This course provides an updated perspective of the major developments in biomedical engineering, and introduces the way biology, mathematics and engineering can be applied to biomedical problems. The fundamental principles that underlie biomedical engineering design, analysis, and modelling procedures will be developed in addition to practical examples of the techniques commonly used to solve them. Students will thus acquire an overview of most of the major fields of activity in which biomedical engineers are engaged.

Introduction to bioengineering: 0. Introduction to biomedical engineering: the role of a biomedical engineer. Biology module: General blocks: - Fundamentals of modern biomedicine: Cellular and molecular biology, genomics and bioinformatics - Regenerative medicine and tissue engineering Specifics: B1. Molecular Biology I: Basic concepts of chemistry applied to Biology B2. Molecular Biology II: Proteins, Lipids, Polysaccharides, Nucleic Acids B3. Cell Biology I: Cell structure and function B4. Cell Biology II: Cell metabolism, signalling, communication B5. Stem Cells: What are they, how are they obtained, what is their current utility and future potential? B6. Regenerative Medicine / Tissue Engineering I: Is it possible to produce organs or tissues? Basic Methods and principles B7. Regenerative Medicine II: State of the art, and examples of organ and tissue generation Engineering module: General blocks: - Basic concepts about Medical Instrumentation and devices: Electricity and Electronics - Medical images: X-rays, nuclear medicine, magnetic resonance, ultrasound and medical optics Specifics: E1. Bioelectricity: the language of our cells E2. Bioinstrumentation: how to measure what is going on E3. Implants and brain machine interfaces: talking to the machine E4. Medical Imaging: seeing and understanding form E5. Molecular imaging: discovering and measuring the function E6. Surgical Room, the last frontier: Bringing technology to the surgeon.

The program will be divided into master classes, seminars and laboratory practical sessions. Students are required to read or resolve assigned chapters, articles, problems, etc., before the corresponding classes. To facilitate learning, students will receive the slide of each class and the bibliography. The seminars and Journal Clubs will contain the discussion of relevant scientific articles and problems that will be presented by the students. Students will have laboratory sessions for each module of the subject (Biology module and Engineering module), where they will carry out an experimental design with the help of the teaching team.