Biomedical Research Labs
Of course, the first place to start looking for biomedical research is the BME department.
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Biomedical Imaging
Biomedical imaging is the process of imaging the inside of the body and analyzing medical imaging data (e.g. MRI, CT-Scan) to extract clinically relevant information.
You can find BME labs working in this area here.
Cellular & Biomolecular Engineering
Cellular and biomolecular engineering studies the human body at the microscale. Areas include drug design and delivery, gene therapy, immune engineering, synthetic biology, and more.
You can find BME labs working in this area here.
Computational Biomedical Engineering
Computation Biomedical Engineering uses computational techniques to analyze biomedical data. Areas include organ modeling, medical image analysis, tumor modeling, genomics, and more.
You can find BME labs working in this area here.
Molecular, Cellular & Tissue Biomechanics
Biomechanics studies the structure and function of biology systems through a mechanical lens. This can range from the mechanical properties of tissues all the way down to the cell membrane.
You can find BME labs working in this area here.
Biology Labs
If you are looking for wet lab or translational research, you can check out the biology and molecular biology departments. Unlike, the BME department not all of these labs will have a quantitative focus (but there are plenty that do!)
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Molecular Biology & Genetics
You can find labs working in this area here.
Population Genetics
You can find labs working in this area here
Microbiology, Immunology & Infectious Disease
You can find labs working in this area here.
Systems & Synthetic Biology
You can find labs working in this area here.
Immunology
You can find labs working in this area here.
Neuroscience/Psychology Labs
If you are interested in neuroscience or psychology, take a look at what the Neuroscience and Psychology department has to offer!
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Psychology
You can find all the Psychology labs here.
Neurogenetics
You can find labs working in this area here.
Ion Channels, Neurotransmitter Receptors & Molecular Signaling
You can find labs working in this area here.
Systems & Integrative Neuroscience
You can find labs working in this area here.
Neurodegenerative Disease & Injury
You can find labs working in this area here.
Neural Development & Plasticity
You can find labs working in this area here.
Labs from Non-Biomedical Departments
Even though some departments may not have “bio” in their name, it does not mean they do not conduct biomedical research. If you want to try to tackle biomedical problems through the perspective of another engineering field, check out these labs from the Engineering and CS departments!
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Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Labs
You can find labs working in this area here.
Mechanical Engineering (Meche) Labs
You can find labs working in this area here.
Computational Engineering (CompE) Labs
You can find labs working in this area here.
Computer Science (CS) Labs
You can find labs working in this area here.
Clinical Volunteering
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Hospitals
Ascension Seton & Dell Seton
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St. David’s
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Baylor Scott & White
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Small Clinics
Volunteer Health Clinic
People’s Community Clinic
University Health Services
Student Orgs
Hearts for the Homeless
Emailing Professors for Research
Emailing professors doesn’t have to be scary!
Follow this template to reach out to professors at UT or any other universities (yes, this actually works!!). Feel free to modify the template however you want! If you are really interested in a professor’s research, you can skim their papers and add what you found interesting about them. Reaching out to graduate students also works if the professor doesn’t reply immediately. Also, don’t be afraid to follow up if they don’t reply within a week!
Possible Subject Lines
- Interested in learning more about available summer/fall research opportunities at the LAB_NAME lab
- Interested in discussing possible summer research opportunities
Email Body
Hi Dr.NAME,
My name is NAME, and I’m currently a YEAR undergraduate majoring in MAJOR at UT Austin. I came across your website, and I’m extremely intrigued by your research in FIELD! I have previous experience in RELATED_FIELD, and I have experience working on PROJECTS. Additionally, after reading your recent paper(s), PAPER_TITLE, I wanted to learn more about RESEARCH_TOPIC. I’m passionate about FIELD and I believe the research your lab does closely aligns with my interests! I would be interested in learning more about your research and any possible opportunities to work with your lab this summer/ fall.
Optional: You can find further information regarding my educational background, skills, courses in my resume and transcript attached below.
Please let me know if you need any additional information from me. Looking forward to hearing from you!
Best,
NAME,
MAJOR, YEAR
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