Prof. Tzung Hsiai elected to Association of American Physicians
From left to right: Arleen Brown, Patricia Ganz, Tzung Hsiai and Antoni Ribas. UCLA Newsroom | April 26, 2023 Four UCLA physicians have been elected to the Association of American Physicians for 2023, bringing the number of members from UCLA and the David Geffen...
Arab Student Club President Builds Community through Clubs, Research
Apr 24, 2023 UCLA Samueli Newsroom Growing up in Rabat, Morocco, Soulaïmane Bentaleb spoke French and Arabic at home. He found himself surrounded by an unfamiliar language and culture when he first started college at UCLA in 2019. Now a fourth-year bioengineering...
Andrea Kasko Inducted into the 2023 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows
WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Andrea Kasko, Ph.D., Professor at University of California, Los Angeles to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among...
Prof. Jun Chen receives V.M. Watanabe Excellence in Research Award
Every very year, the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering selects and recognizes outstanding achievements by a number of its alumni, faculty members and students who have excelled in various fields. Below is the profile of Jun Chen, Ph.D., the recipient of the V.M....
Q&A: Bioengineer Mireille Kamariza can’t wait to see what’s next
The newly minted UCLA professor is dedicated to improving testing for tuberculosis and other infectious diseases Wayne Lewis | March 23, 2023 When Mireille Kamariza joined the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering as an assistant professor of bioengineering in January,...
Mussels-Inspired Injectable Bioglue Offers Robust Sealing of Surgical Wounds
Mar 13, 2023 UCLA Samueli Newsroom A UCLA-led research team has created a new, biodegradable hydrogel adhesive that is three-times stronger than comparable bioglues. Injected from a syringe, the bioglue’s honey-like viscosity coupled with its fast-sealing action could...
UCLA scientists receive $6.9 million in CIRM grants to develop novel stem-cell based therapies
Researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research at UCLA have received more than $6.9 million in grants from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the state’s stem cell agency, to help develop new stem...
UCLA Engineering Professor Receives Mark Foundation for Cancer Research Award
Jan 19, 2023 UCLA Samueli Newsroom Aaron Meyer, an assistant professor of bioengineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, has received a 2023 Emerging Leader Award from The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research. The award, which includes a three-year, $750,000...
Tiny Implantable Device Designed by UCLA Scientists Helps Kill Cancer
Jan 10, 2023 Originally posted on UCLA Newsroom Many solid tumors resist treatment in part by turning human biology against itself. Tumors surround themselves with extra white blood cells known as regulatory T cells, which call off the body’s natural defenses against...