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Biomedical Engineering (BME)
- http://bme.usc.edu/
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in DRB; phone (213) 740-7237.
- To be enrolled in an off-campus course, you MUST also be enrolled in the Distance Education Network (DEN). For more information, call 740-4488 or go to den.usc.edu. DEN courses are indicated by a location of OFF CAMPUS.
Historical development and survey of major areas comprising biomedical engineering: theoretical neurobiology and systems physiology, biomedical instrumentation, artificial organ and prosthetic devices, biomedical computer applications.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29206D | 001 | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 29 of 30 | Jesse Yen | SSL202 & ONLINE | Word (60474 KB) |  |
| 29207R | 001 | Lab | 3:30-5:20pm | Wednesday | 15 of 18 | Jesse Yen | DRB351 & ONLINE | | |
| 29208R | 001 | Lab | 2:00-3:50pm | Tuesday | 14 of 18 | Jesse Yen | DRB351 & ONLINE | | |
| 29203D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 25 of 30 | Nicholas Wettels | USCVictoryA & ONLINE | PDF (446147 KB) | |
| 29204R | 001 | Lab | 3:30-5:20pm | Wednesday | 9 of 18 | DRB351 & ONLINE | | ||
| 29209R | 001 | Lab | 2:00-3:50pm | Tuesday | 16 of 18 | DRB351 & ONLINE | |
Examination of the technical and practical challenges involved in the development of medical devices, including neural implants, in industry and the clinical setting. Recommended preparation: BME 101.
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| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29202D | 001 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 22 of 24 | Stan Yamashiro | WPHB28 & ONLINE |  |
Computational methods for simulation of circulatory, respiratory, pharmacokinetic, and neural models. Quadrature, differential equations, systems of linear equations, simulation languages, experimental statistics.
- Corequisite: MATH 245
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29200D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 32 of 33 | David D'Argenio | GFS118 & ONLINE | | |
| 29201D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 30 of 32 | Brittany Kay,David D'Argenio | THH208 & ONLINE | PDF (250754 KB) | |
| 29211R | 001 | Discussion | 12:30-1:50pm | Tuesday | 37 of 38 | SOSB46 & ONLINE | | ||
| 29212R | 001 | Discussion | 9:30-10:50am | Thursday | 25 of 35 | SOSB46 & ONLINE | |
Electronic design and measurements for medical applications. Use of integrated circuits, biopotential measurements, static and dynamic calibration of physiological transducers.
- Prerequisite: EE 202
- Note: Register for lecture & one lab
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29205D | 001 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 17 of 48 | Jean-Michel Maarek | THH202 & ONLINE | | |
| 29210R | 001 | Lab | 9:00-11:50am | Wednesday | 6 of 16 | DRB351 & ONLINE | | ||
| 29220R | 001 | Lab | 12:30-3:20pm | Wednesday | 11 of 1 | DRB351 & ONLINE | |
Concepts of computer-aided design in 2-dimensions and 3-dimensions. Creating advanced parts using extrusions, surfaces, and equation driven sketches. Forming assemblies, and sub-assemblies, for motion analysis
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the ITP department but may qualify for major credit in BME. To register, enroll in ITP 308.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31843D | 001 | Lecture-Lab | 5:00-7:50pm | Wednesday | 28 of 33 | Raymond Kim | ONLINE | PDF (711539 KB) | |
A thorough bioengineering treatment of the physiological properties of various mammalian organ systems: e.g., cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and musculoskeletal.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29228D | 001 | Lecture | 8:00-9:20am | Mon, Wed | 47 of 48 | Stan Yamashiro | SOSB2 & ONLINE | | |
| 29229R | 001 | Lab | 9:30-10:50am | Thursday | 26 of 26 | CPA152 & ONLINE | | ||
| 29230R | 001 | Lab | 2:00-3:20pm | Thursday | 21 of 25 | CPA150 & ONLINE | |
Application of instrumentation and measurement techniques to biomedical engineering projects involving measurement, replacement or augmentation of biomedical systems.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29231D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 32 of 36 | Jean-Michel Maarek | USCVictoryA & ONLINE | | |
| 29236R | 001 | Lab | 4:00-6:50pm | Tuesday | 18 of 18 | DRB351 & ONLINE | | ||
