October 27, 2022
Eminent biotechnology innovator and entrepreneur Gene Lay has committed $25 million through the through the Laygend Foundation to name the Department of Bioengineering in honor of his mentor, Professor Emeritus Shu Chien.
December 8, 2016
Creating Clinical Bioengineers New class teaches undergrads to use engineering-based solutions to bridge gap between engineering and medicine Photos by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications A group of UC San Diego bioengineering students huddle around a computer screen as colored images of blood being pumped through a heart flash across…
March 15, 2018
…Khieu and Surabhi Kalyan, bioengineering students and co-founders of SoleMate, won first place at the Ignite Conference pitch competition. Photo credit: SoleMate Engineers Sweep Entrepreneur Challenge Startup Stage at Ignite Engineers showed up in force at the second annual Ignite Conference pitch competition at UC San Diego. Almost a third…
October 26, 2011
President Obama Awards Bioengineering Professor Shu Chien National Medal of Science in White House Ceremony What did UC San Diego Bioengineering Professor Shu Chien and President Barack Obama talk about as Chien received the National Medal of Science from the president Friday at the White House? About the importance of…
January 22, 2024
Over 18 million people worldwide are annually diagnosed with cancer, with each case hiding many mutations in its genome. Understanding these mutations furthers cancer research, while also providing a deeper understanding to create possible cures, therapies and prevention strategies.
February 24, 2022
Bioengineering Alumnus on COVID-19 Antiviral Pill Development Team Jacobs School of Engineering alumnus Britton Boras earned a Ph.D. in bioengineering in 2015, conducting research with Professor Andrew McCulloch on multi-scale modeling of biological systems. Now a Senior Principal Scientist at Pfizer, Boras uses the modeling skills he honed at UC…
September 22, 2022
Five UC San Diego bioengineering and bioinformatics graduate students have been honored as 2023 Siebel Scholars. The Siebel Scholars program recognizes the most talented students in the world’s leading graduate schools of business, computer science, bioengineering and energy science.
March 20, 2012
…disciplines as well, including bioengineering, chemistry, oceanography, medicine and pharmacology, among others. “Academia Sinica is the premier research institution in Taiwan, providing support for cutting-edge scientific study in a diverse array of disciplines,” said Fox. “It is a privilege to collaborate with such a strong and distinguished group of scientists.”…
May 22, 2014
…eight weeks immersed in bioengineering research alongside UC San Diego faculty and graduate students, while learning strategies for applying to graduate school. Now, both Brown and Seale will return to the La Jolla campus in the fall to pursue their doctoral degrees, thanks in part to the mentorship they received…
May 26, 2016
…Start UC San Diego Bioengineering ranked first by National Research Council since founding 50 years ago Ph.D. student Jessica Ungerleider looks at one of her experiments in the lab of bioengineering professor Karen Christman at the Sanford Consortium. Bioengineers at UC San Diego have helped us understand why atherosclerosis develops…
