A program that integrates engineering, the life sciences and medicine
The Duke BTE program emphasizes research, graduate education, and interactions with industry. The research focus is the interaction of proteins, cells and tissues with materials and drugs in natural biological processes, and in medical diagnosis and therapy.
Trainees Are Drawn from Duke Programs
As a non-admitting program, Duke CBTE draws students from other admitting pre-doctoral programs at Duke in Engineering, the Arts & Sciences, and Medicine. Please note, all trainees are subject to the degree requirements of the university and their home department.
- Admitting Programs
CBTE trainees are graduate students admitted to these Duke units and programs:
- Biochemistry
- Biomedical Engineering
- Biostatistics & Bioinformatics
- Cell Biology
- Cell & Molecular Biology Training Program
- Chemistry
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Computational Biology & Bioinformatics Training Program
- Developmental & Stem Cell Biology Program
- Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
- Medicine
- Molecular Cancer Biology Training Program
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Pathology Training Program
- Pharmacology & Cancer Biology
- Pharmacological Sciences Training Program
- Radiation Oncology
- Surgery
- University Program in Genetics & Genomics
How Trainees are Accepted
After students have been accepted by one of the Duke degree-granting programs listed above, students must fill out the CBTE Certificate application:
All students must be in a CBTE faculty lab, unless an exception is made by the CBTE director. Forms are accepted on a rolling basis in August and December and can be sent to CBTE-admin@duke.edu
Students who are interested in applying for the CBTE fellowship can apply here: Fellowship Application | Center for Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering
- Acceptance Criteria
The primary criteria are:
- Academic excellence
- Appropriateness of research interests
- Identification of the student's research interest with preferably, one engineering and one non-engineering CBTE faculty.
Also, ideal candidates hold either a BS or MS in:
- An engineering field, with a concentration in biochemistry, cell biology or chemistry
- Biochemistry, biology, or chemistry with a strong analytical background
Curriculum
The curriculum requires rigorous quantitative training including engineering electives; however, the curriculum is flexible enough to welcome the participation of non-engineering students.