Alumna Kolar named to 30 Under 30

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Congratulations to bioengineering MEng alumna Brontë Kolar, named to the 2026 Forbes 30 Under 30! Kolar co-founded Zeon Systems, a company using natural language AI with intelligent robots to automate repetitive and time-consuming lab work.

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Herr wins Weill Neurohub Investigator Award

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A research project on “the protein code of brain aging: from molecules to mechanisms,” by Professor Amy Herr has been selected for a Weill Neurohub Investigator Award. The Investigators program funds top faculty to form cross-campus, interdisciplinary teams to explore, create, and test bold new concepts and technologies.

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Torres and Brener receive UCSF Mentoring Awards

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Congratulations to BioE PhD students Alonso Torres and Stephanie Brener! Torres received a 2026 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars at UCSF, and Brener and Honorable Mention.

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Joy Ahn named Outstanding Advisor

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Congratulations to bioengineering’s Master’s Programs Manager Joy Ahn!
Joy has been received a 2025 Excellence in Advising and Student Services Award for her outstanding support of our master’s students.

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Alice Tang named to 30 Under 30

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Congratulations to bioengineering MD/PhD candidate Alice Tang, named to the 2026 Forbes 30 Under 30! Tang has pioneered methods to analyze millions of health records using AI, uncovering revelations about complex diseases like Alzheimer’s. 

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