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Lee's eNose on Discovery Channel April 2008

Bioengineering Assistant Professor Seung-Wuk Lee has created an artificial "nose" that sniffs out the explosive TNT with genetically engineered viruses. The eNose, which will probably first be used to protect soldiers and identify terrorists, is based on a technology that has a whole host of potential uses. In the consumer landscape, the eNose could offer sniff tests against allergens or help foodies match a meal with the perfect wine.
Seung-Wuk Lee Recieves NSF CAREER Award March 2008

Berkeley Bioengineering Assistant Professor Seung-Wuk Lee has received a 2008 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program award. CAREER awards are given to young researchers in science and engineering who have also translated their work into significant education activities.

Fletcher lab uses microjets to encapsulate proteins March 2008

Researchers in Bioengineering Associate Professor Dan Fletcher's laboratory have pioneered a new method for encapsulating proteins in cell-like lipid vesicles, according to a study published in the March 25, 2008 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
JBEI Awarded $125 million for biofuels research June 2007

Berkeley and the Bay Area cemented their position as the nation's center of alternative energy research with the announcement today by the Department of Energy of a $125 million, five-year grant to Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), headed by Bioengineering Professor Jay Keasling.
Fletcher Funded by Microsoft to Develop CellScope January  2008

Associate Professor of Bioengineering Dan Fletcher has been awarded $100,000 by Microsoft Research to turn the camera of a cell phone into a clinical-quality light microscope that can transmit images of patient samples remotely for evaluation by specialists.  Microsoft Research is supporting academics from 10 universities around the world in their research of innovative ways to advance healthcare services and solutions, as well as mitigate the growing healthcare concerns.

Stem-cell grant to Conboy will spur research on rejuvenating muscle January 16, 2008

Assistant Professor of Bioengineering Irina Conboy has been awarded a $2.25 million research grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM).

Kumar Develops Magnetic Control of Cellular Events January 9, 2008

Bioengineering Assistant Professor Sanjay Kumar, along with researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have developed a new "nanobiotechnology" that enables magnetic control of events at the cellular level. They describe the technology, which could lead to finely-tuned but noninvasive treatments for disease, in the January issue of Nature Nanotechnology.
Fletcher new Deputy Division Director at LBL

December 2007

Dan Fletcher, Associate Professor of Bioengineering, has been appointed new Deputy Division Director in the Physical Biosciences Division at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.

Clark’s biochip screens chemicals for safety

December 18, 2007

UC Berkeley Professor of Chemical Engineering and member of the Bioengineering Graduate Group Douglas Clark, with colleagues from Berkeley, the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Solidus Biosciences, Inc. has developed a new biochip to provide, among other uses, rapid analysis necessary to insure that the chemicals in cosmetics are non-toxic to humans. Within the next 5 to 10 years, assuming the cost of sequencing all of a person’s genes becomes generally affordable, people will be able to use the chip to prescreen all drugs before they’re administered to determine safe and effective doses.

Conboy receives $2.25 million stem cell grant December 14, 2007

Assistant Professor of Bioengineering Irina Conboy has been awarded a $2.25 million research grant from theCalifornia Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM).

Budinger Receives 2007 Excellence in Technology Award

December 13, 2007

Lawrence Berkeley Lab has named Dr. Tom Budinger one of ten winners of the 2007 Excellence in Technology Transfer Awards for his research with Jonathan Maltz. The pair came up with a non-invasive way to detect the early signals of possible cardiovascular disease. Their technique involves tracking the time it takes the imaging pulse to travel to the main artery.

BioE grads makes microfluidics from shrinky-dinks December 2007

Bioengineering Ph.D. alumna Michelle Khine, currently Assistant Professor of Engineering at UC Merced, has pioneered a creative way to make microfluidic patterns using Shrinky-Dinks - the shrinking plastic craft toys of the 1970's.

Luke Lee lab cover story for culture and lysis on a chip December 2007

Researchers in Bioengineering Professor Luke Lee's lab have discovered a technique that integrates microfluidic cell culture and lysis platform for automated cell analysis that improves on systems which require multiple reagents and manual procedures. Their article made the cover of the December 2007 Lab on a Chip journal.

Grad student teaches chemistry in prison November 2007

Bioengineering graduate student Erik Douglas is featured in the October 22 Chemical & Engineering News for his work teaching chemistry in the College Program at San Quentin Prison. Read more in C&EN.

