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Listening in on the Brain's Electrical Conversations with Better Tools

New tools for recording brain activity, developed in the Knight Campus lab of Felix Deku, could one day decode Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

The human brain contains more connections between neurons than there are stars in the Milky Way. Decoding the electrical activity behind all those cells is the massive task that excites neural engineers like Felix Deku, who are working to build better tools for recording brain activity.

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David Peeler
Meet David Peeler

Get to know one of our newest hires! Nanomaterial immunoengineer  David Peeler joined the department in January 2026, bringing research with the potential to improve antimicrobials, immunotherapies and vaccines.

iGEM Team 2025
Apply for the iGEM 2026 Team!

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!

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A Smarter Way to Find DNA

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.

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Knight Campus Graduate Students Win the Science Coalition Video Challenge

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
Ophthalmic Researcher Bala Ambati Receives Federal–Industry Award to Advance Pediatric Myopia Treatment
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
Neuroengineer Tim Gardner Receives Foundation Award to Advance Brain-Injury Research
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.
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Microscopic Scaffolds Could One Day Help Muscles Heal After Devastating Injuries

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.

Danielle Benoit
Benoit Wins Prestigious 2026 Acta Biomaterialia Silver Medal
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.
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The Science of Knight Campus Building 2

Set to open in March of 2026, Building 2 of the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact is a dedicated space for world-class research and hands-on training. 

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Big Impact

Knight Campus research associate Kait Link provides large animal care and veterinary training abroad

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