CBME graduate Program
Our graduate students are vital and integral participants in the work of the CBME. We offer intensive training to graduate students who aspire to be globally competitive in the field of biomedical engineering. This requires not only a rigorous understanding of biomedical engineering, science and technology, but a deep familiarity with how to translate research results from the lab bench to the marketplace. We train CBME graduate students to be engaged in collaborative, interdisciplinary projects which bridge research and industry, and are of interest to one or more of the various CBME stakeholder groups. We attempt to develop each student’s breadth of vision beyond their specific research focus, and thereby prepare them for fulfilling careers in the workplace.
Through our NSF-funded UNM-Harvard Partnership for Research and Education in Materials (PREM), we focus on engaging members of under-represented groups in the performance of biomaterials research at the graduate level. While the PREM is focused on biomaterials science and research, many of the biomaterials systems in question are applicable to bioanalytical technologies, such as low-cost point-of-care bioassays, host/pathogen interactions, and high-throughput genomic sequencing. PREM graduate students perform interdisciplinary research at both Harvard University and UNM. PREM students also have access to specialized resources at Harvard to enhance their professional skills, including public speaking, interviewing, managing projects, and seeking faculty positions.