BioE grad links cells with spirit November 2007

Bioengineering graduate student Erik Douglas used a new technique for precisely positioning cells for study in a microscopic chemistry "lab-on-a-chip" to spell out "Cal" for the cover of the November 2007 Lab on a Chip.

Luke Lee pioneers molecular imaging in single cells Researchers in Bioengineering Professor Luke Lee's lab have discovered a technique that for the first time enables the detection of biomolecules' dynamic reactions in a single living cell.


Liepmann elected AIMBE Fellow Department of Bioengineering Chair, Professor Dorian Liepmann, has been elected a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.

Rubinsky wins ISC Award November 2007

Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering Professor Boris Rubinsky has been given the "ISC Award" from the International Society of Cryosurgery. The award was presented in November in Beijing at the  14th Wprld Congress of the International Society of Cryosurgery.
Freeman affects neural activity with magnets

September 27, 2007

Neuroscientists, including UC Berkeley Professor of Vision Science and member of the Bioengineering Graduate Group Ralph Freeman, have for the first time measured the electrical activity of nerve cells and correlated it to changes in blood flow in response to transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a noninvasive method to stimulate neurons in the brain.

Anderson in Tech Review 35

August 15, 2007

Technology Review Magazine has named bioengineering Assistant Professor J. Christopher Anderson among the world’s top innovators under the age of 35. Anderson was recognized for his designs for tumor-killing bacteria.

Alum Patel gets R&D Micro/Nano Top 25 July 2007

R&D Magazine recognized Bioengineering Ph.D. alumnus Shyam Patel’s work on nerve grafts in their list of the Top 25 Micro/Nano Technologies of 2007. Patel has developed nerve graft materials composed of aligned, nanoscale polymer fibers that act as physical guides for regenerating nerve fibers. These nanofibers become bioactive by attaching various biochemicals directly onto the surface of the nanofibers. Patel’s work was done in BioE Associate Professor Song Li’s lab.

BioE grad students fight crime in Florida July 11, 2007

Bioengineering graduate student in Professor Rich Mathies' lab made the news in Florida this month, testing out a mobile DNA analysis device developed in their lab.

Needle free injections in Dominican Republic July 2007

Bioengineering graduate students Rich Cohen, Sapun Parekh, Azucena Rodriguez, and Mike Rosenbluth, all from Associate Professor Dan Fletcher's lab, traveled to the Dominican Republic this summer to explore the use of Needle-free jet injectors for immunizations. Their trip was funded mainly through the Berkeley Center of Integrated Nanomechanical Systems (COINS ).
Read all about the trip on their blog!
BioE wins Third at BMEidea June 2007

Congratulations to recent Bioengineering Ph.D. recipient Shyam Patel, who won 3rd place in BMEidea this year!

Bioengineers take Best Poster in UC June 2007

Berkeley/UCSF Bioengineers did well at the 8th Annual UC Systemwide Bioengineering Symposium, held June 15-17 at UC San Francisco. Bioengineering undergrad Amit Jain and graduate student Theresa Ulrich took the Best Poster award at the conference, while BioE undergrad Albert Mach took the 2nd place poster award for his work with graduate student Tanner Nevill.

Keasling heads new BioEnergy Institute June 2007
Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering Professor Jay Keasling has been named Chief Executive Officer of the new Department of Energy Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), a partnership of three national laboratories and three research universities in the San Francisco Bay Area.


Seung-Wuk Lee's Paper Among Society’s ‘Top 5’ May 2007

A paper by Bioengineering Assistant Professor Seung-Wuk Lee was chosen as one of the "Top 5 Hot Talks / Cool Papers" at the 2007 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, held in San Francisco in April.

Bioengineers win big in Big Ideas May 2007

Bioengineering teams won first, second or third place in FIVE out of the ten 2007 UC Berkeley Bears Breaking Boundaries contests.

Frank Szoka Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award May 16, 2007

BioE Graduate Group member Frank Szoka has received the 2007 Outstanding Faculty Mentorship Award from the UCSF Graduate Students' Association and Graduate Division Alumni Association.

Arkin and Keasling new AAM Fellows May 2007

Bioengineering Professors Adam Arkin and Jay Keasling have been elected Fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology.

Khine in Genome Technology May 2007

Our own Bioengineering alumna Michelle Khine is on the cover of this month's edition of Genome Technology Magazine.

