G-BTE-C - Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering Certificate

The University Program in Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering is a multidisciplinary certificate program that integrates activities in engineering, the life sciences, and medicine. Duke’s Center for Biomolecular & Tissue Engineering (CBTE) Faculty bring together broad expertise from the academic, training, research, and clinical departments of Duke University’s Medical Center, Duke’s Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, and the School of Medicine. Faculty have primary or secondary appointments in at least one of these degree-granting academic departments, centers groups, and/or training programs: Biochemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Cell Biology, Cell & Molecular Biology Training Program, Chemistry, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Computational Biology & Bioinformatics Training Program, Developmental & Stem Cell Biology Program, Mechanical Engineering & 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.

The program emphasizes research, graduate education, and interactions with industry. The program’s research focus is upon the action of proteins, cells, and tissues with materials and drugs in natural biological processes, and in the medical diagnosis and therapy. It applies the principles and experimental methods of engineering to improve the understanding of these phenomena, and uses this knowledge to develop solutions to practical as well as fundamental problems. The CBTE is not an admitting program. As a non-admitting program, the CBTE draws students from other admitting pre-doctoral programs at Duke University in Engineering, Arts & Sciences, and Medicine. All trainees are subject to the degree requirements of the university and their home department.

The University Program in Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering offers a certificate of graduate study. The requirements for the certificate include completion of one laboratory based class in modern biotechnology, two semesters of Biological Engineering Seminar Series, BTE electives, two non-engineering biomedical science classes, and two grant mock study sections. Additional requirements include: Kewaunee Annual Lecture, Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) training, annual 1:1 meeting with CBTE Program Director, and  CBTE chalk talks. A NIGMS biotechnology training grant offers stipends, tuition, and fees to a number of BTE predoctoral fellows.

For more information, email CBTE-admin@duke.edu, contact The University Program for Biomolecular and Tissue Engineering, Duke University, Box 90271, Durham, NC 27708, or visit the website at cbte.pratt.duke.edu/certificate/how-to-apply.