Herr receives DARPA Young Faculty Award

July 13, 2009 Bioengineering Assistant Professor Amy Herr is the recipient of a 2009 DARPA Young Faculty Award. Herr was recognized for her proposal on “An Integrated Micro/Nanosystem for Rapid Validation of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Biomarkers”.

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Kumar awarded Presidential honor

July 9, 2009 Sanjay Kumar, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at UC Berkeley, has been awarded a 2009 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers by President Obama.

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Herr receives Hellman Award

June 8, 2009 Assistant Professor of Bioenginering Amy Herr has been granted a 2009 awards from the Hellman Family Faculty Fund. Created by a generous gift from distinguished alumnus F. Warren Hellman, the Hellman Family Faculty Fund awards research grants to junior faculty who have shown a promise of great distinction.

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Budinger receives Radiology Gold Medal

May 22, 2009 Thomas Budinger, Professor and Founding Chair of UC Berkeley Bioengineering, has been awarded the Gold Medal for Distinguished Service to Radiology by the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS).

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Keasling wins first Biotech Humanitarian Award

May 20, 2009 Jay Keasling, Berkeley Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering and Acting Deputy Directory of Lawrence Berkeley Lab, has been awarded the first Biotech Humanitarian Award from the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO).

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NCIAA funds BioE capstone course

April 26, 2009 Bioengineering Assistant Professor Amy Herr has received a grant from the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance to fund the new Bioengineering Capstone Design course, BioE 192.

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Tirrell elected to AAAS

April 20, 2009 Matthew Tirrell, incoming Chair of the Department of Bioengineering and current Dean of the College of Engineering at UC Santa Barbara, has been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Tirrell is also a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of the American Institute of…

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Luke Lee receives IEEE EMBS Award

April 16, 2009 Bioengineering Professor Luke Lee will receive the 2009 IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society  Award for Excellence in Biomedical Technology in Memoriam of William J. Morlock.

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