). Is it alright to email the program point of contacts to ask? I’ve been able to find out for most of the schools I plan to apply to since they had booths at BMES, but there are a couple like Harvard, MIT and Caltech that didn’t come. I’m just concerned that if schools want to be secretive about that kind of stuff, then it may be inappropriate to ask via email (and thus may negatively impact my application).

I know that Harvard/MIT and Emory/Georgia Tech (the latter of which I didn’t know existed until coming to BMES) have joint programs while also having their own. What are the differences from applying for joint versus individual? Is it more competitive, about the same, or even less? Also, would I only be able to apply for one or the other? Would the joint program have more/better opportunities if I were to be admitted and attend?

Hi, I completed my Bs in Biology, and am pursuing an M. Eng in Biomedical Engineering. I was wondering, do companies look at Master's degrees? Or do they only look at / prioritize an Engineering Undergraduate degree?

I've read before in other subreddits that companies would rather take an applicant that completed an Undergraduate Eng degree rather than a Science degree + Eng Master's. And was wondering if that is true even in Biomedical Engineering.

Hey guys, I have an undergraduate degree in atmospheric science with a minor in mathematics. I also have taken some of the pre requisites like OCHEMs and biology’s from my community college. Currently, I am planning to apply for MS in BME/bioengineering. Do you think it’s possible?

Hello everyone

I am a first year PhD student in neuromuscular disease. However for one of my classes I got an assignment asking me to write about a biomaterial-based therapy for cardiac regeneration. One review I came across considered the use of stem-cell derived exosomes as a biomaterial based therapy. However, I am starting to worry this is incorrect. This is really outside my field. I would appreciate if people could way in as to whether this is actually a biomaterial-based therapy. Thank you!

Does anybody have tips for the Engineering Co-Op interview at Edwards Lifesciences? I am unsure as to what technical questions could be asked and how to properly prepare. Could they ask me to demonstrate my CAD skills or ask me a biomechanics question? If so how should I prepare?

How deep into stuff like anatomy and the human body and overall medical stuff does Biomedical Engineering get? I’ve recently taken an interest in BME as the concept of combining technology with medical science has been very interesting, but any research i’ve found about stuff related to BME has all been saying to- not do BME, to do a bachelors in EE or ME or something general like that. Though I already have an associates in Electronics Engineering Technology, and an entry level test tech position, which has felt a tad lackluster- so the part that im interested in is the Medical part of biomedical engineering, which EE or ME notably lack. It seems like a bridge into medical stuff without hard pivoting into a medical major/med school. So i’m wondering, does BME have the sort of medical aspects i’m looking for? Would something else be better? i’m a bit lost here

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