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Biological Engineering
 

Research activities

Biological engineering research at Monash is carried out in the Faculty of Engineering, one of Australia’s largest and most prestigious engineering faculties, in collaboration with leading groups and researchers in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health, the Faculty of Science, the Alfred Hospital, the Baker Heart Research Institute, other universities, and at the Victorian College of Pharmacy, one of the finest pharmacy schools in the country. International collaboration is active, including with the Universite de Provence, the Danish Technical University and Saitama University.

The research takes many forms, and takes place in many centres.

Within the Division’s laboratories, researchers are exploring experimental (laser diagnostics, synchrotron imaging) and computational mechanics related to cardiovascular, pulmonary and renal circulation, cell growth and tissue engineering, improved methods of drug delivery.

In other laboratories in the Faculty, a variety of biological engineering research activities can be found.

Research Activities

Geography plays a part in Monash research, too.

The Australian Synchrotron, which produces an intense beam of light that can be used to produce detailed images of the structure of materials down to the molecular level, is right next door to the university’s Clayton campus, home of the Engineering Faculty.

And Victoria is Australia’s premier state for biotechnology. By 2010, it is expected to be one of the top five sites for biotech