Parada Imaging wins Business Plan Contest Bioengineering team Parada Imaging won first place in the 2007 Berkeley Business Plan Comptetion .

BioE Grad Students storm life sciences contest April 21, 2007

Graduate students of the UCSF/UC Berkeley Graduate Group won top places in this year's UCSF Global Life Science Innovation Competition.
Jay Keasling profiled in Science February 9, 2007

Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering Professor Jay Keasling was profiled in the February 9, 2007 issue of Science magazine.

Berkeley wins $500mil energy grant February 1, 2007

We are pleased to announce that a Berkeley-led partnership has been chosen to receive a $500 million grant from the energy firm BP to develop new, cleaner sources of fuel.
Rubinsky punches holes in cells February 12, 2007

A large animal study has given further support to bioengineering and mechanical engineering professor Boris Rubinsky's irreversible electroporation technique.

Fletcher Lab publishes in Nature January 18, 2007

Two bioengineering graduate students and Professor Dan Fletcher have published new research on actin networks in the science journal Nature.
In Memory of Dean Newton We are deeply saddened that UC Berkeley College of Engineering Dean A. Richard Newton passed away January 2, 2007, from pancreatic cancer. Newton was a visionary leader, a dynamic force for change and growth in the college, a pioneer in integrated circuit design, and a staunch friend of the Bioengineering Department. He is greatly missed.

More information about Newton's leadership, research and passion for life can be found in the UC Berkeley New Center , and an article in the San Francisco Chronicle by friend and colleague Orville Schell. 

Memorial gifts may be made to the Dean A. Richard Newton Memorial Fund, an endowment to benefit the Berkeley Center for Synthetic Biology.

There will be a campuswide celebration of Dean Newton's life on February 11. Visit the College of Engineering for more information and to register .
Tejal Desai Outstanding Alumni Award December 1, 2006

Bioengineering alumna Tejal Desai is the recipient of this year's Outstanding Young Leader from the UC Berkeley College of Engineering.

Keasling on ABC news November 27, 2006

Bioenginering and Chemical Engineering Professor Jay Keasling was featured on the Dr. Dean Edell segment on ABC-7 news, discussing his project to affordably synthesize a malaria drug using synthetic biology. Watch the broadcast at ABC News (Windows Media Player required).

BioE wins Technology Breakthrough Competition November 24, 2006

BioE and EECS teams were the winners of this year's Berkeley Technology Breakthrough Competition, an annual event sponsored by the Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology.

Keasling Scientist of the Year November 15, 2006

Jay Keasling, UC Berkeley Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering, has been named the first Discover Magazine Scientist of the Year.

Keasling featured in California magazine November 2006

Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering Professor Jay Keasling was featured in the November/December issue of California, the UC Berkeley alumni association magazine.

BioE Faculty: Freaking Brilliant November 2006

Berkeley Bioengineering Professors Jay Keasling and Luke Lee were among the 12 local scientist featured in a "Freaking Brilliant" article in the November issue of San Francisco magazine. Also featured in the article were members of the Bioengineering Graduate Group Hami Kazerooni and Chris Voigt.

Alumna is new Merced faculty November 10, 2006

Michelle Khine, who received her Ph.D. in Bioengineering here in 2005, is now an Assistant Professor in the new College of Engineering faculty at UC Merced.

Conolly in Engineering News November 3, 2006

Bioengineering professor Steve Conolly talks about why he came to Berkeley in Engineering News this week.

Szoka detoxifies cancer drugs November 7, 2006

Frank Szoka, professor of pharmaceutical chemistry at UCSF and member of the Graduate Group in Bioengineering, has helped may a breakthrough that may detoxify cancer drugs.

Karp talks computing in New York Times October 31, 2006

Dr. Dick Karp, Berkeley Professor of Bioengineer, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Mathematics, and Industrial Engineering was quoted in the New York Times today on the future impact of computing.

Conboy on stem cell panel October 23, 2006

Bioengineering Professor Irina Conboy spoke to the news media in October as a member of a faculty panel on stem cell research.

Li lab coaxes stem cells into blood vessels October 23, 2006

When stretched, a type of adult stem cell taken from bone marrow can be nudged towards becoming the type of tissue found in blood vessels, according to a new study by bioengineers from Bioengineering Professor Song Li's tissue engineering lab at UC Berkeley.

