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HIVE Launches New Seminar Series

By Joel Finbloom and Katherine Krebs on October 21, 2020

Dr. Cato LaurencinOn October 13th, HIVE successfully launched our new seminar series with a lively presentation by Dr. Cato Laurencin, University Professor at the University of Connecticut and CEO of the Connecticut Convergence Institute for Translational in Regenerative Engineering.

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Bioengineering Seminar Series to Address Medically Challenging Issues in Bioengineering

By Victoria Ross on October 09, 2020

HIVE fellows Joel Finbloom, Iain Martyn and Olaia Fernandez-Vila have spearheaded a campaign to introduce seminar talks to the greater UCSF Bioengineering community. The seminar series, entitled "Engineering Responses to Medically Challenging Issues" intends to feature one leader in the field of...

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Bioartificial kidney aims to mimic natural kidney function with $1 million grant from the John and Marcia Goldman Foundation

By Grant Burningham on October 09, 2020

The Kidney Project leader Shuvo Roy, PhDThe John and Marcia Goldman Foundation, a private family foundation based in San Francisco, recently granted The Kidney Project $1 million to advance its bioartificial kidney.

Faculty Postition - Assistant/Associate/Professor

By Lisa Cabahug on July 22, 2020

The UCSF Health Innovation Via Engineering (HIVE) Initiative (engineering.ucsf.edu) is seeking visionary engineers and scientists to join our vibrant and collaborative research community. This open-rank, faculty position in the In Residence or Ladder series is part of a multiyear initiative to...

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The Kidney Project wins KidneyX Award to enable simpler, safer at-home dialysis

By Nicholas Weiler on July 22, 2020

A $500,000 KidneyX prize has been awarded to The Kidney Project—a collaboration between UC San Francisco and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC)—for the development of an implantable dialysis system called iHemo, which would enable patients to safely and effectively tre

Panel Discussion - Picture a Scientist

By Victoria Ross on July 14, 2020

Recorded: 07/10/2020 Panelists: Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn, Dr. Hana El-Samad, Dr. Myriam Chaumeil, Dr. Shawntay Chaney, Camillia Azimi, with Dr. Tejal Desai as moderator. Sponsored by Health Innovation via Engineering, ImmunoXX+ and WiLS PICTURE A SCIENTIST chronicles the groundswell of...

A Letter to the UCSF Bioengineering Community from Tejal Desai

By Tejal Desai on June 01, 2020

Dear Bioengineering Community,

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As Mask Shortages Loom, Nationwide Team Assembles Best Practices for Decontamination and Reuse

By Pete Farley and Tom Abate on April 02, 2020

Kelly Brothers, RN, a nurse at UCSF wears an N95 mask and face shield while testing a person for COVID-19. Photo by Susan MerrellAs health workers and first responders try to stem a pandemic without an adequate supply of protective gear, health

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UCSF BioEngineering Students and Faculty Team Up with Johns Hopkins for a Design Challenge to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Victoria Ross on March 26, 2020

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UCSF’s first engineering fellowship announces 2020 postdocs

By By Katherine Krebs on March 12, 2020

Three postdocs have been chosen for the first Health Innovation via Engineering (HIVE) engineering postdoctoral fellowship at UCSF. Olaia F. Vila, PhD; Joel Finbloom, PhD; and Iain Martyn, PhD, were selected as the first cohort of postdoctoral fellows to spearhead new projects at the intersection...

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