BioMEMS & Nanotechnology

Control of materials at the micron and nanometer scale has the potential to revolutionize the study of biological systems and the treatment of disease. Berkeley researchers were among the original developers of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), and the faculty of the Bioengineering Graduate Group remain at the forefront of MEMS research and development applied to biology (BioMEMS). Examples include new polymer-based drug delivery systems for anti-cancer agents, specialized tools for minimally invasive surgery, novel cell sorting systems for high-throughput data collection, and precision measurement techniques enabled by microfabricated devices. Use of new materials to make nanometer-scale structures designed to interact with biological systems is opening a new field of nanotechnology that promises advancements in fabrication technology, biological control, and medical applications. With outstanding fabrication and testing facilities, including the original Berkeley Microfabrication Laboratory, the new NanoBio Center in the Stanley Biosciences and Bioengineering Building, and the Molecular Foundry at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and links to the local biotechnology industry, students in the Bioengineering Graduate Group become part of a dynamic community that is improving health through new technology.

BioMEMS & Nanotechnology faculty in the Graduate Group:

Ronald Arenson, UCSF, Affiliate
Biomedical Imaging; BioMEMS, Nanotechnology, Robotics

Brian Barsky, UCB, Affiliate
Biomedical Imaging; Biomedical Instrumentation; BioMEMS, Nanotechnology, Robotics; Vision

Bernhard Boser, UCB, Affiliate
Biomedical Instrumentation; BioMEMS, Nanotechnology, Robotics

Steve Conolly, UCB, Core Member
Biomedical Imaging; Biomedical Instrumentation; BioMEMS, Nanotechnology, Robotics

Deborah Dean, UCSF, Affiliate
Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Genomics; BioMEMS, Nanotechnology, Robotics; Tissue Engineering

Tejal A. Desai, UCSF, Core Member
BioMEMS, Nanotechnology, Robotics; Drug Delivery; Tissue Engineering

Robert Full, UCB, Core Member
Biomaterials; Biomechanics; BioMEMS, Nanotechnology, Robotics; Neural Systems Analysis

Amy Herr, UCB, Core Member
Biomedical Instrumentation; BioMEMS, Nanotechnology, Robotics

Hami Kazerooni, UCB, Affiliate
Biomechanics; BioMEMS, Nanotechnology, Robotics

Luke Lee, UCB, Core Member
Biomaterials; Biomedical Imaging; Biomedical Instrumentation; BioMEMS, Nanotechnology, Robotics; Neural Systems Analysis; Vision

Song Li, UCB, Core Member
Biomaterials; BioMEMS, Nanotechnology, Robotics; Tissue Engineering

Dorian Liepmann, UCB, Core Member
BioMEMS and Nanotechnology; Drug Delivery Systems and Pharmacogenomics

Richard Mathies, UCB, Core Member
BioMEMS, Nanotechnology, Robotics

Susan Muller, UCB, Affiliate
Biomaterials; BioMEMS, Nanotechnology, Robotics

Albert Pisano, UCB, Affiliate
Biomaterials; BioMEMS, Nanotechnology, Robotics; Drug Delivery

Boris Rubinsky, UCB, Affiliate
Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Genomics; Biomedical Imaging; Biomedical Instrumentation; BioMEMS, Nanotechnology, Robotics; Drug Delivery; Neural Systems Analysis; Tissue Engineering

S. Shankar Sastry, UCB, Core Member
BioMEMS, Nanotechnology, Robotics

David Sretavan, UCSF, Core Member
Biomedical Instrumentation; BioMEMS, Nanotechnology, Robotics; Neural Systems Analysis; Tissue Engineering; Vision

Richard M. White, UCB, Affiliate
BioMEMS-Nanotechnology and Robotics