The findings, published today in the online early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, highlight the importance of mechanical forces in stem cell differentiation.

Li Lab wins Collegiate Inventors Competition October 23, 2006

Bioengineering graduate students Craig Hashi and Yiqian Zhu were the winners in the Graduate Category of the Collegiate Inventors Competition. Craig Hashi is a member of Bioengineering Professor Song Li's tissue engineering lab, and Yiqian Zhu works under supervision of Professors William Young and Guo-Yuan Yang at The Center for Cerebrovascular Research at UC San Francisco.

Fletcher models tissue development October 12, 2006

A research team including Bioengineering professor Dan Fletcher has created a the first model for studying how breast tissue is shaped and structured during development.

Lee makes gold and dna ruler October 11, 2006

Researchers including Bioengineering Professor Luke Lee have created a ruler of gold nanoparticles and DNA which can measure tiny protein-DNA interactions.

Knight uncovers brain communication September 14, 2006

A study by neuroscientists at the University of California, Berkeley, and neurosurgeons and neurologists at UC San Francisco (UCSF) is beginning to explain the mystery of how distant regions of the brain are linked together to coordinate complex activity.

Voigt named Tech Review 35 September 2006

Christopher Voigt, UCSF Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and member of the Bioengineering Graduate Group, has been named one of the 2006 Technology Review 35.

Desai wins Eurand award September 8, 2006

UCSF Professor of Physiology and member of the Bioengineering Graduate Group Tejal Desai won first prize for her innovative research on oral drug delivery from Eurand, a specialty pharmaceutical company, and the Controlled Release Society (CRS).

Desai Receives Bridge Funding September 2006

Tejal Desai, UC San Francisco Professor of Physiology and member and alumna of the Bioengineering Graduate Group, was one of two faculty to receive funding through the 2006 Rogers Bridging the Gap Award.

Holmes Translates the Language of Life September 2006

Ian Holmes' work on applying theories about grammar and syntax to the genetic data emerging from DNA sequencing efforts is featured in the September 2006 issue of Lab Notes.

Li Lab builds arterial scaffolding September 1, 2006

Bioengineering Professor Song Li and graduate student Craig Hashi are featured in the September 1 edition of Engineering News, describing nanografts, their tissue engineered blood vessel grafts.

Sastry tracks wireless data August 28, 2006

A story in the Daily Californian highlights BioE and EECS Professor Shankar Sastry's research on real-time wireless data monitoring.

NSF Funds Synthetic Biology Center

August 3, 2006

The National Science Foundation has awarded a five-year, $16 million grant to establish SynBERC, the Synthetic Biology Engineering Research Center, headed by Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering Professor Jay Keasling.

Budinger's Named Best Paper August 2006

Professor Tom Budinger and Berkeley Lab collaborator Jonathan Maltz received the best paper of 2005 award from Journal of Physiological Measurement.

BioE Grad Student in Mongol Rally  August 2, 2006

Incoming Bioengineering graduate student Javad Golji is a participant in this year's Mongol Rally , an 8,000-mile charity race from London to Ulaan Bataar, Mongolia.

Luke Lee in Colorado Springs Gazette July 16, 2006

Bioengineering professor Luke Lee tells the story of his youth as a recent Korean immigrant in Colorado in a story in the Colorado Springs Gazette this month.

Voigt named Pew Scholar
Christopher Voigt, UCSF professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and member of the Bioengineering Graduate Group, has been named one of 15 Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences for 2006. The program honors the nation’s most promising early-to-midcareer biomedical researchers.

Arkin explains operons July 5, 2006

Bioengineering professor Adam Arkin and colleagues have determined the life cycle of operons, small groups of genes with related functions that are co-transcribed in a single strand of messenger RNA.

Head-Gordon Explains Water June 26, 2006

Research by Bioengineering Professor Teresa Head-Gordon is helping to quiet a controversy over the structure of water.
 
Sarah Nelson Heads UCSF QB3 June 19, 2006

Sarah Nelson, UCSF Professor of Radiology and UC Berkeley Professor of Bioengineering, has been chosen as the new Scientific Directory of QB3 - UCSF.

Jay Keasling on CNN Future Summit June 15, 2006

Jay Keasling, UC Berkeley Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering, appeared on a panel discussion today on CNN's Future Summit special feature.