| 29241R | 001 | Lab | 3:30-6:20pm | Thursday | 14 of 18 | DRB351 & ONLINE | |
In-depth survey of the cells, materials, and techniques used to engineer human tissues for applications in regenerative medicine and drug screening.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29245D | 001 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | Canceled | Nathan Cho | ONLINE | | |
| 29239R | 001 | Lab | 10:00-12:50pm | Monday | Canceled | ONLINE | | ||
| 29242R | 001 | Lab | 10:00-12:50pm | Friday | Canceled | ONLINE | | ||
| 29243R | 001 | Lab | 11:00-1:50pm | Thursday | Canceled | ONLINE | |
Biomedical engineering and technology applied to oral health professions. Dental biomaterials, CAD-CAM, digital dental technology and tissue engineering applications to craniofacial diseases, disorders, and enhancements. Recommended preparation: junior standing.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the DENT department but may qualify for major credit in BME. To register, enroll in DENT 412.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22932R | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | 7 of 35 | Reyes Enciso | TBA | Word (157184 KB) | |
An introduction to the process of medical product development with emphasis on the regulations that govern the design, fabrication and maintenance of medical products.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29252D | 094 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Friday | 31 of 68 | Jerry Loeb | HAR101 & ONLINE | Word (67584 KB) | |
An introduction to medical product development and the regulations that govern their design, fabrication and maintenance; practical applications to a proposed product.
- Prerequisite: BME 405
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29255D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Friday | 20 of 40 | Jerry Loeb,Jean-Michel Maarek | THH202 & ONLINE | Word (71168 KB) | |
| 29256R | 001 | Lab | 4:00-6:50pm | Thursday | 8 of 20 | DRB351 & ONLINE | | ||
| 29254R | 001 | Lab | 4:30-7:20pm | Tuesday | 12 of 20 | DRB351 & ONLINE | |
Non-ionizing radiation imaging techniques; MRI, ultrasound and emerging optical imaging techniques including fluorescence, Raman and photoacoustic imaging; engineering and modern physics concepts; clinical applications.
- Prerequisite: PHYS 152
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29262R | 867 | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Tue, Thu | 8 of 12 | Cristina Zavaleta | KAP140 & ONLINE | | |
| 29263R | 867 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Tue, Thu | 11 of 12 | Cristina Zavaleta | KAP140 & ONLINE | |
Drug delivery and use of nanoengineered materials, including cutting-edge nanoparticle-based therapy, imaging, and tissue engineering. Nanoparticle synthesis and characterization methods are introduced through labs.
- Prerequisite: CHEM 322A
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29258D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 17 of 17 | Eun Ji Chung | VPD106 & ONLINE | Word (184556 KB) | |
| 29259R | 001 | Lab | 12:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 17 of 17 | BHEB8 & ONLINE | |
Theoretical, quantitative, and experimental methods for understanding and engineering cellular systems for biotechnological applications.
- Prerequisite: CHE 330 and BISC 320
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the CHE department but may qualify for major credit in BME. To register, enroll in CHE 489.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29442D | 001 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Tue, Thu | 16 of 35 | Nicholas Graham | THH208 & ONLINE | |
Current trends and developments in the field of biomedical engineering.
| Section | Session | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Biosensors | ||||||||||
| 29237R | 001 | 2.0 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Monday | 16 of 17 | Maral Mousavi | KAP146 & ONLINE | PDF (328001 KB) | |
| Principles and Applications of Tissue Engineering | ||||||||||
| 29240D | 001 | 3.0 | Lecture | 3:30-4:50pm | Mon, Wed | 38 of 40 | Nathan Cho | THH202 & ONLINE | PDF (781336 KB) | |
| Viral Immunology and Gene Therapy | ||||||||||
| 29250R | 001 | 2.0 | Lecture | 8:00-9:50am | Tuesday | 9 of 20 | Jennifer Treweek | KAP146 & ONLINE | Word (289417 KB) | |
Integration of biomedical science, engineering principles and state-of-the-art technology for the study of selected physiological systems in the laboratory setting. Laboratory.
