September 8, 2005 A review article co-authored by bioengineering professor Irina Conboy was published in the September 8, 2005 issue of Cell, one of the most respected journals of biology.
Archives for 2005
Undergrad Deppe presents at BMES
September 2005 Senior ME major Allison Deppe spent the summer doing research with bioengineering professor Mohammad Mofrad through the Berkeley Summer Bioengineering Research Program. Now she’s off to the 2005 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) fall meeting to present the results of her research.
Dr. B elected President – Society of Molecular Imaging
September 2005 Dr. Thomas Budinger was recently elected President of the Society of Molecular Imaging.
Berger awarded Cook Chair
August 2005 Dr. Stanley Berger, Professor of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, has been appointed to the Montford G. Cook Endowed Chair in Engineering.
Arkin and Schaffer in Cell
July 29, 2005 Assistant Professor of Bioengineering Adam Arkin and David Schaffer, assistant Professor of Chemistry and member of the Bioengineering Graduate Group, reported on a novel strategy for taming HIV infections on July 29 in the journal Cell.
Dr. B rows to victory
July 2005 Congratulations to Dr. Budinger! His team just won the Bronze Medal for the Men’s 8 category at the 2005 USRowing Southwest Regional Masters Championships. The race took place at Lake Merritt on July 10. Way to row Dr. B!
Conboy receives Faculty Award
June 2005 Dr. Irina Conboy, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Faculty Research Fund for the Biological Sciences. The funds will go to support her research project,establishing a Dedicated Mouse Colony for Testing the Regenerative Capacity of hES Cells in vivo.
Mofrad named Regent’s Junior Faculty Fellow
June 2005 Dr. Mohammad Mofrad, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, has been awarded a Regent’s Junior Faculty Fellowship for the summer of 2005.
Chen gets Sustainability Award
May 2005 Menzies Chen, Bioengineering alumnus and researcher in the Fletcher Lab, has been awarded one of five UC Berkeley Sustainability Awards.