Bill Cresko, UO Director for the Center for Biomedical Data Science (CBDS), and Sadik Esener, OHSU interim Director for CBDS, participated in the Big Ten blood drive on campus. This inter-campus competition rewards the Big Ten campus that donates the most blood.
Future Ready Oregon and NSF Pathways programs are helping Knight Campus students bridge the gap from classroom to career through paid research, mentorship, and training that prepare Oregon’s future innovators.
Nick Willett, associate professor of bioengineering at the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, was recognized as a “Faculty Star” during the University of Oregon’s home football game against Oregon State on September 20.
Danielle Benoit, Lorry Lokey Chair of Bioengineering, has been recognized with the Outstanding Department Chair Award for her dedicated and visionary leadership.
Knight Campus Ph.D. candidate Rose Hulsey-Vincent has been awarded a competitive National Institutes of Health (NIH) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31) to support her research on the neural basis of song in canary birds.
The Department of Bioengineering’s New Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program offers mentorship, DEI-focused professional development, and momentum for rising scientists
New technology from the University of Oregon’s Knight Campus could help build large, biological datasets needed for machine learning to predict and prevent cancer, diseases, and bacteria resistant to antibiotics before they even emerge.