bioengineering

In an alternate world, UCLA professor Anne Andrews might be a CIA agent. But in this one, she’s a scientist breaking new ground measuring chemicals in the brain and body.

A UCLA engineering professor’s scientific breakthrough is changing the field of bioelectronics.

Breaking new ground in understanding human bonds is the mission of a diverse cadre of UCLA researchers.

Dino Di Carlo is on a mission to build a more humane connection between people and the technology they use.

Bruingenuity is on vivid display in myriad inventions that save and improve lives every day. Bonus: gourmet slime!

Research brief: An AI-based tool created by UCLA researchers had 99.8% accuracy in detecting potentially life-threatening errors, called realistic hallucinations, that occasionally come from virtual staining AI models.

BioPACIFIC MIP, an NSF-funded collaboration launched in 2020, has become a powerful hub for innovation in next-generation materials science.

UCLA researcher’s advances follow successes that enable the blind to see and the paralyzed to walk.

Research brief: A new T cell-screening process revealed previously unidentified receptors that target prostate cancer.

The adhesive neck patch is the latest advance by UCLA bioengineers in speech technology for people with disabilities.

The collaboration among researchers at UCLA, USC and Caltech will advance cell and tissue engineering technology.

Discover how footballer–turned–astrophysicist Dakotah Tyler helped unveil the secrets of a distant exoplanet, which campus historical gems are hiding in plain sight and more.

UCLA stem cell scientists find surprise genetic instructions for boosting protein secretion, with big implications for biotechnology and cell therapy.

The newly minted UCLA professor is dedicated to improving testing for tuberculosis and other infectious diseases.

The device’s sensors detect fluctuations in neurotransmitters like serotonin in real time over extended periods.

Scientists have developed small molecules that protect the “quantumness” of qubits, an innovative step that could help to scale up processing power.

UCLA's Gerard Wong approaches life sciences with an eye for connection and a distrust of metaphors.

The device assesses cortisol levels found in sweat accurately, noninvasively and in real time.

Research brief: UCLA scientists were able to produce nanoliter-sized droplets at a rate 10 times faster than the current standard.

A study by researchers from UCLA and Dartmouth could have implications for medical and sustainability research.

Scientists say their new hydrogel triggered an unexpected response by the immune system that led to more effective skin healing.

The film collects chemical signals from sweat and converts them into electrical ones that can be processed and displayed on a watch.

Researchers will focus on an immunotherapy known as CAR T, which uses genetically modified stem cells to target and destroy the virus.

The blood cells, part of the body's first line of defense against infection, have been notoriously difficult to genetically engineer.

The findings, from a study by a UCLA-led team, could inform the development of precision antibiotics.