- Prerequisite: BME 505a
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29275D | 048 | Lecture-Lab | 11:00-1:00pm | Friday | 20 of 28 | Brent Liu | OFFICE & ONLINE |  |
Introduction to micro-/nano-technologies, microscopy, single-cell techniques, materials, surface chemistry, pathology, cancer, immunology, cell therapy and grant writing in biomedical research.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29249D | 048 | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 16 of 20 | Keyue Shen | CPA102 & ONLINE | PDF (289182 KB) | |
Classification; representation; statistical analysis; orthogonal expansions; least-squares estimation; harmonic analysis; Fourier, Laplace and Z transforms; the linear system; filtering; modeling and simulation; linear control theory.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29286D | 034 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Mon, Wed | 0 of 20 | DEN@Viterbi | | ||
| 29290D | 048 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Mon, Wed | 19 of 72 | Vasilis Marmarelis | RTH115 & ONLINE | |
Application of linear time- and frequency-domain techniques, adaptive filtering, nonlinear dynamics and machine learning approaches to the analysis of physiological signals.
- Prerequisite: BME 513
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29297D | 048 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Mon, Wed | 8 of 20 | Michael Khoo | LVL16 & ONLINE | |
Advanced scientific and engineering principles of biomedical imaging including magnetic resonance, X-ray computed tomography, ultrasound and single photon and positron emission tomography.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29295D | 034 | Lecture | 11:00-12:50pm | Tue, Thu | 3 of 20 | Brent Liu | DEN@Viterbi | | |
| 29300D | 048 | Lecture | 11:00-12:50pm | Tue, Thu | 9 of 30 | Brent Liu | OHE120 & ONLINE | Word (50867 KB) | |
Picture archive communication system (PACS) design and implementation; clinical PACS-based imaging informatics; telemedicine/teleradiology; image content indexing, image data mining; grid computing in large-scale imaging informatics; image-assisted diagnosis, surgery and therapy.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29305D | 034 | Lecture | 9:00-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 2 of 10 | Brent Liu | DEN@Viterbi | | |
| 29310D | 048 | Lecture | 9:00-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 10 of 20 | Brent Liu | OHE100C & ONLINE | Word (54329 KB) | |
Computational methods for simulation and analysis of metabolic networks, cellular signaling pathways, and gene regulatory networks. Biochemical kinetics, differential equations, stability analysis, sensitivity analysis.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29246D | 048 | Lecture | 12:00-1:40pm | Tue, Thu | 12 of 22 | Stacey Finley | KAP156 & ONLINE | PDF (483086 KB) | |
| 29247R | 048 | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Wednesday | 12 of 20 | GFS207 & ONLINE | |
Principles and biomedical applications of micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) and nanotechnology, including microfluidics, nanowire sensors, nanomotors, quantum dots, biofuel cells and molecular imaging. Recommended preparation: Basic Biology and Electronics.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29339D | 048 | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 8 of 25 | Qifa Zhou | SSL202 & ONLINE | |
Advanced studies of the basic neuroscience, engineering design requirements and technological issues associated with implantable neural prostheses, with paticular emphasis on retinal and cortical function.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29340D | 048 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Thursday | 13 of 32 | Jeanmarie Bouteiller | USHChampionsA & ONLINE | |
Design and simulation of CMOS and nano electronic circuits modeling brain cells, including neurons and glial cells; low-power design; simulation laboratory.
- Prerequisite: EE 348
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the EE department but may qualify for major credit in BME. To register, enroll in EE 582.
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30435R | 048 | Lecture | 2:00-3:50pm | Tue, Thu | 29 of 35 | Alice Parker | VPD116 & ONLINE | PDF (601951 KB) | |
| 30437R | 001 | Lab | TBA | TBA | 0 of 1 | OFFICE & ONLINE | | ||
| 30419R | 048 | Lab | TBA | TBA | 29 of 35 | OFFICE & ONLINE | |
Design of biomedical instrumentation and diagnostic devices (aspects such as mechanics, electronic architecture and chemical and biological components) used to measure physiological parameters
| Section | Session | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29375D | 034 | Lecture | 9:00-10:50am | Mon, Wed | 5 of 10 | Maral Mousavi | DEN@Viterbi | | |
| 29380D | 048 | Lecture | 9:00-10:50am | Mon, Wed | 16 of 32 | Maral Mousavi | OHE100B & ONLINE | PDF (325515 KB) | |