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Chinmayi Kashyap
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June 22, 2024
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May 14, 2024
'MUSIC Map' Reveals Some Brain Cells Age Faster and Are More Prevalent in Alzheimer’s
UC San Diego engineers have discovered that some brain cells age more rapidly than others, and they are disproportionately abundant in individuals afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease. Additionally, researchers observed sex-specific differences in the aging process of certain brain cells, with the female cortex exhibiting a higher ratio of “old” oligodendrocytes to “old” neurons compared to the male cortex. The discoveries were made possible by a new technique called MUSIC (multinucleic acid interaction mapping in single cells), which allows researchers to peek inside individual brain cells and map out interactions between chromatin and RNA. Full Story
May 2, 2024
UC San Diego Researchers Honored as Prebys Research Heroes
Three UC San Diego researchers, including two bioengineers, have been named Prebys Research Heroes by the San Diego-based Conrad Prebys Foundation. These researchers have received grants of $500,000 each to support their research focused on advancing health care and medical discoveries. Full Story
April 30, 2024
Biodegradable 'Living Plastic' Houses Bacterial Spores That Help It Break Down
A new type of bioplastic could help reduce the plastic industry’s environmental footprint. Researchers have developed a biodegradable form of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) filled with bacterial spores that, when exposed to nutrients present in compost, germinate and break down the material at the end of its life cycle. Full Story
Quarterly Newsletters
BioEngineering Newsletter | Fall 2022
- Feature: Gender Minorities in Bioengineering
- Student Org Events: BEGS Science Outreach
- Student Org Events: New Beginnings with BMES
- Student Org Events: UBIC Chalk Talks
BioEngineeirng Newsletter Winter 2022
- Feature: BENG Coffee Talks
- Interview: Sandip Patel, M.D.
- Interview: Brian Aguado. Ph.D.
- Student Spotlight: Michael Fitzgerald
- Student Org Events: BEGS Membership Initiatives
- Student Org Events: BMES Lab Expo 2022
- Student Org Events: ISPE Company Info Sessions