BioE Department Launch
Launching July 2027
A New Force For Good
After two decades of training tomorrow’s global healthcare leaders through our nationally recognized graduate program, Notre Dame is taking the inevitable next step: launching a fully fledged bioengineering department.
From fundamental discoveries to engineering translation, Notre Dame Bioengineering is focused on ensuring solutions meet real healthcare needs for all. With the global reach of a premier Catholic institution, we strive to make human dignity a right, not a luxury.
Department Launch Timeline
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2024:
External Review Unanimously Recommends New Bioengineering Department -
2026:
Advisory Council Unanimously Approves New Department -
2026-2027:
Internal faculty restructuring and external faculty searches launch -
July 2027:
Official launch of Notre Dame Bioengineering Department with ~17 faculty -
2027-2029:
Undergraduate curriculum build -
Fall 2030 (estimated):
First undergraduate class matriculates
New Department,
Same Research Strengths
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Pre-Clinical Research
From advanced computational modeling to organ-on-a-chip analogues of human disease, we’re focused on saving lives while reducing reliance on animal models.
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Distributed Healthcare
By shifting medical services away from centralized hospitals and into local communities, new techniques and technologies can deliver care where the patient is regardless of their socioeconomic means worldwide.
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Frontiers in Bioengineering
Exploring extreme environments, from deep space to microscopic cellular engineering, helps scientists create life-saving technologies faster than traditional labs.
Training for health equity. Forming ethical innovators.
Preparing tomorrow’s healthcare leaders. Educating mind and heart.This is the future of healthcare.
Join us.