November 29, 2011 – Research by Bioengineering and Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Professor Jay Keasling is taking synthetic biology another step closer to full-scale production of biofuels.
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Conboy reprograms muscles to combat degeneration
September 22, 2011 Berkeley Bioengineering Assistant Professor Irina Conboy has achieved a breakthrough in regenerative medicine, reprogramming muscles to form new muscle cells.
Herr analyzes tears for diagnosis
September 19, 2011 Bioengineering Assistant Professor Amy Herr, along with graduate student Kelly Karns, has developed a microfluidic assay which can test tears for proteins that signal disease.
Terry Johnson collects more teaching awards
May 17, 2011 Bioengineering Lecturer Terry Johnson has been recognized with the Spring 2011 Outstanding Instructor Award from the Bioengineering Honor Society. He was also awarded the 2011 Outstanding Faculty of the Year Award and named an Eminent Engineer by the Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society.
Li Lab awarded CIRM grant
May 4, 2011 UC Berkeley Bioengineering Associate Professor Song Li was one of nineteen University of California scientists receiving grants from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine for stem cell research.
Healy wins Clemson Award
April 15, 2011 Bioengineering and Materials Science & Engineering Professor Kevin Healy was awarded the 2011 Clemson Award for Basic Research from the Society for Biomaterials.
Arkin and Schaffer look at Cellular Networking
March 18, 2011 Bioengineering Professors Adam Arkin and David Schaffer are the authors of an essay in the journal Cellwhich describes in detail key technologies and insights that are advancing systems biology research.
Lee Lab achieves lab on a chip milestone
March 17, 2011 UC Berkeley Bioengineering Professor Luke Lee and his laboratory have made a major advancement in microfluidics research, which could lead to stand-alone, self-powered chips that can diagnose diseases within minutes.
Herr and Kumar Receive NSF CAREER Awards
February 14, 2011 Berkeley Bioengineering Assistant Professors Amy Herr and Sanjay Kumar have received 2011 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program awards. CAREER awards are given to young researchers in science and engineering who have also translated their work into significant educational activities.