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![Engineering graduate students honored as Siebel Scholars](https://soeapp.ucsd.edu/tools/uploads/news/2020/j.sempresized.jpg)
September 23, 2020
Engineering graduate students honored as Siebel Scholars
Five Jacobs School of Engineering graduate students pioneering tools to treat rare genetic disorders, studying microbes in cancer, developing noninvasive wearable biosensors, studying the physical principles underlying cell membrane deformation, and developing noninvasive methods for evaluating cardiovascular function, have been named 2021 Siebel Scholars. Full Story
![Add human-genome produced RNA to the list of cell surface molecules](https://soeapp.ucsd.edu/tools/uploads/news/2020/zhongrnaimage.jpg)
September 10, 2020
Add human-genome produced RNA to the list of cell surface molecules
Bioengineers at UC San Diego have shown that human-genome produced RNA is present on the surface of human cells, suggesting a more expanded role for RNA in cell-to-cell and cell-to-environment interactions than previously thought. Full Story
![Eight teams of engineers and physicians work to tackle COVID-19 related challenges](https://soeapp.ucsd.edu/tools/uploads/news/2020/IEMlogo.jpg)
August 20, 2020
Eight teams of engineers and physicians work to tackle COVID-19 related challenges
The Galvanizing Engineering in Medicine program at UC San Diego is supporting eight COVID-19 related projects in early stages with microgrants. The program is a collaboration between the Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute and the Institute of Engineering in Medicine launched in 2013 to bring engineers and clinicians together to develop innovative technologies and solve challenging problems in medical care. Full Story