New Department of Medical Engineering

The EAS Division has added a new department to its roster: the Department of Medical Engineering (MedE). The new department was formed to take advantage of Caltech's commitment to basic science, using this focus as a stepping-stone to finding fresh avenues to developing diagnostic tools, medical devices, and treatment options, in translational, or "bench-to-bedside," medicine. Chair Rosakis explains that the MedE department was formed "in response to the desire of many of our faculty and of local research hospitals and medical foundations to engage jointly in engineering-centric technology development efforts for medical applications." To that end, the MedE department is already partnering with the Keck School of Medicine of USC, UCLA's Geffen School of Medicine, City of Hope, the UCSF School of Medicine, and Huntington Memorial Hospital, among others. [Caltech Release] [ENGenious Article]