June 25, 2020
…completed her Ph.D. in bioengineering and was part of a group of students and engineering department chairs who also provided input on the guidelines, agreed that mentorship was a key component of research ethics, and not just for students. “Mentorship is not just for students but also for young faculty,”…
September 11, 2019
An international team of researchers has discovered a cause for a rare eye disease affecting the macula that leads to loss of central vision, called macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel).
April 23, 2024
Grad SLAM campus champion Iris Garcia-Pak will take her three-minute research talk entitled “The Brain: An Exclusive VIP Club” to the UC Grad SLAM Final Round in San Francisco on May 3.
September 10, 2024
This summer, nearly 200 incoming engineering and computer science students at UC San Diego got a head start on their degrees thanks to two programs that empower students to succeed as undergraduates in these challenging majors, while also learning to make the most of the college experience.
November 19, 2012
For work toward a safer approach to treating cancer, electrical engineering Ph.D. student Inanc Ortac from the University of California, San Diego has won first prize in the graduate student category at the 2012 Collegiate Inventors Competition.
November 13, 2023
An international team of researchers has developed a handheld, non-invasive device that can detect biomarkers for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases. The biosensor can also transmit the results wirelessly to a laptop or smartphone.
June 19, 2013
What is a nanoengineer? It’s a question nearly 20 seniors, who, this June, earned the first bachelor’s degree in nanoengineering offered at the University of California, San Diego, have learned to answer as they tackle the questions and expectations of their parents and potential employers.
November 12, 2015
…my mentees.” As a bioengineering/biotechnology major, her passion and goal is to work in a biotech or pharmaceutical company as part of the drug development process. “Before I started this job, I was interested in teaching, and now that I really enjoy what I do, I might consider it for…
July 27, 2023
UC San Diego scientists debut Greengenes2, a massive reference database that could be used to reconcile years of microbiome studies.
May 9, 2013
…San Diego,” Loury, a bioengineering major, said. Engineering World Health is a national nonprofit organization designed to mobilize the biomedical engineering community to improve the quality of health care in developing nations. The UC San Diego chapter, co-founded by Loury, aims to significantly reduce and eventually end the transmission of…
