Ph.D. Student Handbook

Introduction to Bioengineering

Welcome to the Bioengineering Department! This handbook is designed to give new Bioengineering Ph.D. students a brief history and overview of the Bioengineering department at Penn along with important guidelines for successfully completing the Bioengineering Ph.D. program. In addition to this handbook there are several helpful resources available online:

• SEAS Graduate Student Resources
• Campus Express – where your Penn journey begins
• “The PennBook – Resources, Policies & Procedures Handbook”
• Graduate Student Center’s Campus Resource Guide

The Graduate Group Chair, Dr. Yale Cohen, or the Graduate Program Coordinator, Kathleen Venit, can assist you with any special questions or individual concerns not covered in the handbook:

Yale Cohen, Ph.D. Professor Chair, IACUC Director, OAW Chair, Bioengineering Graduate Group Department of Otorhinolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine 3400 Spruce – 5 Ravdin Email:ycohen@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Kathleen Venit Associate Director, Graduate Programs Dept. of Bioengineering Office: 240 SKH Phone: 215-746-8604 Email: kvenit@seas.upenn.edu

Please note that it is the student’s responsibility to be familiar with the rules, procedures, and requirements of the Department, SEAS, and the University of Pennsylvania.