Bioengineering Assistant Professor John Dueber has received the U.S. Department of Energy’s Early Career Research Award. The award is given to outstanding researchers and funds their research for up to five years and $2.5 million.
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Karp leads $60 million computer science institute
May 10th, 2012 – Richard Karp, Professor of Bioengineering, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Industrial Engineering & Operations Research, and Mathematics, will be the the first leader of Berkeley’s new Simmons Institute for the Theory of Computing.
Dr. David Rempel on Phillips’ New Posture Correcting Monitor
April 10th, 2012 – Imagine a computer screen that could help you keep better posture at the office. Director of the UC Berkeley Ergonomics Program, Dr. David Rempel, reviewed Phillips’ new ErgoSensor Monitor for its potential to help people develop better posture habits.
Professor Keasling Develops Sensor for More Sustainable Biofuels
April 4, 2012 – Bioengineering and Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering professor Jay Keasling and his team of researchers have developed a biological sensor system that stimulates bacteria to produce more sustainable amounts of biofuel.
Herr receives 2012 Ellen Weaver award
February 23, 2012 – Bioengineering Assistant Professor Amy Herr, the 2012 recipient of the Ellen Weaver award from the Nothern California Chapters of the Association for Women in Science.
Rempel’s innovations protect construction workers
February 2, 2012 – A new highway drill jig developed in the laboratory of Professor David Rempel promises to both ease fatigue and prevent harmful silica exposure for workers drilling into concrete.
Synthetic biologists produce CAD tools for RNA
December 22, 2011 – Synthetic biology researchers at UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory have developed computer assisted design (CAD)-type models and simulations for RNA molecules that make it possible to engineer biological components.
Arkin, Lee and Pruitt 2012 AIMBE Fellows
December 20, 2011 – Congratulations to Professors Adam Arkin, Luke Lee and Lisa Pruitt, all new members of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows!
Luke Lee awarded Gates Foundation grant
December 16, 2011- Berkeley Bioengineering Professor Luke Lee has been selected to receive a Point-of-Care Diagnostics grant through Grand Challenges in Global Health, an initiative created by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.