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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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New Knight Campus research advancing models of vascular network regeneration
New research published in Tissue Engineering from the Guldberg lab is creating a model for vascular network regeneration
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Celebrating Danielle Benoit’s Leadership in Bioengineering
Danielle Benoit, Lorry Lokey Chair of Bioengineering, has been recognized with the Outstanding Department Chair Award for her dedicated and visionary leadership.
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Hulsey-Vincent awarded competitive NIH Individual Predoctoral Fellowship

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.

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Knight Campus Welcomes Visiting Undergraduates for Hands-On Lab Experience

The Department of Bioengineering’s New Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program offers mentorship, DEI-focused professional development, and momentum for rising scientists

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A New Scale of Biology: Massive Datasets are Aiding in the Fight Against Superbugs

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.

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Mike Hahn in Runner's World

Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Oregon Associate Director Mike Hahn appeared in a recent edition of Runner’s World, discussing how elite runners stand out for their efficient mechanics and how simple tweaks to your stride can help you run faster and more efficiently.

KCGIP 2025 Cohort
KCGIP Launches Record-Setting 2025 Cohort

The Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program (KCGIP) welcomed a record-setting class of 94 new students for its 2025 master’s cohort — an increase of more than 6 percent over last year’s total.

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Wu Tsai Alliance Member, Jordan Troester, discusses what it’s like to be a sports scientist

Jordan Troester discusses his work at Oregon Athletics and Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Oregon, what it’s like to be a sports scientist, he shares his advice to runners and debunks some common misconceptions about sports science and sports science research.  

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Mike Hahn Discusses Breaking4

Associate Director of the Oregon Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, Mike Hahn, discusses Faith Kipyegon’s historic attempt of a sub-4:00 mile on a recent podcast episode. 

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Plesa Receives the 2025 OVPRI Innovation and Impact Award

Calin Plesa, assistant professor of bioengineering, is recognized for his accomplishments as a nationally and internationally recognized leader in synthetic biology, gene synthesis, and protein engineering, and in particular, his role as co-founder, platform architect, and scientific advisor of SynPlexity, Inc.

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