The Biological Engineering PhD degree at CU-Boulder seeks to leverage the measurement, theory and manipulation of biomolecules and biological systems for addressing the next challenges in our world. Recent advancements in imaging, data processing and synthesis have enabled access to biological information previously limited to the imagination. Thus, modern biology serves as the foundation of this program for the development of new models, processes and technologies to advance human needs.
Students who enroll in this program will learn how biological components interact on many size scales, how to understand the interplay of different interactions and networks and how to form concrete models from complex data. Key discoveries are applied to the creation of complex synthetic architectures for mimicking cell-tissue interactions, programming metabolic and synthetic pathways to drive cell-mediated chemical production of fuels and chemicals, and developing smart, shape-shifting materials.