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Knight Campus Department of Bioengineering to Welcome Two New Faculty Members

Neuroscientists Colin Bredenberg and Zoé Christenson Wick will join the department in September 2026, bringing research with the potential to deepen understanding of the neural basis of learning and neurodegenerative aging.

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Plesa Receives Tenure, Promoted to Associate Professor of Bioengineering
Calin Plesa, Ph.D., was recently promoted to associate professor with indefinite tenure in the Department of Bioengineering. Plesa joined the Knight Campus in June 2019 and has since built a research program that is reshaping how scientists design and test genetic sequences at scale.
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CBDS Hosts Inaugural Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Workshop
The Center for Biomedical Data Science (CBDS) hosted its inaugural workshop, designed to equip experimental scientists with the data science skills needed to advance their research.
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Science Knight Out with Jim Hutchison
How can chemistry help build a better and more sustainable future? That question has long been on Jim Hutchison’s mind.
Meet Kylie Williams
Kylie Williams is making history as the first University of Oregon student to earn a degree in engineering — and one of the first-ever PhD graduates from the Knight Campus’ Department of Bioengineering!
Entrepreneurship Speaker Series with Elliot Reed
Discover the high-stakes journey of commercializing disruptive technologies from research institutions to thriving businesses.
Distinguished Lecture Series with David Mooney
David Mooney discusses how T cell-based therapies are revolutionizing the treatment of some types of cancer, but currently suffer from a number of limitations.