The iGEM team based in the Knight Campus is seeking undergraduate students and mentors for their 2026 synthetic-biology related project. iGEM is an organization that hosts a yearly synthetic biology competition between student-led teams from around the world. Apply by January 18th!

New research from the Plesa lab offers a tool for scientists to find exact DNA sequences from large libraries in a fraction of the time.

Applications are open to current undergraduate sophomores and juniors for the Department of Bioengineering’s 2026 summer undergraduate research program. Priority application deadline is February 15, 2026.

Knight Campus graduate students Anissa Benabbas (Plesa Lab) and Malvika Singhal (Hettiaratchi Lab) took first place in the Science Coalition Student Video Challenge.

Bala Ambati has received nearly $500,000 in funding from iVEena Delivery Systems, Inc. and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to advance a new therapeutic for nearsightedness, the leading cause of vision loss globally.

Tim Gardner has received a $350,000 award from the Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Medical Research Foundation (AMRF) to accelerate the development of next-generation neural-interface technologies for studying brain injury and repair.

Researchers from the Hettiaratchi lab at Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact combine 3D printing with molecular cues to guide muscle regeneration.

The mid-career honor recognizes Benoit for her internationally renowned research program in therapeutic biomaterials and her her recent and timely scientific contributions and leadership.

The award supports promising scientists pursuing STEM degrees and has funded more than 50 graduate students at leading universities across the U.S.

The University of Oregon team based at the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact earned a Gold Medal at the 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree in Paris, becoming the first UO team ever to achieve the top award level in the international synthetic-biology competition.