MBP students undergo rigorous research training (approximately 1000 hours during a four quarter period) in a research preceptor’s laboratory. Research projects are available in the areas of life sciences, biological engineering, biotechnology, biomedical engineering, biomaterials sciences, and clinical research. Some current and past MBP projects are grouped below by research areas:

Biomaterials sciences
Bionanotechnology
Cellular and metabolic engineering
Drug discovery and drug delivery
Gene expression and regulation
Genomics
Metabolic and environmental stress
Protein structure and function
Sleep and circadian biology
Stem cell differentiation and expansion