Department of Biological Engineering (BE)
Biological Engineering is a field of endeavor comprising many different engineering disciplines - such as chemical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science (now joined by bioengineering) — in which problems in medicine and health care broadly are attacked, to generate enhanced understanding of biological systems and innovative technologies for societal benefit.
MIT's Department of Biological Engineering encompasses a stronghold of biologists and chemists dedicated to solving health and environmental problems through basic research.
The Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (BCS)
Researchers in the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences study the brain and mind as a coherent theme, working to understand cognition - its processes, and its mechanisms at the level of molecules, neurons, networks of neurons, and brain modules. They span a very large range of inquiry into problems of brain and mind, and the work bridges many different levels of analysis, including molecular and cellular neuroscience, systems neuroscience, computational neuroscience, cognitive science and cognitive neuroscience. Several Biology faculty hold joint appointments in BCS, and their research reflects these interests.The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
The Picower
Institute for Learning and Memory is an independent research collaboration
between the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and the Department
of Biology. The primary interests of this multidisciplinary center
include:
- Neuroscience of learning and memory, and associated cognitive
functions
- Neuroscience of synaptic transmission and synaptic plasticity
- Neurobiology of developmental plasticity
The McGovern Institute for Brain Research
The McGovern Institute was created at the start of this new century, with a mandate to use neuroscience to help people with brain disorders, and to ultimately benefit all of mankind by improving human communication and understanding. Several Biology faculty also hold appointments at the McGovern.
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Undergraduate Program
