Dr. Nenad Bursac

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Biography

Nenad Bursac is a Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University. His research focuses on bioelectric engineering, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine. Bursac has published extensively on various topics related to heart muscle regeneration, cardiac electrophysiology, and stem cell therapies. His lab explores both basic studies and regenerative therapies, utilizing in vitro models to investigate cardiac skeletal muscle biology and function. Bursac's work also involves gene therapy technologies aimed at heart muscle repair, modeling heart muscle injury and regeneration in small and large animal models. His current projects include organ-on-chip technologies for disease modeling and therapeutic screening. Bursac's innovative research has implications for advancing treatments for conditions such as Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and various cardiomyopathies. He plays an integral role at Duke Regeneration Center and the Duke Cancer Institute, helping to advance the field of biomedical engineering and its applications in regenerative medicine.

Research Interests

Courses

NEUROSCI 301L: Bioelectricity EGR 393: Research Projects Engineering CELLBIO 493: Research Independent Study BME 792: Continuation Graduate Independent Study BME 791: Graduate Independent Study BME 578: Quantitative Cell Tissue Engineering BME 507: Cardiovascular System Engineering, Disease Therapy BME 494: Projects Biomedical Engineering BME 493: Projects Biomedical Engineering BME 394: Projects Biomedical Engineering BME 301L: Bioelectricity

Requirements for Duke University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Physics (mechanics) Introduction to Chemistry
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Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)