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This student organization builds neurotechnology devices

April 18, 2023

This student organization builds neurotechnology devices

UC San Diego students will present three projects at an event that will bring together teams for five University of California campuses April 29 at UCLA. The neuro-tech conference  is organized by student organizations at UC San Diego, UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz and UC Davis.   Full Story


Commercial-scale Biomanufactured Melatonin is Here

April 11, 2023

Commercial-scale Biomanufactured Melatonin is Here

For the first time, large amounts of melatonin are being made by bacteria. Engineered E. coli are feeding on glucose and churning out melatonin, the hormone that controls circadian rhythms. This mode of manufacturing is growing thanks in part to bioengineering advances made at UC San Diego. Full Story


Four Early Career Professors at UC San Diego Awarded Sloan Research Fellowships

March 2, 2023

Four Early Career Professors at UC San Diego Awarded Sloan Research Fellowships

Nanoengineering professor Tod Pascal and bioengineering professor Lingyan Shi are among the four professors at UC San Diego who have been selected as 2023 Alfred P.  Sloan Research Fellows, a prestigious award for early-career scientists of outstanding promise. Full Story