News and Events

Our Next Event:

2/15/25 – Dr. Dione Rossiter, Science At Cal

BMES Guest Speaker:

Dr. Dione (Dee) Rossiter
Executive Director of Science at Cal

Date: Wednesday Feb 12 12-1:00PM 
Location: Stanley Hall room 106 

still frame from animated video explaining single cell analysis

BlotSeq single cell sequencing – animated!

February 7, 2025

BioE postdoc Trinh Lam’s animated video explains how Herr Lab’s BlotSeq single-cell tool uses sequencing data to guide protein selection without the need to predefine targets, making the process more flexible.

still frame from video of four MTM students waving in laboratory

MTM + NASA = Success

February 7, 2025

A team of Master of Translational Medicine students partnered with NASA to find the perfect applications for their microfabrication technology.

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Yartsev wins Richard Lounsbery Award

January 23, 2025

Michael Yartsev will receive the 2025 Richard Lounsbery Award from the National Academy of Sciences to recognize his extraordinary scientific achievement in understanding the neural basis of natural behaviors.

MoA animation by Visual Science, 2024

Bridge RNAs: ‘Holy Grail’ in Next-Gen Gene Editing Tech?

January 17, 2025

Patrick Hsu’s breakthrough discovery of bridge RNA gene editing tools is discussed on WebMD, with contributions from BioE alumnus Connor Tou.

Photo of gloved hands with sample containers and receptacle during RNA sample extraction in the centrifuge. Image taken in the Healy lab and courtesy of Jazmin Isabel Velazquez.

Diverse paths to discovery at UC Berkeley

December 3, 2024

BioE graduate student Jazmin Isabel Velazquez examines the unique paths every graduate student takes on the road to their PhD in this story based on her experience in the Healy and Rubinsky Labs.

Photo of Lam receiving best paper certificate on stage at conference

Herr Lab Postdoc Wins AIP Best Paper

November 12, 2024

Trinh Lam, a postdoc in Amy Herr’s lab, has won the Biomicrofluidics Best Paper Award from AIP Publishing at the 28th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences – Micro-Total Analysis Systems (µTAS 2024).

Departmental Events

In addition to our established annual events, the department offers frequent enrichment and training events for students, some in partnership with other campus units.

Grad school application workshops, alumni chats, startup founder panels, poster sessions and more occur throughout the school year.

Check out the campus events calendar for even more opportunities.

Spotlight: Bioengineering In Depth

still frame from animated video explaining single cell analysis

BlotSeq single cell sequencing – animated!

BioE postdoc Trinh Lam’s animated video explains how Herr Lab’s BlotSeq single-cell tool uses sequencing data to guide protein selection without the need to predefine targets, making the process more flexible.

Photo of gloved hands with sample containers and receptacle during RNA sample extraction in the centrifuge. Image taken in the Healy lab and courtesy of Jazmin Isabel Velazquez.

Diverse paths to discovery at UC Berkeley

BioE graduate student Jazmin Isabel Velazquez examines the unique paths every graduate student takes on the road to their PhD in this story based on her experience in the Healy and Rubinsky Labs.

Faculty Focus on Leah Guthrie

Professor Leah Guthrie works to understand how the microbiome metabolites and proteins communicate with our human cells to influence our physiology and pathophysiology. Learn more about Guthrie in this interview with QB3.