DEALS WITH ADVANCED TOPICS IN CURRENT BIOMEDICAL POLYMERS RESEARCH INCLUDING THE CELL-POLYMER INTERFACE, MOLECULAR ENGINEERING OF BIOMEDICAL POLYMERS, NANOSCALE BIOMEDICAL POLYMERS, HIERARCHICALLY ASSEMBLING POLYMERS, PROTEIN PEPTIDE DESIGN, BIOACTIVE POLYMERS, AND SURFACE SCIENCE. EMPHASIS ON POLYMERS USED IN THE APPLICATIONS OF TISSUE ENGINEERING AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE. IT WILL BE COMPOSED OF BOTH DIDACTIC AND DISCUSSION/LITERATURE-BASED ACTIVITIES.