Bioengineering Research

The intersection of engineering, technology, medicine and science.

At CU Denver, students—both undergraduate and graduate—have the opportunity to work on research in many facets of bioengineering. All bioengineering research labs are housed at the School of Medicine, University of Colorado Center for Bioengineering on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus.

One of the top 25 medical campuses in the country, the Anschutz Medical Campus provides engineering students unique access to clinicians and facilities in renowned hospitals and start-up incubators, propelling engineering solutions in the medical and health-related fields.

The mission of the Al Borno Lab is to develop computational models of human and animal movement to understand how the brain controls movement and to help patients with movement disorders achieve a better quality of life with novel rehabilitation therapies and assistive technologies.

Our work aims to improve diagnostics and efficacy of both surgical and non-surgical interventions by furthering the understanding of the contributing role(s) of various biomechanical factors to injury. Use engineering-based principles and tools to better elucidate the mechanical factors of overuse injury in the presence of movement pathologies.

Dr. Furuta is a pediatric gastroenterologist who works to bridge the gap between patients and research, by creating novel approaches to care and treatment. On top of providing multi-disciplinary care for children with eosinophilic GI diseases (EGIDs), Dr. Furuta and his team perform clinical, translational and basic research to help serve the community.

The mission of the Peters Lab is to use biofeedback to enhance overall emotional wellness. The techniques we use can be applied by anyone to manage stress and anxiety and are especially geared towards helping individuals recovering from substance use disorders. The overarching goal is to promote the ability to self-regulate and cope with emotional triggers.

The focus of the Pulmonary Biomechanics Lab is pathogenesis and treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). There are no medical therapies for this condition other than supportive care with mechanical ventilators. The goal is to develop ventilation strategies, devices, and algorithms to minimize ventilator-induced lung injuries (VILI) to reduce the 75,000 deaths per year in the US caused by ARDS.

The BIOElectrics Lab mission is centered on the development and implementation of translational neurotechnology, with the goal of optimizing the effectiveness of neural interface devices to benefit patients with various neurological conditions.

The BIOElectrics Lab also focuses on understanding how peripheral neuromodulation induces structural and circuit plasticity in cortex, along with the implications for learning skilled motor tasks with an emphasis on novel neurotechnology and plasticity models of neurologic disease.

The primary goal of the Yeager Lab is to understand how the lung vasculature (blood and lymphatic) operates during episodes of acute and chronic inflammation. The Yeager Lab examines lung tissue and peripheral blood immune cells from patients with pulmonary hypertension, including persons with Down syndrome.

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College of Engineering, Design and Computing

Bioengineering Research

The intersection of engineering, technology, medicine and science.

The Center for Bioengineering (SOM)

Bioengineering Research

The intersection of engineering, technology, medicine and science.

Al Borno Lab for Neurological Movement Disorders

Albers Laboratory

Bennett Lab for Clinical Decision Making

Benninger Imaging and Biophysics Research Lab

Bodine Center for Inclusive Design and Engineering

Gaffney Laboratory for Biomechanics

Gibson Biophotonics Laboratory

Furuta Lab for Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases (EGIDs)

The Herrmann Lab

Hunter Clinical Imaging Biomechanics Laboratory

Jacot Lab for Pediatric Regenerative Medicine

Kheyfets Cardiovascular Research Laboratory

Magin Lab for Bioinspired Pulmonary Engineering

Mestroni Molecular Genetics Program - CU Cardiovascular Institute

Neeves Lab

Park Translational Biomaterials Laboratory

Peña Lab for Biomedical Nanotechnology and Tissue Engineering

Peters Mile High Lab for Emotional Wellness and Addiction Recovery

The Porterfield Laboratory for Cardiac Electrophysiology Innovation

Shandas Lab for Bioinnovation

Smith Pulmonary Biomechanics Laboratory

Thompson Laboratory

Weir Biomechatronics Development Laboratory

Welle BIOElectrics Lab

Yeager Lab at the Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome

The Center for Bioengineering (SOM)