Researchers demonstrate heat-induced pyroelectricity in viruses
09/25/23 — Discovery may pave the way for new bio-inspired devices
Bioengineering
Iain Clark selected as Innovation Investigator by Arc Institute
09/20/23 — Berkeley Engineering professor awarded $1M to pursue “curiosity-driven” research
Three Berkeley Engineering professors selected for Bakar Fellows Spark Awards
08/31/23 Berkeley News — Awards will provide support for innovative research in cryptography, robotics and medicine
Bat study reveals how the brain is wired for collective behavior
08/30/23 Berkeley News — Berkeley News: Berkeley engineers find that the same neurons that help bats navigate through space may also help them navigate collective social environments
Novel brain implant helps paralyzed woman speak using a digital avatar
08/23/23 — Berkeley engineers explain how advances in AI could help restore natural communication
Cryotechnology developed by Berkeley engineers unlocks new approach to coral preservation
08/23/23 — Smithsonian: Successfully cooling and thawing coral fragments key to global conservation milestone for vanishing coral reefs
Forever young
05/17/23 — Does the secret to vitality lie within the bloodstream? Scientists at the Conboy lab have identified crucial mechanisms underlying the aging process.
Speak and spell
05/17/23 — A new brain-computer interface allows users to silently spell out words in real time with near-perfect accuracy.
New Neurotech Collider Lab to harness interdisciplinary synergy for breakthrough innovations
04/17/23 BBH — BBH: The Bakar BioEnginuity Hub and Sutardja Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology are partnering to create a new interdisciplinary space for world-changing breakthroughs in neurotech
Berkeley engineers develop synthetic polymers that mimic the body’s natural proteins
03/20/23 — Alternative polymers work as well as real proteins and are easier to synthesize, a possible game-changer for biomedical applications
Irina Conboy awarded $3 million grant for research on the biology of aging
02/14/23 — Bioengineering professor will use gift from Open Philanthropy to study tissue-specific changes associated with aging and rejuvenation through blood “dilution” techniques in mice
Aaron Streets aims to build a pipeline to diversify STEM faculty
02/08/23 — Berkeley bioengineering professor shares his thoughts on ways the Stanford.Berkeley.UCSF Next Generation Faculty Symposium can help increase the diversity and quality of applicant pools for faculty roles
Two from Berkeley Engineering named to Forbes 30 Under 30 list
12/09/22 — Magazine cites Ph.D. candidate Jiachen Li for work on an all-season, smart-roof coating, and MEng alumna Alison Burklund of Nanopath for diagnostics that speed treatment of pelvic and gynecologic infections
The power of simplicity
12/08/22 — Professor Lydia Sohn’s microfluidic device may help solve some of the most complex mysteries in cell biology.
Yartsev wins Neuroscience Young Investigator Award
11/14/22 — Bioengineering professor Michael Yartsev named 2022 Young Investigator by the Society for Neuroscience in recognition of his work on the neural complexity of free-flying bats
Giving a voice to all
11/08/22 — Advances in brain-computer interfaces may soon make communication easier for those who have lost the ability to speak
Aaron Streets named to Popular Science’s Brilliant 10
10/19/22 — CDSS: The list honors trailblazing early-career scientists and engineers who are tackling pressing challenges with innovative solutions
Seven honored as Siebel Scholars
09/22/22 — Seven Berkeley engineering students have been named to the Siebel Scholars Foundation’s class of 2023
Study finds medical procedure that rejuvenates old human blood
09/15/22 — Berkeley researchers find that plasmapheresis could advance our understanding of human aging, inform treatment of age-related diseases
Bringing biotech to market
08/17/22 — MTM alum advances medical technologies with two startups