Engineering foundational neuroscience discoveries to improve lives

Neural Engineering

Neural Engineering RNEL

Neural Engineering Cross-Translation Institute Program (UP NExT)

Paralysis, stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, blindness, and chronic pain affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide. While the scientific expertise to address these challenges exists, progress has been limited by fragmentation across disciplines. Organized by the Department of Bioengineering, UP NExT is Pitt’s response to that gap, bringing together researchers across engineering, medicine, and the sciences to develop technologies that treat disease, restore function, and improve the lives of those affected by neurological injury.

24
Faculty
$22M+
In Annual Research Funding
5
Research Areas
1 Goal
Delivering Discoveries to Patients

News

Picture Perfect

Picture Perfect

Jonathan Vande Geest distinctly remembers the exact moment he knew he needed a two-photon microscope. A colleague had...

Five Swanson School Students Named NSF Graduate Research Fellows

Five Swanson School Students Named NSF Graduate Research Fellows

Five students from the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering are recipients of the National Science...

Bioengineering Faculty earn SSOE named professorships, fellowships

Bioengineering Faculty earn SSOE named professorships, fellowships

Faculty at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering are working on some of neural engineering’s most...

Layla Banihashemi receives Paul D. MacLean Award for Outstanding Neuroscience Research in Psychosomatic Medicine

Layla Banihashemi receives Paul D. MacLean Award for Outstanding Neuroscience Research in Psychosomatic Medicine

Layla Banihashemi, associate professor of psychiatry and bioengineering at Pitt's School of Medicine and Swanson School...

On its 75th Anniversary, NINDS Celebrates Pitt’s Spinal Cord Research

On its 75th Anniversary, NINDS Celebrates Pitt’s Spinal Cord Research

Research led by Pitt scientists and physicians helps to restore motor function for patients who’ve suffered strokes,...

Events

May 19

Bioengineering Master's Programs Open House

Join the Department of Bioengineering for a virtual open house to learn more about our Master's programs! Hear from Dr....

May 20

Industry Neighbors & (Pitt)sburgh – MS Open House for Professionals

Inspired by Mr. Rogers’ legacy of neighborly connection and lifelong learning, this evening event is designed for...

Jun 22

CampBioE 2.0

Hosted annually by the Department of Bioengineering since 2007, CampBioE 2.0 inspires the next generation of scientific...