EXPLORING THE FRONTIERS
OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Online enrichment mini-course by Tel Aviv University
Course Details
Overview
Course type:
not-for-credit enrichment course with a certificate of participation
Course duration:
5 sessions:
- 5 days on one week, or
- once a week for one month
Course summary:
This is a foundational course designed to introduce students to the field of biomedical engineering while exploring practical applications in tissue engineering, medical device development, biomechanics, computational biology, and AI. This course equips students with a comprehensive overview of the interdisciplinary nature of biomedical engineering, integrating principles from engineering, biology, and computer science to address complex healthcare challenges. Through this course, students will gain insight into the latest advancements and methodologies driving innovation in the field. Taking this course shall assist students in making an informed choice for their future college degree.
Sessions 1: Building Bodies
The Art and Science of Tissue We will learn how to engineer artificial organs, emphasizing creating organoids and organs on a chip. We will explain the appropriate biomaterials, the relevant cells and medical applications such as drug development.
Session 2: Cutting-Edge Medical Devices in Biomedical Engineering
We will explore innovative and advanced medical devices: robots, smart catheterization devices and even medical devices that can be assembled by yourself such as an open source MRI.
Session 3: Code of Life: Unraveling Biological Mysteries Through Computational Biology
We will focus on how to engineer the genome of organisms using computational algorithms and bioinformatics. We will focus on gene editing techniques such as Crispr and drug creation techniques in bacteria. We will also examine biophysical models through which we can improve many intracellular processes that have an impact on our lives.
Session 4: AI Healers: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Breakthroughs in Biomedical Engineering
In this lesson, we will focus on the hot topic of recent years: machine learning and AI. We will examine how these tools can be used in the field of biomedical engineering, both at the level of signal analysis, medical predictions and diseases, drug effects, and more.