Bioengineering

Abergel, Schaffer named to AAAS

11/26/19 - Rebecca Abergel, assistant professor of nuclear engineering, and David Schaffer, professor of bioengineering and of chemical and biomolecular engineering, are among five Berkeley faculty members named new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Streets named Pew Scholar

10/25/19 - Professor Aaron Streets is joining the 2019 Pew Scholars Program in Biomedical Sciences.

Keeping edited cells healthy

10/25/19 - Researchers have developed a better technique to deliver macromolecules into cells, using inexpensive lab equipment.

Illustration of ribbons and helix patterns

New frontiers in gene editing

10/25/19 - Berkeley bioengineers are developing new techniques and tools to advance CRISPR-Cas9 applications, which could have implications for nearly every genetic disease.

Eight Berkeley engineers honored as Siebel Scholars

09/25/19 - Eight Berkeley Engineering graduate students - five from bioengineering, two from computer science and one from energy science - have been named to the Siebel Scholars Foundation's 2020 class.

Berkeley Engineering is #3 in U.S. News rankings

09/09/19 - Berkeley Engineering's undergraduate program was again ranked third overall and the top public engineering school by U.S. News & World Report. Eight individual engineering programs were ranked among the top 5 in their respective fields, and all were in the top 10.

New Bakar Fellows are already having an impact

09/05/19 - Three Berkeley Engineering professors have been named 2019–20 Bakar Fellows: Niren Murthy (BioE), Raluca Ada Popa (EECS) and Kenichi Soga (CEE).

Fletcher Lab’s mobile phone-based microscope receives Gates Foundation support

08/27/19 - The Gates Foundation awarded a grant to Berkeley in July 2019 to support the scaled-up production of the LoaScope, a mobile phone-based microscope developed by bioengineering professor Daniel Fletcher and researchers in his bioengineering laboratory.

Engineering research entices community college students to pursue STEM careers

08/12/19 - A program called Transfer-to-Excellence Research Experiences for Undergraduates offers students from California community colleges the opportunity to work alongside Berkeley researchers.

Bats’ brains sync when they socialize

06/20/19 - A new UC Berkeley study from bioengineer Michael Yartsev is the first to observe synchronized brain activity in a non-human species engaging in natural social interactions. The finding opens the door to future study on how our brains process social interactions.

Aaron Streets named Pew Scholar in biomedical sciences

06/14/19 - Aaron Streets, assistant professor of bioengineering, is one of 22 early-career researchers joining the 2019 Pew Scholars Program in Biomedical Sciences.

Berkeley students use AI to to help with disaster response

06/07/19 - During a natural disaster, fast and efficient collection of information saves time and lives. With AsTeR, a platform developed by Berkeley MEng students, victims will get help sooner and firefighters will be able to assist a larger amount of people in a limited time.

Berkeley Engineers off to change the world

05/22/19 - At two rainy commencement ceremonies, speakers called on graduates to draw on their Berkeley Engineering education to promote equity as well as innovation.

Berkeley’s top graduate, engineer Tyler Chen, is an aspiring Elon Musk

05/10/19 - Tyler Chen, a joint major in materials science and bioengineering, is this year's winner of the University Medal, Berkeley's highest honor for graduating seniors. He's also an inventor, a black belt in taekwondo, and a relentless optimist.

Detecting superbugs

05/01/19 - DETECT is a test that can quickly identify strains of antibiotic-resistant bacteria by recognizing specific enzymes in urine samples.

Po-Jui Chiu, Forbes 30 under 30

03/05/19 - Berkeley Engineering alum Po-Jui "Ray" Chiu was named one of Forbes' 30 Under 30 in the energy category.

UC Berkeley students, from left, Ben Truong, Surabhi Yadav, Erik Phillip, Zachary Chao and Andre Balthazard, talk about solutions in the "Hacking4 Local: Oakland"

Solve the housing crisis, fight climate change and more — all for credit

02/07/19 - The 25 students enrolled in UC Berkeley's new “Hacking4Local” class are shooting for more than a good grade. They also intend to help solve the Bay Area's housing shortage, prevent wildfires in the East Bay hills and slow climate change. Those lofty goals, and more, are all part of the syllabus.

Calorie burner

11/14/18 - Scientists found the specific biochemical pathway that activates brown fat and causes the body to burn more calories.

Tara deBoer holding synthetic urine samples being tested with DETECT solution

New test rapidly identifies antibiotic-resistant ‘superbugs’

10/15/18 - A new test dubbed DETECT, co-developed by Berkeley bioengineers, can diagnose patients with antibiotic-resistant infections in a matter of minutes and help limit the spread of antibiotic-resistant “superbugs,” which kill as many as 700,000 people worldwide each year.

human stem cell-derived cardiac microtissue grown on a fiber-based scaffold

Can common heart condition cause sudden death?

09/28/18 - Kevin Healy's bioengineering lab combined their tissue engineering with the Gladstone Institute's genome editing techniques to create a “diseased heart micro-tissue” model. The new tool will help explore how common environmental stress affects normal and abnormal heart tissue.