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Knight Campus Undergraduate Scholar a finalist for for Rhodes Scholarship

Knight Campus Undergraduate Scholar Oliver Loreto has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship, the world’s oldest international fellowship award.

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Knight Campus-based iGem Team Wins Silver Medal
The UO iGEM team, advised by Knight Campus Department of Bioengineering assistant professor Calin Plesa, competed at the iGEM Grand Jamboree in Paris in October and brought home a silver medal in the Infectious Diseases category.
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Knight Campus PhD Students Launch Soccer Team
Graduate students in the Knight Campus Department of Bioengineering partnered with grad students from the Department of Human Physiology to form a cross-departmental local recreational soccer team through City of Eugene Athletics.
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KCGIP Benefits from $2 Million Semiconductor Grant
A new $2 million investment from the Oregon state legislature will allow the UO to raise enrollment in the semiconductor track of the Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program, an accelerated applied master’s program that provides a pipeline to industry jobs.
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Hosseinzadeh's Research Featured in Science
Research on enzymes with the potential to break down plastics in the environment from the lab of Knight Campus' Parisa Hosseinzadeh, is mentioned in a Science story on AI designer proteins inspired by this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry. An assistant professor in the Department of Bioengineering, Hosseinzadeh was previously advised by recent Nobel winner David Baker.
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Impact Week 2024 Kicks Off Training for Incoming Bioengineering PhD Students
The Knight Campus welcomed 7 new PhD students to the Department of Bioengineering during Impact Week 2024, held from Sept. 20-27.
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Knight Campus assistant professor Felix Deku awarded prestigious NIH grant
Felix Deku has been awarded an R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support his innovative research in neuroengineering.
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Executive Director Update | October 2024
As we step into the fall season, I’m excited to warmly welcome back all our faculty, staff, and students in the Knight Campus community.
David Frey
Knight Campus Bioengineering Ph.D. Students Contribute to Spike in Research Fellowships

Second-year Knight Campus Department of Bioengineering doctoral student David Frey Rubio is featured in a story on UO recipients of the highly competitive NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Frey was one of five BioE students to receive the award in 2024

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Interview with Justin Svendsen
Justin Svendsen, PhD candidate and NIH F31 fellowship recipient shares insights into his research on angiogenesis and his journey through bioengineering, innovation, and entrepreneurship at the Knight Campus.