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.
Five BioE startups nominated for QB3 awards
Congratulations to 5 startups founded by BioE alumni, all nominated for 2015 QB3 awards:
Diassess and Privail for Diagnostics Startup of the Year, Bolt Threads and Lygos for Synthetic Biology Startup of the Year, and Magnetic Insight for Groundbreaking Science.
Four BioE startups nominated for QB3 awards
Congratulations to four startups founded by BioE PhD alumni, all nominated for 2015 QB3 awards: Diassess for Diagnostics Startup of the Year, Bolt Threads and Lygos for Synthetic Biology Startup of the Year, and Magnetic Insight for Groundbreaking Science.
Bolt Threads photo essay on MIT Tech Review
Learn how alumni startup Bolt Threads spins its synthetic spider silk.
Five students named 2016 Siebel Scholars
Malav Desai, Kathryn Fink, Kunwoo Lee, Anusuya Ramasubramanian, Zachary Russ have been named the 2016 UC Berkeley Siebel Scholars in Bioengineering by the Siebel Foundation.
Alum Huynh featured in UCSF Magazine
Check out BioE alumna Grace Huynh (2007), now Senior research scientist at the Institute for Disease Modeling, featured in the UCSF Magazine.
Major Innovation in Molecular Imaging Delivers Spatial and Spectral Info Simultaneously
Graduate faculty member Ke Xu has invented a new technology to image single molecules with unprecedented spectral and spatial resolution, thus leading to the first “true-color” super-resolution microscope.
Another Milestone in Hybrid Artificial Photosynthesis
Graduate faculty member Michelle Chang collaborated on a major new milestone in developing a bioinorganic hybrid approach to artificial photosynthesis.
Alumna receives new BRAIN research grant
Alumna Amina Qutub (PhD 2004), now Assistant Professor of Bioengineering at Rice University, has received a 2015 NSF BRAIN Initiative award for her research on identifying design principles of neural cells.
Faculty Perspective: Cancer, Cultures, and Personalized Medicine
A conversation with Professor Sanjay Kumar about the technologies still needed to enable the future of medicine.
This is the first in a series of interviews with faculty members about the hot developments and unmet needs in their fields.
Tejal Desai Awarded Brown Engineering Alumni Medal
Tejal A. Desai, PhD alumna and professor and chair of the Department of the UCSF Bioengineering & Therapeutic Sciences, was awarded the 2015 Brown Engineering Alumni Medal (BEAM) from Brown University’s School of Engineering, in recognition of her career achievements in the field of engineering.
Anderson lab develops potential molecular lock and key for GMOs
Researchers in bioengineering professor Chris Anderson’s lab have used synthetic biology to develop an easy way to lock down bacteria, to contain its accidental spread. The work, led by recent BioE Ph.D. Gabriel Lopez, shows promise as a potential method of containing advances created through synthetic biology and genetic engineering.
Vlassakis to co-chair Gordon Research Seminar
Bioengineering graduate student Julea Vlassakis was elected Co-Chair of the 2017 Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) on the Physics and Chemistry of Microfluidics.
Ke Xu named 2015 Pew scholar
Ke Xu, assistant professor of chemistry and member of the bioengineering graduate program, has been named a Pew scholar, a program for investigators of outstanding promise in science relevant to the advancement of human health.
BioE grad students sweep prizes at AAPM Northern California
Bioengineers took all three top prizes at the Northern California American Association of Physicists in Medicine meeting this year, beating out a crowd of postdocs and grad students from UC Davis, UCSF, Stanford, LBNL, and Berkeley.