Bat study reveals secrets of the social brain
10/21/21 — Berkeley News: Research led by bioengineering professor Michael Yartsev provides the first glimpse into how the brains of social mammals process complex group interactions
Bioengineering
Can bats help us design a better driverless car?
10/05/21 — Bakar Fellows: Bioengineer Michael Yartsev is translating bats’ neurological "rules of the road" into computational algorithms to guide development of navigation systems for driverless cars
Jay Keasling receives Distinguished Scientist Fellow award
09/23/21 — Berkeley Lab: Bioengineer and senior faculty scientist is honored by DOE for scientific leadership and engagement with the academic and research communities
Seven Berkeley engineers honored as 2022 Siebel Scholars
09/23/21 — They are among 82 exceptional students from the world’s leading graduate schools of business, computer science, and bioengineering.
Cold-hearted science: Supercooling technique advances preservation of human tissue
09/22/21 — Berkeley researchers revive human heart tissue that had been supercooled at subfreezing temperatures for days, showing promise of technique that could be a game-changer for organ transplants and medical research.
From brain waves to words
07/19/21 UCSF — Neuroprosthesis breakthrough from joint Berkeley-UCSF bioengineering program restores words to man with paralysis
Peek inside flying bat’s brain uncovers clues to mammalian navigation
07/08/21 — Study by neuroscientists, bioengineers finds neural “GPS system” that tracks many mammals' present — and future — location
The health lab in your pocket
04/26/21 — A COVID-19 test that uses CRISPR is professor Dan Fletcher’s latest transformation of cell phones into mobile diagnostic tools.
Unraveled
04/26/21 — Bioengineers have created a microfluidic platform that can be used to unravel and image lengthy strands of DNA.
Out of the bag
04/26/21 — A chemical process that converts polyethylene plastic into a strong adhesive could create economic incentives for recycling plastic bags.
Tiny wireless implant detects oxygen deep within the body
04/14/21 — Ultrasound-powered device offers minimally invasive way to monitor organs or tissue
CRISPR-Chip advance streamlines genetic testing for medical diagnostics and research
04/05/21 — New study demonstrates platform's ability to detect single-point mutation without DNA amplification
TotalVI: A transformative algorithm
03/25/21 — UC Berkeley researchers have invented a computer algorithm that uses deep learning to integrate gene and protein data about single cells
Using microfluidics to peer deeper into the structure of our genome
01/21/21 — UC Berkeley researchers develop a novel technique, based on a microfluidic platform, for unraveling and imaging lengthy strands of DNA
Upcycling: Turning plastic bags into adhesives
12/17/20 — New catalytic process can stick polyethylene to metal or other materials, potentially boosting the economics of recycling
UC Berkeley-led team receives $8.4M for AI-based approaches to cyber-physical systems
12/10/20 — Project proposes a novel approach that blends AI and machine learning with guidance from human and computational oracles
Environment draws students to Nobel winners’ labs
12/10/20 — Bioengineering grad student Connor Tsuchida and others reflect on the joys of working in new Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna's CRISPR lab
CRISPR-based COVID-19 test uses smartphone cameras
12/04/20 — New diagnostic test, with accurate results in under 30 minutes, developed by scientists at Berkeley (including bioengineer Daniel Fletcher) and Gladstone Institutes
Top scholars named AAAS fellows
12/02/20 — Engineering professors Sanjay Kumar (bioengineering), Robert Ritchie (mechanical engineering and materials science) and Peidong Yang (chemistry and materials science) are among five Berkeley scholars elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Home coronavirus test springs from Berkeley Engineering roots
11/18/20 — First FDA-approved, rapid test for home use was developed by Lucira Health, founded by bioengineering Ph.D. graduates Debkishore Mitra and John Waldeisen