Stem cell research in Professor David Schaffer’s lab is profiled in the Daily Cal.
Mofrad shows how Staph bacteria adhere to nanostructures
Professor Mohammad Mofrad and his lab have investigated, for the first time, how individual Staphylococcus Aureus cells glom onto metallic nanostructures of various shapes and sizes. Their research could guide the development of bacteria-resistant materials.
Vlassakis going to Lindau Nobel Meeting
Graduate student Julea Vlassakis has been selected to participate in the 64th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, to be held from 29 June to 4 July 2014, in Lindau, Germany. Only the 600 most qualified young researchers can be given the opportunity to enrich and share the unique atmosphere of the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings.
Natividad-Diaz creates game-changing monitor for HIV
Bioe grad student has developed a handheld cell counter the size of a Rubik’s Cube that’s affordable and easy to use to check CD4 levels in blood samples.
How damaged is your DNA?
A startup by BioE alum Jon Tang wants your DNA.
Capstone startup aims to revolutionize modern stethoscope
Eko Devices, a startup company by a BioE alum that spun out from a BioE 192 capstone design project, was featured in the Daily Cal for their high-tech stethoscope redesign.
MTM and PhD team gets $2.7mil to reduce premature births
A team led by bioengineering Master of Translational Medicine and PhD students, along with UCSF bioengineering and medical faculty and staff, has received a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant of $2.7 million over three years for a collaborative project aimed at reducing premature births.
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Herr and Li new AIMBE Fellows
Congratulations to professors Amy Herr and Song Li, new members of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows!
Seung-Wuk Lee Lab creates early warning system for toxins
Seung-Wuk Lee, UC Berkeley associate professor of bioengineering, led a research team to create color-changing biosensors, assembled from benign viruses, that can detect volatile chemicals.