Innovative research and interdisciplinary education
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Completing my PhD opened doors for me to pursue my passion in the research end of R&D at Medtronic. My graduate work also kindled the creative inventor in me and taught me to first define the problem and then to identify the key questions to answer.
Dr. Cindy Clague, BME alumna and research director for Medtronic's Heart Valve Therapies business
Claire Kaiser
PhD student
“It’s super rewarding to work on a device that could someday help people and increase their wellbeing. I didn’t think I’d be able to have this kind of industry experience this early in my graduate school career.”
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Casim Sarkar
Director of Graduate Studies
csarkar@umn.edu
Graduate Program Coordinator
bmengp@umn.edu