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Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering

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Innovating Health, Transforming Lives

The Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering equips students to enhance quality of life by providing innovative solutions to complex medical challenges. Students studying biomedical engineering are at the center of life-changing research, industry networking opportunities, and a nurturing entrepreneurial culture.

Biomedical engineers are making an impact – one life at a time.

SBME at a Glance

Founded in 2016 with $30 million in historic gifts from the Stephenson and Gallogly families

Translational research with the OU Health Sciences Center and the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

Research strengths: Immunoengineering, Neuroengineering, Biomedical Imaging, and Biomedical Data Sciences

Entrepreneurial culture: Connections with the OU Price College of Business, industry, and physicians

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Hands-on Learning

Students in their junior and senior years are given the opportunity to focus on specific areas within BME, to study areas of engineering, science, and math in more depth, and to pursue research/design projects.

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Transformational Research

Our faculty are experts in areas that include: 

  • Immunoengineering
  • Neuroengineering
  • Biomedical Imaging
  • Biomedical Data Science and Bioinformatics
  • Drug Delivery
  • Tissue Engineering
  • Nanomedicine
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Translational Healthcare Technology

Engage with world-class faculty, collaborate with OU Health Sciences Center physicians, and innovate in a highly entrepreneurial environment. Create new biotechnologies that advance health!

News

Research
October 06, 2025

OU Researcher Awarded Funding to Bridge Gap Between Molecular Data and Tissue Architecture

Marmar Moussa, an assistant professor in the School of Computer Science and Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma, has received a distinguished U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER award to develop advanced computational tools that could transform how scientists study disease at the cellular level, particularly in cancer and tissue remodeling.


Campus & Community
September 09, 2025

Wei Chen Named Director of Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering

The University of Oklahoma has announced Wei R. Chen, Ph.D., as director of the Peggy and Charles Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering (SBME). He has served as Stephenson Chair and professor of SBME and became its interim director last year.


Campus & Community
September 05, 2025

Research Experiences, Personal Mentorship, Feedback Key to OU Undergrads Earning NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

University of Oklahoma assistant professors John Clegg and Rebecca Scott have developed a structured workshop to help biomedical engineering students compete for graduate research fellowships from the National Science Foundation. These efforts have led to a substantial increase in Biomedical Engineering NSF Graduate Research Fellowship applicants and awardees at OU, placing OU biomedical engineering undergraduate students among the nation’s top performers.