Bioengineering

Affiliated Centers + Institutes

Penn School of Engineering and Science is home to several interdisciplinary research centers that foster collaboration between experts across fields to solve complex problems.

Penn Institute for Computational Science (PICS)
Penn Institute for Computational Science (PICS)

Penn Institute for Computational Science (PICS)

The Penn Institute for Computational Science (PICS) is a cross-disciplinary institute for the advancement, integration, and support of Penn research via the tools and techniques of high-performance computing.
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Penn Institute for Computational Science (PICS)
Singh Center for Nanotechnology

Singh Center for Nanotechnology

The Singh Center for Nanotechnology is centered around four major research facilities, all featuring state-of-the-art equipment for nanoscale characterization, measurement, and fabrication.
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Penn Institute for Computational Science (PICS)
Center for Engineering MechanoBiology (CEMB)

Center for Engineering MechanoBiology (CEMB)

The Center for Engineering MechanoBiology (CEMB) researches how plant and animal cells integrate mechanical cues from their microenvironment into biochemical and genomic pathways that drive cell, tissue, and organ function over multiple length and time scales.
Penn Institute for Computational Science (PICS)
ASSET Center (AI-enabled Systems: Safe, Explainable & Trustworthy)

ASSET Center (AI-enabled Systems: Safe, Explainable & Trustworthy)

ASSET Center is an Interdisciplinary Initiative Building Safe, Explainable and Trustworthy AI Systems
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Penn Institute for Computational Science (PICS)
Center for Precision Engineering for Health

Center for Precision Engineering for Health

The Center for Precision Engineering for Health consists of a growing cross-departmental team of faculty with expertise in drug delivery vehicles, biomimicry, responsive biodevices, microelectromechanical systems, and more.
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Penn Institute for Computational Science (PICS)
Center for Targeted Therapeutics and Translational Nanomedicine (CT³N)

Center for Targeted Therapeutics and Translational Nanomedicine (CT³N)

The Center for Targeted Therapeutics and Translational Nanomedicine (CT³N)CT3N is a joint center connecting the Perelman School of Medicine and Penn Engineering (SEAS) to foster translational efforts in targeting therapeutic and imaging agents.
Penn Institute for Computational Science (PICS)
General Robotics, Automation, Sensing, and Perception Laboratory (GRASP Lab)

General Robotics, Automation, Sensing, and Perception Laboratory (GRASP Lab)

The General Robotics, Automation, Sensing and Perception (GRASP) Laboratory is a premier robotics incubator that fosters collaboration between students, research staff and faculty focusing on fundamental research in vision, perception, control systems, automation, and machine learning.
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Penn Institute for Computational Science (PICS)
The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM)

The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM)

The Laboratory for Research on the Structure of Matter (LRSM) is one of the first interdisciplinary academic Materials Research Laboratories in the nation. The heart of this facility is a state of the art instrument for ultra-small to wide angle X-ray scattering that facilitates study of hierarchical structures in a wide range of hard and soft materials.
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Penn Institute for Computational Science (PICS)
Penn Center for Health, Devices and Technology (Penn Health-Tech)

Penn Center for Health, Devices and Technology (Penn Health-Tech)

Penn Center for Health, Devices and Technology (Penn Health-Tech) is Penn’s hub for health technology innovation whose mission is to facilitate the development of novel medical devices and healthcare technologies across the University system as well as connect and train innovators.
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Penn Institute for Computational Science (PICS)
Penn Center for Molecular Discovery (PCMD)

Penn Center for Molecular Discovery (PCMD)

Penn Center for Molecular Discovery (PCMD) is a multi-disciplinary center that screens small molecules from around the world in search of new, potentially useful biologically effective agents.
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Penn Institute for Computational Science (PICS)
The Warren Center for Network & Data Sciences

The Warren Center for Network & Data Sciences

The Warren Center for Network & Data Sciences' mission is to foster research and innovation in interconnected social, economic and technological systems. It is driven by the enthusiasm of these faculty affiliates, united in a common interest in the role of data and algorithms to understand networked systems.
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Penn Institute for Computational Science (PICS)
Penn Institute for Computational Science (PICS)

Penn Institute for Computational Science (PICS)

The Penn Institute for Computational Science (PICS) is a cross-disciplinary institute for the advancement, integration, and support of Penn research via the tools and techniques of high-performance computing.
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SEAS Centers & Institutes

Bioengineering faculty are members of centers and institutes across the University in addition to holding affiliation with external institutes across the global scientific community. Follow the links to learn more about all our affiliated centers and institutes.

