BioE News
BioE research on Danish TV
Danish TV program, “Tech and City” filmed an episode at UC Berkeley featuring technology from two bioengineering faculty laboratories. They showcased Professor Seung-Wuk Lee’s virus-electric energy work, and the CellScope project from Professor Dan Fletcher’s lab, explained by PhD alum and lecturer Frankie Myers.
Read MoreFirst shipment of malaria drug heads to Africa
The first 1.7 million treatments of semi-synthetic artemisinin, engineered by Professor Jay Keasling’s lab using synthetic biology, has been shipped to malaria-endemic countries in Africa.
Read MoreKeasling boosts bioengineering on Capitol Hill
UC Berkeley professor and synthetic biology pioneer Jay Keasling called for ‘national initiative’ to boost bioengineering, stressing the need for a federal strategy to ensure continued U.S. leadership in a field he said can yield significant medical benefits for people throughout the world, “and even save lives.”
Read MoreCapstone team takes 2nd in ASME Undergraduate Design Competition
A team of students in the Fall 2013 Bioengineering Senior Capstone Design course have won Second Place in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Undergraduate Design Competition this summer.
Read MoreWatch BioE students speak at 2014 Commencement
Two Bioengineering graduates were selected to be the student commencement speakers at the 2014 College of Engineering Commencement ceremonies on May 18, 2014. Rachel Cheng and Helen Sun delivered a dynamic and inspiring tag-team speech to their peers.
Read MoreConboy Lab discovers oxytocin aids muscle regeneration
New research from professor Irina Conboy’s lab shows that oxytocin, known as the ‘trust hormone’, is indispensable for healthy muscle maintenance and repair, and that in mice it declines with age.
Read MoreHerr Lab expands highly specific protein measurements to single cells
Single-cell western blots by Herr and Schaffer labs bring microarray frameworks to highly specific protein separations, expanding the study of single-cell variation to the proteome.
Read MoreKeasling wins renewable energy prize
Jay Keasling, professor of chemical & biomolecular engineering and bioengineering and CEO of JBEI, has won the 2014 Renewable Energy Prize portion of the prestigious Eni Awards for his achievements in “the microbial production of hydrocarbon fuels.”
Read MoreBioEs top 2014 Senior Class Gift
How much do BioE students love Berkeley? SO much that they put their money where their hearts are. Congratulations 2014 BioE Bears – top fundraisers for the senior class gift!
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