Sophie Dumont, UCSF Assistant Professor of Cell and Tissue Biology, has been awarded the an NSF CAREER Award, and has also received an NIH New Innovator Award!
Full Lab designs robot inspired by cockroach locomotion
Members of UC Berkeley integrative biology professor Bob Full’s lab have designed a cockroach-inspired robot that can squeeze through the tiniest cracks and run at high speeds even when flattened. Full and recent PhD Kaushik Jayaram will publish their findings this month in the early online edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Interview with alumna Rachel Gerver
Check out this interview with PhD alumna Rachel Gerver on development engineering and early infant HIV diagnosis.
Herr receives 2016 AES Mid-Career Achievement Award
Professor Amy Herr is the 2016 recipient of the Mid-Career Achievement Award from the American Electrophoresis Society! This award is given for exceptional contributions to the field of electrophoresis, microfluidics, and related areas by an individual who is currently in the middle of their career. The award will be presented at the SciX Meeting this […]
Alumna Lee receives Air Force Young Investigator Award
PhD Alumna Somin Eunice Lee has received a Young Investigator Research Program award from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. Lee, now an assistant professor in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan, was granted the award to fund her work on “Sub-Diffraction Temperature Mapping of Protein Interconversions.” Congratulations!
Shang Song named to 30 Under 30
PhD student Shang Song has been named to Forbes 30 Under 30! Song is the co-founder of Rynm health, which will collect and aggregate chronic disease data from patients to create meaningful pictures of community health in developing countries. Song is a member of Professor Shuvo Roy’s lab.
Dueber Lab runner-up for Breakthrough of the Year!
A breakthrough from John Dueber’s lab, led by BioE PhD William DeLoache, was a runner-up for Science magazine’s 2015 Breakthrough of the Year! They were recognized for creating an engineered yeast that can convert sugar into the makings of opioid painkillers.
Illuminating Depression’s Circuitry
A UCSF magazine feature describes faculty member Ed Chang’s work mapping the disrupted circuits in the brain to treat mood disorders.
Zheng, Conolly, Schaffer achieve first in vivo magnetic particle imaging
Professor Steven Conolly’s lab is the first in the world to achieve cell tracking in vivo by magnetic particle imaging.
Fletcher named a Leading Global Thinker of 2015
Professor Dan Fletcher, Chair of the Berkeley Department of Bioengineering, has been named one of the top 100 global thinkers of 2015 by Foreign Policy magazine. Fletcher was selected as a top Innovator for designing a diagnostic microscope on a cell phone platform.
UCSF hosting 2016 Systemwide Bioengineering Symposium
UCSF will be hosting the annual UC Systemwide Bioengineering Symposium, “Bioengineering Precision Medicine”, June 13-15, 2016. Stay tuned for more details.
Prof. Adam Abate honored by World Economic Forum
UCSF BioE graduate program faculty member Adam Abate was selected by the World Economic Forum (WEF) as one of 45 exceptional Young Scientists advancing the frontiers of science, engineering, or technology in areas of high societal impact.
Alum Brownfield receives Cancer Society award
Congratulations to alum Doug Brownfield, presented an American Cancer Society Spark of Imagination Award for his work studying the gene expression of alveolar cells.
Seung-Wuk Lee gets another R&D 100
Bioengineering professor Seung-Wuk Lee has been honored with his second R&D 100 Award, this year for his development of color-changing biosensors, assembled from benign viruses, that can detect volatile chemicals.
Roy lab awarded $6M for implantable bioartificial kidney
A new $6 million grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering has been awarded to UCSF Professor Shuvo Roy and colleagues for their work on a surgically implantable, artificial kidney.
BioE leads new UC Tissue Regeneration Resource Center
Bioengineering graduate faculty Kevin Healy (UC Berkeley) and Jeffrey Lotz (UCSF) are among the leaders of the new University of California Tissue Regeneration Resource Center, a partnership between UCSF, UC Berkeley, and UC Davis. The center was established through a grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR).
Alumnus Discher elected to National Academy of Medicine
Bioengineering alumnus and Robert D. Bent Professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, bioengineering, and mechanical engineering and applied mechanics at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
Keasling wins Prime Minister’s Prize for Innovation in Alternative Fuels for Transportation
Professor Jay Keasling has been one two 2015 winners of the Prize for Innovation in Alternative Fuels for Transportation, awarded by the Prime Minister of Israel. The prize is a $1 million award to the world’s top innovators in the alternative transportation sector.
Desai elected to National Academy of Medicine
Professor Tejal Desai, chair of the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences at UCSF and alumna of our Bioengineering Graduate Program, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
Herr Lab featured at US Patent celebration
Amy Herr’s lab will be a Featured Innovator at a celebration of the opening of the new Silicon Valley Regional U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, hosted by the Silicon Valley Leadership Group.
Yartsev named 2015 Next Generation Leader
Assistant Professor Michael Yartsev has been named a 2015 Next Generation Leader by the Allen Institute for Brain Science. Yartsev is one of only six distinguished young researchers who will provide feedback in both formal and informal settings to young scientists at the Allen Institute. The program recognizes the outstanding and innovative contributions from emerging scientific leaders and fosters professional development by providing opportunities and informal training on how to serve as scientific advisors.
Gartner builds human breast tissue, cell by cell
This story and video focuses on Professor Zev Gartner’s efforts to build fully functioning 3-D human tissue, cell by cell.
‘Remote Control’ of Immune Cells with Wendell Lim
UC San Francisco researchers, led by Professor Wendell Lim, have engineered a molecular “on switch” that allows tight control over the actions of T cells, immune system cells that have shown great potential as therapies for cancer.
Zev Gartner in Brilliant 10
Graduate faculty member Zev Gartner has been named one of Popular Science magazine’s 2015 Brilliant 10 for his work understanding the structure and and assembly of cells.