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UC San Diego Bioengineer Inducted Into 2025 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows

March 31, 2025

UC San Diego Bioengineer Inducted Into 2025 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows

Bioengineering professor Daniela Valdez-Jasso was inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). She was recognized for her research exploring the roles of biomechanical forces in the progression of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Full Story


Bioengineer Elected AAAS Fellow

March 27, 2025

Bioengineer Elected AAAS Fellow

Karen Christman, a professor in the Shu Chien-Gene Lay Department of Bioengineering and the Sanford Stem Cell Institute, was elected a 2024 AAAS Fellow.  Full Story


How a Y Chromosome Gene May Shape the Course of Heart Valve Disease

March 20, 2025

How a Y Chromosome Gene May Shape the Course of Heart Valve Disease

Bioengineers have shed new light on how a type of heart valve disease—aortic valve stenosis—progresses differently in males and females. The research paves the way for treatments that can be tailored to a patient's biological sex. Full Story