在下个世纪开发新的和创新的医学疗法的最肥沃的生物技术领域之一是生物材料，组织工程和再生医学领域。鉴于过去几十年来在对细胞和组织的功能和行为的基本理解上取得了显着进步，以及新的使能技术（如微米，纳米和受生物启发的材料制造方法）的发展，我们已迈入21世纪将这些基础知识转化为医学实践的巨大进步。学生应在5年内完成博士学位，最多7年。
One of the most fertile biotechnological areas for the development of new and innovative medical therapies for the next century lies in the realm of biomaterials, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Given the remarkable advances in fundamental understanding of the functions and behaviors of cells and tissues over the past few decades, and the development of new enabling technologies such as micro, nano, and bio-inspired material fabrication methods, we are poised in the 21st century to translate this basic knowledge into vast improvements in the practice of medicine. Students should complete their PhD degrees in 5 years with a max of 7 years.