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News
November 25, 2019
UC San Diego Bioengineering Department Makes Strong Showing in List of Highly Cited Researchers Around the World
Eleven faculty members and affiliates of the Department of Bioengineering at the University of California San Diego are among the world’s most influential in their fields, according to a new research citation report from the Web of Science Group. UC San Diego played key roles in launching the discipline of bioengineering over 50 years ago, and the new report is yet another indicator that the Department of Bioengineering at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering continues to shape the future of bioengineering. Full Story
October 17, 2019
Pioneering bioengineer Shu Chien retires after 31 years at UC San Diego
UC San Diego bioengineering professor Shu Chien made many foundational scientific discoveries over the course of his 62-year academic career, ranging from uncovering a key reason why sedentary lifestyles can be unhealthy to how to more efficiently screen for adverse effects of small molecule drugs in patients. He taught hundreds of students, colleagues and collaborators not only how to do good science, but how to be a better person. Full Story
October 15, 2019
Drug-light combo could offer control over CAR T-cell therapy
UC San Diego bioengineers are a step closer to making CAR T-cell therapy safer, more precise and easy to control. They developed a system that allows them to select where and when CAR T cells get turned on so that they destroy cancer cells without harming normal cells. Full Story
Annual Reports
Bioengineering Annual Impact Report - Fall 2024
- Celebrating our Shu Chien - Gene Lay Department of Bioengineering era at UC San Diego
- New Undergraduate Laboratory to integrate design-and-instrumentation space
- New Faculty - 33% women with 18% from under-represented backgrounds.