Li Lab wins BMEidea! June 7, 2006

A team from bioengineering professor Song Li's lab won first place in the 2006 Biomedical Engineering Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship Award (BMEidea) Competition -- a national competition celebrating student biomedical innovation.

In Memoriam: Ted Cohn May 25, 2006

Dr. Theodore E. Cohn, Professor of Bioengineering and Vision Science, passed away on May 25 at Alta Bates Hospital in Oakland following a three-year battle with lymphoma. He was 64.

Dr. Arkin a new father

May 16, 2006

Bioengineering professor Adam Arkin and his wife Debra Safer are the proud new parents of a baby girl. Zoe Alexa Safer Arkin was born at 12:42pm, May 16, 2006.

Budinger elected to NAE Council June 2006

Dr. Tom Budinger, UC Berkeley Professor of Bioengineering and Electrical Engineering and UCSF Professor of Radiology, was elected to the Council of the National Academy of Engineering this June.

Bajscy's TEEVE June 6, 2006

UC Berkeley Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and member of the graduate group Ruzena Bajcsy is working on technology that will allow people to interact remotely in a 3-dimensional cyberspace.

Lee wins third place in Business Plan Competition May 9, 2006

Bioengineering graduate student Philip Lee and his team won third place in the annual UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition.

Bioengineers develop smallest DNA sequencer
May 9, 2006

Bioengineering Graduate Group member and UC Berkeley Professor of Chemistry Richard Mathies and BioE graduate student Robert Blazej have developed the smallest ever DNA sequencing device, only 10cm in diameter. The handheld sequencer needs just one femtomole of DNA and only a tiny amount of expensive chemical reagents to combine three main DNA sequencing steps: thermal cycling, sample purification and capillary eletrophoresis. The research was is the cover story for the May 9, 2006 issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Healy talks stem cells May 5, 2006

Bioengineering and Materials Science Professor Kevin Healy spoke today as part of the CITRIS Friday Research Exchange, describing his research on Controlling Stem Cell Fate Via Bio-mimetic Polymers. Video of the lecture is archived online at CITRIS.

Lee Lab Creates Compound Eye

April 26, 2006 

Bioengineering Professor Luke Lee published the first full description of his groundbreaking artificial compound eye this week in Science.

Antimalarial Milestone for Keasling April 12, 2006

Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering Professor Jay Keasling and his lab group have cleared another hurdle in their quest for an economical way to synthesize malaria drugs.

Kumar wins Beckman Award April 2006

Sanjay Kumar, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, has received a 2006 Beckman Young Investigators Award from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation.

Dr. Budinger publishes ethics book April 5, 2006

We are pleased to announce the much-anticipated publication of a new book by one of our own! Ethics of Emerging Technologies: Scientific Facts and Moral Challenges, by Dr.'s Thomas and Miriam Budinger, is a comprehensive inquiry into the ethical issues presented by modern technologies.

Vujic in Contra Costa Times March 27, 2006

Graduate group member and Chair of the UC Berkeley Nuclear Engineering Department Jasmina Vujic is the first woman to chair a US university's nuclear department.

Jagust finds neuro early warning signs March 10, 2006

New findings show that brain scans may be able to predict neurological decline in still-healthy adults, according to graduate group member and UC Berkeley neuroscientist William Jagust.

Schaffer featured in SF Chronicle February 26, 2006

Research by UC Berkeley Professor of Chemistry and member of the Bioengineering Graduate Group was featured in a San Francisco Chronicle special series on innovations in technology, business and science.

Keasling lab intelligently evolves proteins February 2006

Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering Professor Jay Keasling and collaborators have developed a technique to guide the evolution of certain proteins toward a desired outcome.

Jagust Finds Early Dementia Signs February 2006

A study by William Jagust, UC Berkeley Professor of Public Health and Neuroscience and member of the Bioengineering Graduate Group, may have found early warning signs of Alzheimer's disease.

Conolly gives Gilbreth lecture February 9, 2006

Steve Conolly, Associate Professor of Bioengineering at UC Berkeley, was selected to deliver one of the Lillian M. Gilbreth Lectures for Young Engineers at the 2006 meeting of the National Academy of Engineering in Irvine, California.

Schaffer Directs Viral Evolution February 7, 2006

Viruses can be forced to evolve in ways beneficial to humans, according to new research by David Schaffer, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at UC Berkeley and member of the Bioengineering Graduate Group.

