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Boston University Department of Biomedical Engineering in 2024-2026 reads as a 51-PI network with 37 internal PI collaborations. The research center of gravity is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as the leading field (25% of slots across 26 PIs; 26 labels), Molecular Biology as the leading subfield (13% of slots across 17 PIs; 17 labels), and Computational Drug Discovery Methods as the leading topic (3% of slots across 5 PIs; 5 labels). Overall the pattern is balanced: there is enough structure to identify active groups, while the field mix still leaves room for multiple research identities. The most prominent PIs by weighted works are Ji‐Xin Cheng (21.4 weighted works; Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research, Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging); Qiang Cui (18.3 weighted works; Protein Structure and Dynamics, Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior). The strongest pairings are Christopher S. Chen and Jeroen Eyckmans (10 shared works, weight 5). The strongest breakdown groups are group 1 with 10 PIs, 12 internal connections, weight 13.8, around Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, led by Muhammad H. Zaman, Darren Roblyer, David A. Boas.