bioengineer
Living systems designer
A bioengineer applies engineering principles to biological systems—designing medical devices, artificial organs, prosthetics, or genetically modified organisms.
The field bridges biology and technology: Bioengineers developed the artificial heart valve.
As a verb, to bioengineer is to create or modify something through such methods: Scientists bioengineered bacteria to produce insulin.
Depositing living cells mechanically
- biomaterialsMaterials interfacing with living systems
- bioreactorsTanks for biological reactions
- gene editingTargeted DNA alteration
- CRISPRGene-editing molecular machinery
bioinformatics · biosensors · biomimetics · cell culture · bioprocessing · fermentation · biopolymer · biosystems
Fabricated body part replacements
- implantsSurgically embedded devices
- medical devicesTools for patient care
- biomedicalConcerning biology and medicine
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
orthopedics · diagnostics · artificial organs · pacemaker · stent · cochlear implant · neural interface · drug delivery
Hereditary code molecule
- genesUnits of heredity
- genomicsStudy of entire genetic sequences
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- gene expressionDNA to functional product
mutation · CRISPR · gene therapy · genetic code · transcription · translation · recombination · nucleotide
Unit of measurement
- PhDHighest academic credential
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- specializationConcentrated expertise in one field
- interdisciplinaryCombining distinct fields
academia · industry · pharmaceutical · startup · consultant · professor · researcher · technician
Facility for scientific investigation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- peer reviewExpert evaluation before publication
publication · data analysis · clinical trials · protocol · grant · funding · collaboration · findings
bioprinting
Depositing living cells mechanically
- biomaterialsMaterials interfacing with living systems
- bioreactorsTanks for biological reactions
- gene editingTargeted DNA alteration
CRISPR · bioinformatics · biosensors · biomimetics · cell culture · bioprocessing · fermentation · biopolymer · biosystems · nanotechnology
prosthetics
Fabricated body part replacements
- implantsSurgically embedded devices
- medical devicesTools for patient care
- biomedicalConcerning biology and medicine
rehabilitation · orthopedics · diagnostics · artificial organs · pacemaker · stent · cochlear implant · neural interface · drug delivery · biomechanics
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- genesUnits of heredity
- genomicsStudy of entire genetic sequences
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
gene expression · mutation · CRISPR · gene therapy · genetic code · transcription · translation · recombination · nucleotide · genotype
degree
Unit of measurement
- PhDHighest academic credential
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- specializationConcentrated expertise in one field
interdisciplinary · academia · industry · pharmaceutical · startup · consultant · professor · researcher · technician · patent
laboratory
Facility for scientific investigation
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- hypothesisTestable proposed explanation
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
peer review · publication · data analysis · clinical trials · protocol · grant · funding · collaboration · findings · sample
bioengineerphilosopher
Student of fundamental questions
theologian · literary critic · historian · artist · poet
bioengineerconservationist
Protector of natural resources
preservationist · naturalist · organic farmer · ecologist · Luddite
bioengineertraditional healer
Practitioner of ancestral medicine
organic farmer · herbalist · Luddite · folk healer · forager