Posts Tagged ‘research’
Stem cell research may unlock secrets of incurable diseases
Stem cell research in Professor David Schaffer’s lab is profiled in the Daily Cal.
Read MoreMofrad shows how Staph bacteria adhere to nanostructures
Professor Mohammad Mofrad and his lab have investigated, for the first time, how individual Staphylococcus Aureus cells glom onto metallic nanostructures of various shapes and sizes. Their research could guide the development of bacteria-resistant materials.
Read MoreSeung-Wuk Lee Lab creates early warning system for toxins
Seung-Wuk Lee, UC Berkeley associate professor of bioengineering, led a research team to create color-changing biosensors, assembled from benign viruses, that can detect volatile chemicals.
Read MoreKumar and Murthy receive Keck Fund award
Bioengineering professors Sanjay Kumar and Niren Murthy have been granted a $500,000 research award from the W.M. Keck Foundation for their project, Single Tumor Cell Proteomics for Diagnosis and Prognosis.
Read MoreVideo of Lee Lab’s soft robots on InsideScience TV
Bioengineering professor Seung-Wuk Lee’s breakthrough soft robotics were featured in a video on InsideScience TV. InsideScience interviewed Lee as well as BioE student Malav Desai and recent alum Eddie Wang.
Read MoreLi Lab shows physical cues help mature cells revert into embryonic-like stem cells
October 21, 2013 Professor Song Li and his research team have shown that physical cues can replace certain chemicals when inducing mature cells back to a pluripotent stage, capable of becoming any cell type in the body.
Read MoreNatividad-Diaz wins 2nd for Innovation in Primary Healthcare
July 12, 2013 – Bioengineering Ph.D. student Sylvia Natividad-Diaz has won second place in the Prize for Primary Healthcare, a CIMIT – Ambulatory Practice of the Future competition.
Read MoreJay Keasling talks biofuels on NPR
June 28, 2013 – Jay Keasling, professor of bioengineering and chemical & biomolecular engineering and CEO of the Joing BioEnergy Institute, talked about the future of biofuels on National Public Radio. Listen to the broadcast or read the story at NPR.
Read MoreArkin challenges key tenet of microbiology
June 19, 2013 – Bioengineering professor Adam Arkin and collaborators have new findings which suggest that bacteria in the laboratory show little adaptive gene regulation in response to their environment.
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