Biomedical Engineering: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Biomedical Engineering: An Interdisciplinary Approach engages students in bioinformatics, medial imaging, physiological signal processing, biomedical sensor technology, biomechanics, biomaterials, tissue engineering, and rehabilitation medicine. The course includes hands-on laboratory experiences in GW's School of Engineering and Applied Science, the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, and the GW Hospital, and trips to various federal laboratories, such as the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration.
Instructor Bio: Barbara Myklebust
Dr. Barbara Myklebust currently serves as the Assistant Dean in the School of Engineering and Applied Science at The George Washington University. Her 30-year career includes extensive research and teaching appointments at universities and medical centers across the country. While at GW, Dr. Myklebust has served as Director of the Program in Physical Therapy in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She was also an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Care Sciences, the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, and the School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She has also served as a Research Professor for the Department of Electrical, Computer and Biomedical Engineering. Her courses and lectures have focused on topics such as physiology for rehabilitation, neurophysiology, cardiopulmonary care, and spinal regulation of locomotion.
Dr. Myklebusts' other professional associations include appointments as a staff scientist in the Physical Disabilities Branch, Rehabilitation Medicine Departments of the National Institutes of Health, and as a policy analyst within the Office on Disability in the Department of Health and Human Services. Her career accomplishments include numerous grant collaborations and awards, and consultancies with national advisory committees, editorial and review boards. She has co-authored publications on topics ranging from developmental spinal cord abnormalities in cerebral palsy to electrodiagnostic and electrotherapeutic instrumentation. Dr. Myklebust earned an MS in Electrical Engineering from Marquette University, and a Ph.D. in Physiology, from Rush Medical College in Chicago, Illinois.
