BioE News
Improving the odds for kidney transplant success
An MTM student team was recognized by the Clinton Global Initiative University for their low-cost kidney transplant monitor.
Read MoreYartsev named 2016 Searle Scholar
Professor Michael Yartsev has been named a 2016 Searle Scholar! The Searle Scholars Program supports the independent research of exceptional young faculty in the biomedical sciences and chemistry.
Read MoreTwo BioE undergrads awarded Whitaker Fellowships
Congratulations to BioE students Amy Lyden and Amanda Haack, recipients of 2016 Whitaker International Fellowships! The Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program sends biomedical engineering students for one year anywhere outside the U. S. or Canada to conduct research, hold internships, or complete coursework.
Read More2016 Biodesign Immersion Experience interns selected
Eight bioengineering students have been selected to participate in the 2016 Biodesign Immersion Experience. Created by Professor Amy Herr and funded by grant from the NIH, the BIE is an 8-week summer program that prepares bioengineers to connect engineering innovation and unmet clinical needs. Students have either recently taken or will be taking BioE 192, the senior…
Read MoreUC Berkeley rated #1 Best Value college!
UC Berkeley has been rated the #1 best value college in the US by Forbes magazine.
Read MoreMTM Josh Yang in Grand Slam elevator pitch competition
MTM student Joshua Yang will be competing on Monday, March 28 against 9 other Berkeley grad students for cash and a chance to compete in the UC-wide Grad Slam in April.
Read MoreYartsev receives Human Frontier Science Program award
Michael Yartsev and collaborators have been awarded a $1.2M grant from the Human Frontier Science Program. They will use a molecular, neural and comparative approach to study vocal learning in bats.
Read MoreBioE benefactor Andrew Grove, 1936-2016
Intel Corporation former CEO and Chairman Andrew S. Grove passed away today at the age of 79. Grove was a UC Berkeley alumnus and a staunch supporter of bioengineering, who donated the founding gift for our Master of Translational Medicine program. He will be missed.
Read MoreBioE startup Zephyrus acquired by Bio-techne
Zephyrus Biosciences, a startup company spun out of professor Amy Herr’s lab, was acquired today by Bio-techne, a top biosciences tools company. Zephyrus was led by BioE PhD Kelly Gardner and pioneered commercialization of Herr Lab’s single-cell western blotting technique, which they will continue as part of the Protein Platforms Division of Bio-Techne.
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