Abramson Cancer Center (ACC)
Abramson Cancer Center (ACC)

Abramson Cancer Center (ACC)

The Abramson Cancer Center is a world leader in cancer research, patient care, and education that offers comprehensive care and leading-edge treatments for patients with cancer.
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Abramson Cancer Center (ACC)
The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research - Learning in Machines & Brains (CIFAR LMB)

The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research - Learning in Machines & Brains (CIFAR LMB)

The Canadian Institute for Advanced Research - Learning in Machines & Brains (CIFAR LMB) is a Toronto-based global research organization whose areas of research include looking to restore the world’s carbon imbalance, creating the very first multiscale map of the human body, finding the right materials to build quantum computers, and more.
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Abramson Cancer Center (ACC)
Center for Cellular Immunotherapies (CCI)

Center for Cellular Immunotherapies (CCI)

The Center for Cellular Immunotherapies (CCI) at Penn Medicine is focused on the discovery and development of core platform technologies for personalized cell and gene based therapies in cancer, autoimmune disease, infectious disease, and organ and bone marrow transplantation.
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Abramson Cancer Center (ACC)
UCI Center for Complex Biological Systems

UCI Center for Complex Biological Systems

The Center for Complex Biological Systems at UC Irvine promotes research and education in the area of systems biology broadly defined, which includes aspects of synthetic biology, genomics and functional genomics, computational biology, mathematical biology, biophysics, bioengineering and molecular biology.
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Abramson Cancer Center (ACC)
Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry (CiPD)

Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry (CiPD)

The Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry (CiPD) at Penn Dental bridges Penn Dental Medicine and Penn’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences with cutting-edge research and training to accelerate the development of new solutions and devices to address unmet needs in oral health.
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Abramson Cancer Center (ACC)
Center for Neuroengineering & Therapeutics (CNT)

Center for Neuroengineering & Therapeutics (CNT)

The Center for Neuroengineering & Therapeutics (CNT) is developing and testing new devices that can restore brain and nervous system function lost due to disease or disability.
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Abramson Cancer Center (ACC)
Center for Soft and Living Matter (Penn SLM)

Center for Soft and Living Matter (Penn SLM)

By bridging the gap between non-living soft matter and evolved biological systems, the Center for Soft and Living Matter (Penn SLM) seeks to understand how specific functions emerge from disordered or out-of-equilibrium states. This research ultimately drives innovation in societally critical fields, including biomaterials, energy storage, and robotics.
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Abramson Cancer Center (ACC)
CHOP Research Institute

CHOP Research Institute

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute advances pediatric medicine through laboratory discoveries like personalized cellular immunotherapy treating childhood cancer, the development of new vaccines, and researching public polices to improve children’s safety.
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Abramson Cancer Center (ACC)
Institute for Immunology (IFI)

Institute for Immunology (IFI)

The mission of the Institute for Immunology and Immune Health (I3H) is to revolutionize routine human immune profiling for maximum impact across medical disciplines. Using the patient’s own immune system as a guide, I3H aims to accelerate development of precise medical treatments for a range of diseases.
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Abramson Cancer Center (ACC)
Institute for Regenerative Medicine (IRM)

Institute for Regenerative Medicine (IRM)

The Institute for Regenerative Medicine (IRM) is a community of experts working to create a future where diseases are cured with cellular solutions.
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Abramson Cancer Center (ACC)
Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics (ITMAT)

Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics (ITMAT)

The Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics supports research at the interface of basic and clinical research focusing on developing new and safer medicines.
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Abramson Cancer Center (ACC)
Institute of Structural Biology (ISB)

Institute of Structural Biology (ISB)

The Institute of Structural Biology (ISB) seeks to understand the formation, actions, and functions of biological macromolecules through techniques like cryo-electron microscopy, X-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy.
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Abramson Cancer Center (ACC)
McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory

McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory

The McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory mission is to conduct high quality fundamental and translational research and to train the next generation of leaders in orthopaedics.
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Abramson Cancer Center (ACC)
Penn Achilles Tendinopathy Center of Research Translation (PAT-CORT)

Penn Achilles Tendinopathy Center of Research Translation (PAT-CORT)

The goal of the PAT-CORT is to develop new insight and technologies that uncover the mechanobiologic basis of Achilles tendinopathy.
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Abramson Cancer Center (ACC)
MindCORE Center for Outreach, Research, and Education

MindCORE Center for Outreach, Research, and Education

MindCORE Center for Outreach, Research, and Education is an interdisciplinary center focused on understanding the mind, drawing on tools from psychology, biology, neuroscience, and the humanities with the overarching goal of to support outreach, research and education related to the mind and brain.
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Abramson Cancer Center (ACC)
Penn Cardiovascular Institute (CVI)

Penn Cardiovascular Institute (CVI)

Penn Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) is a collaborative multi-disciplinary group of researchers dedicated to scientific discovery and medical breakthroughs in the understanding and treatment of cardiovascular disease.
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Abramson Cancer Center (ACC)
Penn Medicine Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine (PIRM)

Penn Medicine Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine (PIRM)

The Penn Medicine Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine (PIRM) aims to create world-class, person-centered rehabilitation and post-acute care services by defining evidence-based practice and fully integrating care throughout the continuum.
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Abramson Cancer Center (ACC)
Penn Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)

Penn Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)

The Penn Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) supports and advances research in all areas of HIV/AIDS.
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Abramson Cancer Center (ACC)
Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders (PCMD)

Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders (PCMD)

Penn Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders (PCMD) aims to enhance and advance the research productivity of investigators in musculoskeletal development, disease, injury and repair.
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Abramson Cancer Center (ACC)
Penn Epigenetics Institute

Penn Epigenetics Institute

The Penn Epigenetics Institute investigates all aspects of epigenetics – from its role in cancer, development, and immunity, to how it affects social structures and the way our brains function with the goal to advance basic and applied research in chromatin biology and epigenetics.
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Affiliated Centers & Institutes