BEAST BioE’s Alonso Torres (center) has been working diligently on the bioreactor component of the implantable bioartificial kidney with @KidneyProject Director @shuvoroy (right). They just won $1M from #KidneyX to continue their work! See article here: pharmacy.ucsf.edu/news/2023/…
If you're considering grad school at Berkeley you won't want to miss our virtual Graduate Diversity Admissions Fair, Oct. 17-21! Learn more about our application process and meet with departments in your area of interest. Register: bit.ly/admitdivfair#BerkeleyGradDiversity
It was great seeing everyone at our Annual Retreat this year in Asilomar! Shoutout to retreat committee, Victoria and Rocio for making it such a success
Last week at the Joint UCB-UCSF BioE retreat organized by @BioE_Beast, I had the pleasure of attending an equity, inclusion, and belonging workshop led by the amazing @ChrissyStachl, Founder & CEO of @ReflectEquity.
This is an especially needed conversation in #academia.
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ALT Chrissy Stachl speaking at a podium with a listening audience. There is a large screen showing a Powerpoint slide that reads 'Who I am, PhD in Chemistry, UC Berkeley 2020. Expertise in mass spectrometry, UV and IR spectroscopy, and chemistry education. Used data to understand climate and culture, identify areas for growth, and develop interventions to address community concerns. Equity, inclusion, and belonging consultant. Founded Reflecting Equity to help organizations develop best practices to foster equity and inclusion in their workplace (assessment, strategic planning, workshops, and facilitation to enable communication and transparency across power structures).'
AMAZING time at the Joint UCB-UCSF BioE retreat! So proud of everyone who made it an incredible success. Thanks for making it wonderful, @BioE_Beast ❤️
#BEASTofTheWeek : Annabel is a 2nd year PhD student in Dr. Ian Holmes's lab at UC Berkeley. She works on building statistical and machine learning models to better characterize novel Adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsids!
PhD trainees: June 8, 1:15pm you'll have a chance to connect with @BerkeleyBioE alum Deb Mitra, CTO, Lucira Health. Learn about the transition from academic research to co-founding a company, career info & advice through our PIR program. Register: forms.gle/PHfRgJHNkcQsCTx17
We're excited about the future of retrons as a platform biotechnology. This work was co-led by two @BioE_Beast graduate students, Santi Lopez, who took on the yeast experiments, and Kate Crawford, who handled the human cells, with a big assist from @BhattaraiKline.
Meet 2021 PDSoros Fellow, @sitaritapita! Sita is in the UCSF-UCB joint bioengineering PhD program (@BioE_Beast) and researches in the lab of @pdhsu, which has been working to develop a fast and scalable #covid19 diagnostic.
Mind blown: every single dot in this photo is a cell. 🤯
In their forthcoming JoVE video, @UCBerkeley@UCSF researchers use DNA as “velcro” to stick cells onto surfaces, allowing them to pattern cells in any configuration.
Here's @katie_cabral_ demonstrating their method!
Give some inspiration to those who inspire you! Nominate a #UCSF graduate student or postdoc for the Dean's Awards for Excellence in Mentoring. Deadline to nominate: March 19. graduate.ucsf.edu/deans-ment…
Are you a PhD student in biomed or behavior sciences? Apply to #YaleCienciaAcademy by March 31 to join a supportive community of diverse peers & role models; get training in communications, mentoring & planning to complete your PhD & advance to a postdoc. cienciapr.org/yca
#BEASTofTheWeek Joann Gu is a 2nd year PhD student in Dr. John Dueber’s lab. Joann works on developing molecular tools for performing directed evolution in vivo! 🧬
#BEASTofTheWeek: Cameron Kato is a 2nd year PhD student in Dr. Irina Conboy's lab at UC Berkeley. He is working on evaluating muscle rejuvenation therapeutics for anti-ageing applications (no photos allowed in the animal facility unfortunately)!