Berkeley researchers attach cells to chips with DNA February 2006

Bioengineering researchers at UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab have succeeded in using single strands of synthetic DNA to firmly fasten biological cells to non-biological surfaces. This technique has multiple potential applications including biosensors, drug-screening technologies, the growing of artificial tissues and the design of neural networks.

Keasling hailed as Tech Pioneer in Davos January 2006

 Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering Professor Jay Keasling traveled to Davos, Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum January 25-29. Amyris Bioechnologies, co-founded by Keasling, was one of 36 start-up companies chosen as technology visionaries - companies whose products could change the world.

Glantz weighs in on smoke decision January 27, 2006

California this week became the first state to declare secondhand smoke a toxic air pollutant. The decision by the California Air Resources Board relied on research showing that exposure to secondhand smoke sharply increases the risk of breast cancer in young women, and links smoke to other diseases such as asthma and heart disease.

UCSF professor and member of the graduate group Stanton Glantz reviewed the science behind the decision.
Jay Keasling in New York Times January 2006

 Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering Professor Jay Keasling's work in synthetic biology is featured in a New York Times article on the emerging field.

Dan Fletcher Uncovers Cell Growth Secret December 27, 2005

Researchers in Bioengineering Professor Dan Fletcher's laboratory have gained new insight into how cells move and grow. Dr. Daniel Fletcher, bioengineering graduate students Sapun Parekh and Ovijit Chaudhuri, and Julie Theriot of Stanford University published their findings in the Dec. 2005 issue of Nature Cell Biology.

Synthetic Bio students build messaging bacteria December 2005 

UC Berkeley students competed in the 2005 intercollegiate Genetically Engineered Machine, or iGEM, competition. Nine teams fielded by universities and colleges from San Francisco to Zurich spent their summers engineering bacteria to accomplish a specific task using modified DNA components called BioBricks.

BioE excels in Technology Breakthrough Competition November 30, 2005

Two bioengineering teams were finalists in the 2005 Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology’s 2005 Technology Breakthrough Competition, while s team from BioE and ChemE professor Jay Keasling's lab took home the grand prize.

Luke Lee on biologically-inspired optics in Science November 18, 2005

A review article by bioengineering Associate Professor Luke Lee was featured on the cover of the journal Science today. The featured image is of an artifical compound eye created in Lee's lab at UC Berkeley, inspired by compound eyes found in nature and microfabricated in three dimensions in polymer resin.

Mathies images visual detection November 11, 2005

Richard Mathies, UC Berkeley Professor of Chemistry and member of the Bioengineering Graduate Group, has completed groundbreaking research on the chemistry of vision.

Seung-wuk Lee named Nano 50 November 2005

Our newest bioengineering professor, Dr. Seung-Wuk Lee, just received one of the first-ever Nano 50 Awards from Nanotech Briefs journal. This award recognizes the top 50 technologies, products, and innovators that have significantly impacted - or are expected to impact – the state of the art in nanotechnology.

Head-Gordon receives cyber-chemistry grant November 1, 2005

Bioengineering Professor Teresa Head-Gordon is one of four researchers across the country to be selected as a principal investigator for the new "cyber-enabled chemistry" grants from the National Science Foundation.

Dr. Holmes a new father October 18,  2005

Bioengineering professor Ian Holmes is the proud new father of a baby girl. Eloise was born on Friday night and both mother and baby are doing well.

Lee lab collects awards at nano conference October 2005

Bioengineering graduate students from Professor Luke Lee's research group garnered a collection of high-profile honors at the Ninth International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (µTAS), held in Boston from October 9th to 13th.

Conboy and Healy in Lab Notes October 2005

Bioengineering Professors Irina Conboy and Kevin Healy are featured in this month's Lab Notes, research news from the College of Engineering. The article profiles their collaboration with David Schaffer of chemical engineering to develop injectable materials for delivering stem cells to the body. They plan to use the stem-cell seeded hydrogel to protect and direct stem cell growth in damaged areas. Read the full story in Lab Notes.

Dr. B elected President - Society of Molecular Imaging September 2005

Dr. Thomas Budinger was recently elected President of the Society of Molecular Imaging.

Fletcher lab researchers explain bacterial movement September 23, 2005

Joshua Shaevitz, Miller Research Fellow in Integrated Biology and member of Professor Dan Fletcher's laboratory, is lead author on a paper describing the twirly way Spiroplasma bacteria get around.

