BOLT (Biomedical Engineering Opportunities and Leadership Training) is a four-day summer camp hosted by the University of Colorado Denver's Department of Biomedical Engineering at the CU Anschutz campus, open to students entering grades 10 through 12. Participants gain hands-on experience in bioengineering through activities like 3D printing, prototype design, and lab tours, while connecting with faculty, researchers, and industry professionals. Student teams work together to design, build, test, and refine prototypes for a culminating design competition. For students passionate about medicine and engineering, BOLT is an exceptional opportunity to explore a cutting-edge field in a real university research environment.
Breaking down a challenge and working through it methodically to a solution.
Guiding a group toward a shared goal and keeping everyone moving together.
Modeling parts and products in 3D software before they're built for real.
Running experiments safely and accurately using real scientific equipment and procedures.
Designing studies, testing hypotheses, and drawing evidence-based conclusions.
Core focus: students design, build, and test biomedical prototypes while learning tissue engineering and clinical applications.
Students tour research labs, meet faculty researchers, and explore cutting-edge biomedical research topics firsthand.
Camp emphasizes understanding patient needs, interacting with doctors, and applying engineering solutions to medical problems.
Students engage in hands-on prototype design, building, and iteration—core mechanical engineering problem-solving work.
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