March 30, 2009 Bioengineering junior Madhvi Venkatesh has been awarded a 2009 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship. She is one of only two UC Berkeley winners for this nationally competitive scholarship this year.
Archives for 2009
Herr’s research is hot stuff
March 28, 2009 An article by Bioengineering Assistant Professor Amy Herr has been declared one of the “Hot Articles of 2008” by Lab On A Chip journal.
Rock Star – Keasling in Rolling Stone
March 18, 2009 Jay Keasling, Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering, was named one of Rolling Stone Magazine’s 100 Agents of Change.
California Connected Features Keasling
March 16, 2009 Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering Professor Jay Keasling is becoming a fixture on YouTube! In addition to his appearance last week on The Colbert Report, he can also be found on YouTube discussing antimalarial drug research in a video produced by California Connected, an award-winning PBS news magazine.
Keasling on Colbert Report
March 11, 2009 Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering Professor Jay Keasling made a guest appearance on the Colbert Report, a popular Comedy Central news magazine television show last night.
Head-Gordon wins Li Ka Shing grant
February 25, 2009 Bioengineering Professor Teresa Head-Gordon is the recipient of a 2008-2009 Li Ka Shing Foundation Women in Science Research Grant Program.
Schaffer Working To Cure Cystic Fibrosis
February 17, 2009 Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering David Schaffer, along with researchers from UC Berkeley and the University of Iowa, have turned a relatively benign virus into a highly infectious form that is ideal as a carrier for gene therapy.
Welcome Professor Marriott
January 24, 2009 The Department of Bioengineering enthusiastically welcomes our newest faculty member, Professor Gerard Marriott.
Lee’s viruses may repair nerves
January 22, 2009 Research by Bioengineering Assistant Professor Seung-Wuk Lee that may someday help regenerate injured spinal cords was featured in MIT’s Technology Review this week.