Conboy in Cell September 8, 2005

A review article co-authored by bioengineering professor Irina Conboy was published in the September 8, 2005 issue of Cell, one of the most respected journals of biology.

Memory Loss May Be Distraction September 2005

A new study co-authored by Bioengineering Graduate Group member and Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Mark D'Esposito sheds light on memory loss in older adults.

Sobel Verifies Human Odor Tracking September 2005

Humans have the ability to locate and track odors, much like dogs, according to a recent study by Noam Sobel, UC Berkeley Associate Professor of Psychology and member of the Bioengineering Graduate Group.

Arkin and Schaffer in Cell July 29, 2005

Assistant Professor of Bioengineering Adam Arkin and David Schaffer, assistant Professor of Chemistry and member of the Bioengineering Graduate Group, reported on a novel strategy for taming HIV infections on July 29 in the journal Cell.

de Juan wins Hahn Medal
Bioengineering postdoctoral researcher Elena de Juan Pardo was recently honored with the Otto Hahn Medal for outstanding scientific achievement.

Berger awarded Cook Chair August 2005

Dr. Stanley Berger, Professor of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, has been appointed to the Montford G. Cook Endowed Chair in Engineering.

Dr. B rows to victory July 2005

Congratulations to Dr. Budinger!
His team just won the Bronze Medal for the Men's 8 category at the 2005 USRowing Southwest Regional Masters Championships. The race took place at Lake Merritt on July 10. Way to row Dr. B!

Mofrad named Regent's Junior Faculty Fellow June 2005

Dr. Mohammad Mofrad, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, has been awarded a Regent's Junior Faculty Fellowship for the summer of 2005.

Conboy receives Faculty Award June 2005

Dr. Irina Conboy, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Faculty Research Fund for the Biological Sciences. The funds will go to support her research project, establishing a Dedicated Mouse Colony for Testing the Regenerative Capacity of hES Cells in vivo.

Commencement Photos! Check out our gallery of photos from Commencement 2005.

Even more commencement photos have been uploaded to a Kodak EasyShare gallery. You can use this site to view and print photos.
Congratulations graduates!

Fletcher receives Hellman award May 2005

Dr. Daniel Fletcher, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, has received an award from the Hellman Family Faculty Fund in support of his research, "Some assembly required: Rebuilding the actin motility machinery".

Conboy named New Scholar in Aging May 2005

Bioengineering professor Irina Conboy has just been selected as a Ellison Medical Foundation New Scholar in Aging.

Jay Keasling in MIT Technology Review May 2005

Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering Professor Jay Keasling was featured in the May 2005 issue of MIT's Technology Review magazine.

Congratulations NSF Fellows May 2006

Many Bioengineering students and alumni have been awarded fellowships or honorable mentions through the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program.

Dr. Lisa Pruit Works to Improve Artificial Joints May 2005

Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering Professor Lisa Pruitt is leading the effort to lengthen the lifespans of replacement joints.

BioE Grad Students Fight Invasive Species Bioengineering Ph.D. students Nate Beyor, Erik Douglas and Stephanie Yeung, along with Julien Decot of the Haas School of Business, have teamed up to work on a solution to shipping industry proliferation of marine invasive species.

Boris Rubinsky and Frozen Frogs April 2005

Bioengineering Professor Dr. Boris Rubinsky contributed research and background on cryogenics for the April 19 episode of the NOVA Science NOW tv show.

Keasling heads Physical Biosciences April 2005

Bioengineering professor Jay Keasling has been appointed the new Director of the Physical Biosciences Division at Lawrence Berkeley Lab.

Lee wins National Academies Grant
April 2005
Bioengineering Professor Luke Lee was awarded a $75,000 research grant from National Academies Keck Futures Initiative today, for his research topic "Quantum Nanoplasmonic Probes for In Vivo Molecular Imaging".

Shankar Sastry named CITRIS director
April 5, 2005

S. Shankar Sastry, Professor of Bioengineering and Electrical Engineering & Computer Sciences has been named the new director of the UC Berkeley-based Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS).

BioE grad program in Top 10!
April 2005 
Our Bioengineering graduate program has been named one of the top ten Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering schools in the country by the 2006 US News and World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools" review. This ranking is up three places from last year's.

