Developing and applying engineering tools for biological and biomedical research and discovery

UCSC Splicing Microarray Database
The UCSC Kestrel Parallel Processor
Advanced Integrated Electronics Research Group
Center for Biomimetic MicroElectronic Systems
Implantable Glucose Sensor for Diabetes Management
Integrated Optics with Liquids and Gases, Marine Biotechnology
Undergraduate Research Group: Genomic Splicing Studies
A Virtual White Cane for the Visually Impaired
UCSC's Richard Green honored for top research paper in Science
Fossil finger bone yields genome of a previously unknown human relative
Undergrad's "crazy idea" leads to a promising biotech device
Neanderthal genome yields insights into human evolution and evidence of interbreeding
Nader Pourmand and Ion Torrent
Composite nanomaterials show promise for solar hydrogen generation
Nano-particles cook away cancer with laser light
Hollow gold nanospheres show promise for biomedical and other applications
Synthetic biology yields clues to evolution and the origin of life
Jack Baskin School of Engineering to establish Keck Center for Nanoscale Optofluidics
Dunbar receives award to study biomolecular control
Baskin Engineering earns top awards at UC Bioengineering Symposium
Bioelectronics engineer Wentai Liu designs prostheses to change lives
New nanostructured thin film shows promise for efficient solar energy conversion
Discovery of retinal cell type ends four-decade search
Liquid-channel silicon chip technology achieves single-particle resolution
Nanopore technology proves useful for analyzing DNA-protein complexes one by one
Biosensor project attracts $1.6 million grant for UCSC researchers
David Deamer explores origins of first living cell
UCSC team reaches the finals in Nanochallenge 2005
Deamer, Akeson awarded grant for faster, cheaper DNA sequencing
DOE funds Jin Zhang for new hydrogen fuel technologies
Holger Schmidt receives grant for new sensor technology
Nerve verve: laser-assisted nanosurgery to study nerve regeneration in the roundworm C. elegans
Hand-held laser tool assists the blind
Partnership to speed development of an 'artificial retina' torestore sight
Guiding light through liquids and gases on a chip
New technique shows how cells interpret genetic information
Research to focus on devices to aid stroke victims, blind
Macromolecular X-Ray Crystallography Facility