Using the microbiome to combat lung pathogens
01/13/26 — Novel approach offers a way to stop deadly infections without using antibiotics
Bioengineering
Researchers pioneer greener way to extract rare earth elements
11/12/25 — Sustainable biomining approach uses genetically engineered viruses
Nature provides the answers
11/10/25 — Phillip Messersmith harnesses the natural world to engineer medical innovations
Heart-on-a-chip may lead to new treatments for heart failure
11/03/25 — Model helps identify nanoparticles that can deliver mRNA directly into heart muscle cells
Dan Fletcher named to National Academy of Medicine
10/21/25 — Bioengineering professor recognized for his work developing mobile phone-based microscopy to diagnose infectious diseases in developing countries
UC Berkeley scientists uncover neural mechanisms behind long-term memory
07/09/25 — Neuroscientists record activity from hundreds of neurons simultaneously in bats, providing new clues into how memories are stored
Cracking the code of life
06/17/25 — The Evo 2 machine learning model enlists the power of AI in the fight against diseases.
From silence to sound
06/11/25 — An AI-based method can synthesize signals from brain-computer interfaces into audible speech in near-real time.
Three professors named to NAE
06/11/25 — Professors Kristin Person, Stuart Russell and David Schaffer were elected to the National Academy of Engineering.
Indigenous knowledge helps biotech find new drugs. This grad student wants those companies to give back.
05/06/25 — Maria Astolfi (Ph.D.’26 BioE) is working toward a new type of partnership with indigenous peoples to create a more ethical bioeconomy
The not-so-secret life of gut bacteria
04/28/25 — Computational modeling gives us a peek inside these important microbial communities
Brain-to-voice neuroprosthesis restores naturalistic speech
03/31/25 — AI-based model streams intelligible speech from the brain in real time
Phillip Messersmith named fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science
03/27/25 — BioE professor honored for 'distinguished contributions' in wet biological adhesion and biologically inspired materials
New AI breakthrough can model and design genetic code across all domains of life
02/19/25 — Evo 2, the largest AI model in biology to date, can accurately predict the effects of all types of genetic mutations
Three Berkeley Engineering professors named to NAE
02/11/25 — Kristin Persson, Stuart Russell and David Schaffer elected to the esteemed organization
New glues
11/20/24 — A new chemical strategy opens the door to high-performance, recyclable adhesives, including a superglue for fetal surgery.
Evo: Creating generative AI for genomes
11/14/24 — Arc Institute: Multimodal artificial intelligence model can interpret and generate genomic sequences at a vast scale
Could a new medical approach fix faulty genes before birth?
10/24/24 — UC Davis Health: Berkeley engineers collaborate on unique mRNA delivery method for in utero gene editing for neurodevelopmental conditions
Berkeley researchers receive ARPA-H awards
10/10/24 — UC Berkeley researchers in two multi-institutional teams have won major awards to fund pioneering biomedical research
Bringing clarity to computational imaging
09/30/24 — New tool removes motion artifacts when imaging dynamic samples