PhD alumni Eric Steen (’10) and Jeff Dietrich (’11) are featured in “Synthetic Biology 2.0” in Wired magazine online. The article discusses their startup company Lygos and the the up-and-coming garage garage industry of synthetic biology. Read the full article at Wired.
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Laney and Berkeley build microfluidic bay bridge
From June through August, a group of 18 students from Laney College participated in a program for specialized training in medical device technology. Taught by UC Berkeley project scientist Dr. Seung-min Park, a member of Professor Luke Lee’s laboratory, students learned the basics of design, fabrication and applications of microfabrication technology through hands-on training at […]
Five students named 2014 Siebel Scholars
The Siebel Foundation has announced the names of five UC Berkeley Bioengineering graduate students who have been named Siebel Scholars.
Former BioE postdoc Nilsson named to TR35
August 22, 2013 – Dr. Lina Nilsson, former bioengineering postdoc in Professor Dan Fletcher’s lab, has been named one of this year’s 35 Innovators Under 35 by the MIT Technology Review.
Kassianidou wins HHMI Fellowship
August 14, 2013 – BioE graduate student Elena Kassianidou has been awarded an International Predoctoral Fellowship from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI).
Capstone team wins NIH Honorable Mention
August 12, 2013 – A team of students in the Fall 2012 Bioengineering Senior Capstone Design course have received an Honorable Mention in the NIH 2013 Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge competition.
Natividad-Diaz wins 2nd for Innovation in Primary Healthcare
July 12, 2013 – Bioengineering Ph.D. student Sylvia Natividad-Diaz has won second place in the Prize for Primary Healthcare, a CIMIT – Ambulatory Practice of the Future competition.
Seung-Wuk Lee gets R&D 100
July 8, 2013 – Bioengineering professor Seung-Wuk Lee was honored with a 2013 R&D 100 Award for his development of an engineered virus which generates electricity.
Jay Keasling talks biofuels on NPR
June 28, 2013 – Jay Keasling, professor of bioengineering and chemical & biomolecular engineering and CEO of the Joing BioEnergy Institute, talked about the future of biofuels on National Public Radio. Listen to the broadcast or read the story at NPR.