The Department of Biomolecular Engineering is an interdisciplinary department that combines expertise from biology, mathematics, chemistry, computer science, and electrical engineering to train students, develop technologies, and address major problems at the forefront of biomedical and bio-industrial research. Students trained in the Department of Biomolecular Engineering can look forward to careers in academia, the information or biotechnology industries, public health, or medical sciences.

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• Baskin Engineering earns top awards at UC Bioengineering Symposium

  UCSC bioengineering researchers made a splash at UC Merced during this year's systemwide symposium on bioengineering.  More

• NSF awards Baskin Engineering graduate student Andrew Uzilov prestigious graduate research fellowship

  Andrew V. Uzilov, a second-year graduate student in the Bioinformatics Ph.D. program at the Jack Baskin School of Engineering, received the prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation to explore unusual microbes.  The highly-competitive three-year fellowship will support Andrew in his design and application of probabilistic algorithms to discover novel biology.  Resulting discoveries will be aided and validated by high-throughput experiments using next-generation DNA and RNA sequencing technologies.  They will advance the understanding of the most ancient molecular machines.  More

• 2008-2009 undergraduate student awards and scholarships

  The Jack Baskin School of Engineering announced recipients and scholars for the undergraduate awards and scholarships, recognizing their outstanding commitment to engineering, academic achievements, and leadership.  More

• Baskin Engineering in the news: Santa Cruz Interactive MultiTouch Platform wins senior design competition

  From the article published Sunday, June 14, 2009, in SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL and SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS  More

• Baskin Engineering faculty on Cancer "Dream Team"

  Biomolecular Engineering assistant professor Josh Stuart and professor David Haussler are part of a multi-institutional team awarded a grant by Stand Up To Cancer, an Entertainment Industry Foundation charitable organization.  The team received a $16.5 million, three-year grant to develop new and more effective therapies to fight breast cancer.  More

• Philippe Kahn, serial entrepreneur, talks startups

  The UCSC Business Plan Competition finals were held May 29, 2009.  Before announcing the winners - Sustainabites, Sky Is the Limit, Lingua Earth and Pherica - Philippe Kahn spoke to the competitors and their guests about the true nature of success.  More

• Baskin Engineering in the news: CNN report on Santa Cruz

  CNN has aired a report on the economic vitality of Santa Cruz and the role of UCSC in the expansion of the city's business profile.  Look for the Baskin school in this interesting segment.  More

• Renewable Energy Microgrid Research Workshop at NASA Ames

  UCSC Silicon Valley and the Bio-Info-Nano Research and Development Institute will host a one day research workshop focused on renewable energy micro-grids on June 5, 2009. The workshop will focus on current research in smart micro-grids and energy storage.  More