Chancellor's Professorships to Keaveny and Pruitt
February 2005

Tony Keaveny and Lisa Pruitt, professors of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, have both been awarded the Chancellor's Professorship. This is a special multi-year award created to fund research and scholarship, and to recognize "distinguished achievement of the highest level in research, teaching and service".

Distinguished Professorship to Lee
March 2005

Congratulations to Associate Professor Luke Lee! Dr. Lee was awarded the Lester John and Lynne Dewar Lloyd Distinguished Professorship in Bioengineering this month. The Professorship was given to our department five years ago by Jack Lloyd, Chair of the Bioengineering Department's Industrial Advisory Board. The chair is awarded to a junior faculty member in our department, and was last held by current Department Chair Dorian Liepmann.

Professor Adam Arkin featured in Lab Notes
February 2005

Smart search technology being developed by Bioengineering Professor Adam Arkin and research partner Professor Marti Hearst is featured in the February 2005 issue of Lab Notes, a publication of the College of Engineering. Hearst and Arkin are working on a software project called BioText, designed to help researchers search online medical journal articles more thoroughly and efficiently.

Bioengineering Department welcomes three new faculty
January 2005

The Department of Bioengineering would like to extend a warm welcome to three new faculty members, Steve Conolly, Irina Conboy, and Mohammad Mofrad. Professors Conolly and Conboy came to Berkeley in the fall, while Profressor Mofrad is just arriving on campus now.

Professor Kimmen Sjölander featured in Forefront magazine January 2005

Bioengineering professor Kimmen Sjölander is featured in a four-page interview in the latest issue of Forefront magazine, a publication of the College of Engineering. The article, "Kimmen Sjölander: Computational Artist Extraordinaire", explores Dr. Sjölander's stories of life, work and creativity.

Professor Jay Keasling featured in the New York Times
January 2005

Professor Jay Keasling is featured in an article in the New York Times for his work on developing a more affordable cure for malaria, research that is being supported by a recent $43 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

$43 million grant from Gates Foundation brings together unique collaboration for antimalarial drug December 2004

Research done by Dr. Jay Keasling, Professor of Chemical Engineering and soon to be part of the department of Bioengineering, has pioneered a method of producing the most effective anti-malarial drug at low cost for the developing world.

High School Girls tour Center for Tissue Bioengineering
December 2004

The Center for Tissue Bioengineering at the Richmond Field Station received a visit from 53 high school girls and this December. Hosted by Professor Karen King, the young women participated in a tour, research demonstrations and a lively question and answer session at the Richmond Field Station CTBe facility.

Professor Kevin Healy talks stem cell research with Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante November 2004

Bioengineering professor Kevin Healy participated in a press conference Monday announcing UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert J. Birgeneau's appointment to the Independent Citizens Oversight Committee. The committee is charged with overseeing the implementation of California's new $3 billion stem cell research effort.

Song Li in World Journal November 2004

Bioengineering professor Song Li was featured in the November 17, 2004 issue of the World Journal, the largest Chinese newspaper in North America. Those who read mandarin can read the full story in pdf.

Professor Kimmen Sjölander honored by the White House September 2004

Bioengineering professor Kimmen Sjölander was among five UC Berkeley researchers to receive the 2003 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the nation's highest award for scientists at the early stages of their careers.

Congratulations Prof. Lisa Pruitt May 2004

The Department of Bioengineering congratulates Prof. Lisa Pruitt for receiving the 2003 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM).

What the BLEEX Is That?
Mar. 11, 2004

Move over, Bionic Man, and make room for BLEEX -- the Berkeley Lower Extremities Exoskeleton -- with strap-on robotic legs designed to turn an ordinary human into a super strider.

Research by Bioengineering Graduate Group Professor Homayoon Kazerooni was featured in the March 11, 2004 issue of Wired News and on the Associated Press wire.

Congratulations Prof. Dick Karp (January 2004)

Prof. Dick Karp, Ph.D., University Professor of Computer Science, Bioengineering and Mathematics recently received the 2004 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science in recognition for his remarkable contributions to the understanding of computational complexity.

With fondest memories of Prof. Werner Goldsmith
August 2003

It's with great sadness that we say goodbye to one of our bioengineering family member Professor Werner Goldsmith. Goldsmith, Professor of the Graduate School-Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Professor of the Graduate School-Department of Bioengineering and recently Professor Emeritus Appointment in Bioengineering died Saturday, August 23, 2003 of complications from leukemia.

 

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