Training the next generation of leaders in engineering biology

Bioengineering at Berkeley opens new areas of scientific inquiry, drives transformational technologies, and trains the next generation of leaders in bioengineering. Learn more

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More than 750 talented students

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Ranked #6 in the nation

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Over 300 patents granted
to current faculty

Our Next Event:

9/25/25 – Nicolas Fawzi

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2025-26 Rising Star in Bioengineering Lecture

“Seeing and Engineering Biomolecular Condensates with Atomic Precision”

Dr. Nicolas Fawzi
Brown University

Spotlight: Bioengineering In Depth

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Stanley Qi: “For many people, waiting is not an option”

PhD alumnus Stanley Qi, now a professor at Stanford University, is interviewed about his work developing advanced gene-editing tools to treat life-threatening diseases and slow the onset of neurological aging.

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Indigenous knowledge helps biotech find new drugs. This grad student wants those companies to give back.

Bioengineering doctoral student Maria Astolfi and her colleagues argue for a new type of partnership with indigenous peoples to create a more ethical bioeconomy.

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BlotSeq single cell sequencing – animated!

BioE postdoc Trinh Lam’s animated video explains how Herr Lab’s BlotSeq single-cell tool uses sequencing data to guide protein selection without the need to predefine targets, making the process more flexible.