Title :
Biomedical engineering at Tulane University
Author :
Walker, Cedric F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Tulane Univ., New Orleans, LA, USA
Abstract :
Tulane´s Department of Biomedical Engineering was founded in 1977 as an outgrowth of research efforts in Biomechanics and Biomaterials. But the origins of interdisciplinary medical research at Tulane go back more than a century. Today there are 12 full-time faculties in this well-established prominent program
Keywords :
biomechanics; biomedical education; biomedical engineering; biomedical materials; engineering facilities; history; research initiatives; 12 full-time faculties; Biomaterial; Biomechanics; Tulane University; biomedical engineering; interdisciplinary medical research; research efforts; Animals; Back; Biomechanics; Biomedical engineering; Mechanical engineering; Medical diagnostic imaging; Orthopedic surgery; Physiology; Recruitment; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.804416
