Bioengineering

Students in Knight Campus Dalton Lab
Department of Bioengineering

Research, Innovation, Impact

Join an interdisciplinary, entrepreneurial, and innovation-driven bioengineering program that will not only help advance your career, but produce societal impact.


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Join our virtual BIOE PhD program information sessions:
3pm Wednesday, September 10 
1pm Thursday, September 25
3:30pm Monday, October 6
4pm Tuesday, October 21
11am Wednesday, November 4 

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Meet-the-Faculty Session:
2–3pm Tuesday, October 28 
Join faculty from the University of Oregon and Oregon State University Departments of Bioengineering for an informal conversation about research, resources, and funding opportunities.

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A PhD Program with a Purpose

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Research That Fuels the Impact Cycle

Cutting-edge research that aims to serve society through translation of new discoveries and technologies.

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Accelerate Your Career

High impact trainings and mentorship on science communication and entrepreneurship that launch, and accelerate, your professional development.

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Research Tools to Make Your Future

World-class facilities for fabrication, prototyping and analysis to help you transform your research ideas into real-world solutions and products.

Innovation Translation

Joint PhD Program Focused on Translation

An innovative joint PhD training program leverages the combined strengths at the University of Oregon Knight Campus and Oregon State University.

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From Lab Bench to Capitol Hill

3rd year Bioengineering PhD Candidate Lia Strait recently travelled to Capitol Hill to advocate for science policy.

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New Faculty Join the Knight Campus

Sara Keller and David Peeler will join the Department of Bioengineering in early 2026

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Knight Campus BioE News

Faculty from the University of Oregon and Oregon State University Departments of Bioengineering will host an informal conversation about research, resources, and funding opportunities on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, from 2–3 p.m. PT.
Penderia Technologies, a spinout of research within the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, is moving closer to its vision of improving medical care by relaying information from deep inside a patient to support care during and after surgery.
Nick Willett, associate professor of bioengineering at the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, was recognized as a “Faculty Star” during the University of Oregon’s home football game against Oregon State on September 20.
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