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Yartsev receives Konishi Neuroethology Research Award

New Assistant Professor Michael Yartsev is one of the recipients of the 2015 Konishi Neuroethology Research Award. The awards from the International Society for Neuroethology are intended to promote research by early career investigators. Congratulations!

Healy Lab grows beating human heart tissue from stem cells

Researchers in Professor Kevin Healy’s lab have developed a template for growing beating cardiac tissue from stem cells, creating a system that could serve as a model for early heart development and as a drug-screening tool to make pregnancies safer.

Welcome new Chair, Dan Fletcher!

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Daniel Fletcher as Chair of the Department of Bioengineering at the University of California, Berkeley. After four years of dynamic service, Professor Kevin Healy has chosen to step down as Chair and return his focus to teaching and research.

Anderson lab develops potential molecular lock and key for GMOs

Researchers in bioengineering professor Chris Anderson’s lab have used synthetic biology to develop an easy way to lock down bacteria, to contain its accidental spread. The work, led by recent BioE Ph.D. Gabriel Lopez, shows promise as a potential method of containing advances created through synthetic biology and genetic engineering.

Amy Herr named 2015 Georges Guiochon Faculty Fellow

Professor Amy Herr has been named the 2015 Georges Guiochon Faculty Fellow! She will be presented the award and deliver a special lecture at the 42nd Symposium of HPLC (High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques) in Geneva.

Messersmith shows drug-induced regeneration in adult mice

Bioengineering professor Phillip Messersmith has co-authored groundbreaking research showing that a primitive form of tissue regeneration can be harnessed to achieve spontaneous tissue regeneration in adult mice, without the need for stem cells. The study findings were reported in Science Translational Medicine.

Conboy and Schaffer discover new drug to rejuvenate aging tissues

Bioengineering professors Irina Conboy and David Schaffer, have discovered a small-molecule drug that simultaneously revives old stem cells in the brains and muscles of mice. This is excellent news for anti-aging research, giving hope that there could exist a single intervention that rescues the function of multiple tissues throughout the body.