Professor Amy Herr’s microfluidic liquid biopsies are featured in the latest Promise of Berkeley magazine.
Sanjibita Mishra
Research Associate, Early Stage Development, Kite Pharma
Master of Engineering, Bioengineering, 2015
I perform process development to design, establish, and transfer cell therapy processes to support early phase clinical trials.
“The course and laboratory work at Berkeley helped me not only to grasp the principles but also allowed me to apply those in real life applications. I believe that the culture in Berkeley to encourage analytical thinking was crucial to my success both as student and in the industry.”
Trisha Bartlett
Lead Quality Engineer, Abbott Laboratories
B.S. Bioengineering, 2011
I work on a minimally invasive heart valve repair device called the MitraClip. My role is to supervise a small group of quality engineers who support the manufacturing line, ensuring product quality and compliance.
“In BioE I learned working in teams with highly technical people, understanding the prototyping and design process, good laboratory practices, and problem solving.”
Yartsev receives Fay/Frank Seed Grant
Professor Michael Yartsev has received a Fay/Frank Seed Grant from the Brain Research Foundation, which provides start-up monies for new research projects in the field of neuroscience.
Viral infections decrease muscle health, cause damage
Researchers in Prof. Irina Conboy’s lab found that viral infections turn down the intensity of a key oxytocin receptor linked to healing and health of skeletal muscle and bone, mental well-being and prevention of obesity. The pathway was recently shown to be needed for muscle maintenance and regeneration, which declines with age.
Eko Devices clears new ECG tool
Eko Devices, a BioE startup led by alumnus Connor Landgraf, has received FDA clearance for its second tool, a combined digital stethoscope and electrocardiogram (ECG).
2017 Biodesign Immersion Experience kicks off
The 2017 Biodesign Immersion Experience has kicked off their summer of engineering design with a busy week of six offsite visits and their first blog post. Catch up with the BIE summer interns, who will be blogging for the next six weeks on the role of engineering design in clinical medicine, based on visits and interactions with the generous professional engineers and clinicians who host & mentor them.
Yartsev named McKnight Scholar
Professor Michael Yartsev has been selected to receive a 2017 McKnight Scholar Award, which is granted to young scientists who are in the early stages of establishing their own independent laboratories and research careers and who have demonstrated a commitment to neuroscience.
BioE Alumni Summer Bear Bash
The 2017 BioE Alumni Summer Bear Bash! We hope everyone enjoyed the 2017 Bash – and if you couldn’t make it, we missed you! Check out some photos of the event below. Stay tuned for next year’s alumni mixer! Amazing Photobooth! A thousand thank yous to PhD alumna Sophie Wong and her husband Donald Eng for volunteering their […]