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Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering & Sciences

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Virginia Tech – Wake Forest University
School of Biomedical Engineering & Sciences
TypePublic Biomedical Engineering and Sciences School
Established2003
Parent institution
Virginia Tech and
Wake Forest University
HeadJennifer Wayne (Head, VT) and
Joel Stitzel (Assoc Head, WFU)
Location,
Websitebeam.vt.edu/graduate/biomedical.html

The Virginia Tech – Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering & Sciences is a Biomedical Engineering and Sciences School affiliated with Virginia Tech and Wake Forest University. In 2003, the School of Biomedical Engineering & Science was established as a joint partnership. The school offers Masters and Doctorate degrees in biomedical engineering as well as a joint DVM-PhD degree in collaboration with the Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine.[1]

Future growth

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Both universities are expected to increase the biomedical research. Recently, the school has taken ownership of three new research facilities over the past year for a total of over 80,000 square feet of dedicated biomedical engineering research and teaching space at both Virginia Tech and Wake Forest University.[2]

Faculty and research

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Currently the school has 76 tenure track faculty (25 primary and 51 joint) as well as an additional 68 affiliate faculty appointments in the biomedical program. The school has a growth plan that has added 45 faculty in the past 3 years. Over the past academic year, the biomedical engineering faculty have published 200 journal papers and an additional 200 conference papers.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences". vt.edu.
  2. ^ "Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences". vt.edu.
  3. ^ "Virginia Tech - Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences". vt.edu.
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