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Diverse paths to discovery at UC Berkeley

Department of Bioengineering - Tue, 12/03/2024 - 19:48

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BioE graduate student Jazmin Isabel Velazquez examines the unique paths every graduate student takes on the road to their PhD in this story based on her experience in the Healy and Rubinsky Labs.
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Stevens BME Graduate Programs Information Sessions

Department of Bioengineering - Thu, 11/14/2024 - 20:19
Please join faculty from Stevens Institute of Technology for a virtual information session on master’s and Ph.D. programs in Biomedical Engineering With attendance of an information session, the application fee is waived Wednesday, November 20th 6-7 pm: Ph.D. program information 7-8 pm: Master’s program information Register and join one or both sessions! Master’s program website Ph.D. program overview and […]
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Unearthing California's Prehistoric Past - Paleo Talk Nov 18

Department of Integrative Biology - Thu, 11/14/2024 - 15:26

Prehistoric California

On Nov 18, 2024 at 5pm, Dr. Lisa White, Assistant Director of the UCMP, moderates a conversation between IB graduate student Emily Bogner and IB Professors Juan Liu and Jack Tseng. Join the event to hear them describe their research on the ancient flora and fauna of our state, and what secrets it can reveal about the place we call home. Register for the event through this link: https://basicscience.berkeley.edu/. This is part of the UC Berkeley "Basic Science Lights the Way" event series.

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Herr Lab Postdoc Wins AIP Best Paper

Department of Bioengineering - Tue, 11/12/2024 - 12:23

Photo of Lam receiving best paper certificate on stage at conference

Trinh Lam, a postdoc in Amy Herr's lab, has won the Biomicrofluidics Best Paper Award from AIP Publishing at the 28th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences - Micro-Total Analysis Systems (µTAS 2024).
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Could a new medical approach fix faulty genes before birth?

Department of Bioengineering - Tue, 11/05/2024 - 11:04

brain section image showing wide distribution of edited cells in the cortex

Murthy lab and UC Davis have developed a unique mRNA delivery method for in-utero gene editing for neurodevelopmental conditions.
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Thermostable Cas9 Enhances RNP Performance in Lung and Liver

Department of Bioengineering - Tue, 11/05/2024 - 10:56

Drawing of the LNPs encapsulating iGeoCas9 RNP

Niren Murthy and collaborators have developed a more stable version of the Cas9 enzyme to improve delivery of CRISPR-Cas9 ribonucleoproteins (RNPs) for in vivo gene editing.
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Arkin Lab receives ARPA-H award for microbiome engineering

Department of Bioengineering - Tue, 11/05/2024 - 09:58

head and shoulders photo of Adam Arkin standing in hallway

Professor Adam Arkin has been granted an award of over $20 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to pursue microbiome engineering to create probiotic bacterial communities that prevent and treat lung pathogens.
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Engineering and Imaging Summer Program at Memorial Sloan Kettering

Department of Bioengineering - Fri, 11/01/2024 - 16:02
Announcing the 2025 Engineering and Imaging Summer research immersion Program sponsored by the graduate school of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.   We invite current engineering sophomores and juniors interested in using engineering skills to tackle the open questions in biomedicine in labs at MSK for a 10-week immersive in-person summer research experience in NYC. We […]
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IB at SACNAS 2024

Department of Integrative Biology - Thu, 10/31/2024 - 14:00

UC Berkeley staaff, faculty and students at SACNAS Conference 2024.

Attending #SACNAS2024? Stop by our booth in Academic Expo Hall, Row 300, to meet UC Berkeley’s Biosciences Division grads, faculty, and staff! Let’s chat about our STEM graduate programs and all things #STEMBerkeley!

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Assistant Professor Okamoto to co-lead new Bioeconomy Center

Department of Integrative Biology - Sun, 10/06/2024 - 09:31

Assistant Professor Daniel Okamoto will co-lead a new center to advance use of seaweed in the global economy. The International Bioeconomy Macroalgae Center (IBMC) at UC Berkeley, will address the need for foundational knowledge, technological approaches, supply chain designs, policy frameworks, community engagement, and educational materials for businesses and consumers to build sustainable macroalgal-based bioeconomies. Read the full article here

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