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Pulse of Innovation: Unraveling Cardiovascular Anatomy, Disease, and Engineering Treatments


Course Overview

Discover the world of cardiovascular health and innovation! Dive into heart anatomy, explore common diseases like atherosclerosis, and uncover cutting-edge therapies, including stem cell regeneration, gene editing, extracellular vesicles, bioprinting and more. Through interactive lessons, hands-on projects, and field trips students will journey into the future of cardiovascular repair, gaining insights into pioneering treatments and the science of cardiovascular regeneration. Lastly, students will learn about career paths and opportunities in science as it relates to cardiovascular engineering.

Course Objectives

A student will have gained a broad insight to the field of cardiovascular engineering and learned about the basics of function, disease, and treatments of CVDs.

Course Information

Credit:
Noncredit
Grading:
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Categories:
  • Pre-Med
Prerequisite:
Biology and Chemistry
Lab Requirement:
Closed-toe shoes for lab field trips

Program Information

Pre-College Program

The Emory Pre-College Program offers students an opportunity to experience many aspects of college life.

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Course Dates and Details

ProgramCourse DatesClass TimeFormatStatus
Pre-College ProgramSession B:
Sun, Jun 29 - Sat, Jul 12, 2025
  • M-F 9 -11:30 a.m.
on-campusopen

Instructors

Yohannes Akiel and Swarnima Roychowdhury

Yohannes is a first year PhD student in Biomedical Engineering. He is originally from Dallas, Texas and completed undergraduate at the University of Texas at San Antonio in Biomedical Engineering.

Research interests: biomaterials, tissue engineering, and disease modeling for cardiovascular applications.