UCLA Bioengineering Leaders Elected to AIMBE College of Fellows
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the election of Professor Jun Chen and Scott Gibson (Director, Global Operations Leadership at Amgen) to its prestigious College of Fellows, Class of 2026. Election to AIMBE represents...
Faculty Awards 2026
Dr. Anne Andrews, Ph.D.- ACS Analytical Chemistry Division Award in Electrochemistry
Student Awards 2026
Beril Alyuz Yilmaz- 2025 Amazon AI PhD Fellow
Open House 2026
On March 6, 2026, the UCLA Bioengineering department welcomed the newly admitted graduate students for our annual Graduate Student Open House event. Presentations include welcome remarks from Vice Chair- Dr. Dr. Aaron Meyer, a presentation by Bioengineering Graduate...
Capstone Symposium 2026
On Wednesday, March 11th, 2026, the UCLA Bioengineering department hosted our annual Capstone Design Symposium for our graduating senior students. Dr. Sean Yamada-Hunter, one of our newest assistant professors, helped host this year’s capstone symposium alongside...
UCLA Bioengineering Alum Featured on the 2026 Forbes “30 Under 30” List
An M.D. and Ph.D. candidate at UC San Francisco, Alice Tang uses artificial intelligence to help understand and diagnose complex diseases like Alzheimer’s. Tang is on her way to earning degrees from three UCs: her bachelor’s from UCLA, a Ph.D. from the UCSF/UC...
Winter Quarter 2026 Seminar Speakers
January 8 Tasuku Kitada January 15 Lili Yang January 22 Dino Di Carlo January 29 Wei Gao February 5 Fang-Yi "Ida" Su February 12 Na Sun February 19 Jun Chen February 26 Jason Zhang March 5 Mekhail Anwar March 12 Mete Civelek
BioE Holiday Party 2025
The department hosted our annual holiday party on Wednesday, December 3rd, 2025 at the Engineering VI, First Floor Patio from 11AM-12:30pm! The festivities included a holiday lunch buffet, games, music, and a scratch off game instead of our normal raffle. Faculty and...
UCLA Bioengineering Senior and Pro Surfer Balances Science and Sustainability
Nov 17, 2025 UCLA Samueli Newsroom When Lilie Kulber talks about balance, she’s not just describing her stance on a surfboard. The fourth-year UCLA bioengineering student and professional surfer has spent her college years learning how to navigate both rigorous...