About: Bio-What?
What is Biomedical Engineering?
Biomedical engineering integrates engineering, life sciences, and medicine with the result that engineering principles can be applied to human medicine. The Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Science (SBES) combines the resources of two major universities to create an ideal and exciting venue. SBES is a fully joint venture between Wake Forest University and Virginia Tech, integrating the capabilities of Virginia Tech's College of Engineering, the Wake Forest University (WFU) School of Medicine, and the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (VMRCVM). Please check out some of our SBES Centers and Labs:
- Advanced Neuroscience Imaging Research Core
- Cellular Engineering Lab
- Center for Biomolecular Imaging
- Center for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Diseases
- BSL-3 Laboratory
- Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials
- Computational Bioinformatics and Bioimaging Lab
- Diagnostic Imaging Research Resource Lab
- Industrial Ergonomics & Biomechanics Lab
- Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine
- Tissue Engineering Lab
What is Bioinformatics?
Bioinformatics weds cutting-edge biological research with state-of-the-art computational sciences, making way for scientific discoveries from agriculture to technology. The VBI facilities provide state-of-the-art supercomputing servers and networks. Understanding complex biological principles now requires an integrated approach. Such complex biological systems include genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, computer modeling, and advanced analytical tools. The many projects in which our research teams collaborate epitomize the multidisciplinary approach to which the institute is dedicated.
Some of VBI’s research groups:
- Network Dynamics and Simulation Science Laboratory
- Phylogenomics Research Group
- Biomedical Simulations Research Group
- Statistical Genetics Research Group
- Applied Discrete Mathematics Research Group
- Biochemical Networks Modeling Group
- Pathosystems Biology Research Group
- Cyberinfrastructure Research Group
