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Doctoral student Andrew White receives personalized guidance in UCSB’s Interdisciplinary Predoctoral Training Program in Quantitative Mechanobiology.

NIH support expands mentorship and training for UCSB bioengineering students

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Assistant professor of bioengineering Marley Dewey
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Matt Perko
UCSB’s Michael Beyeler is using AI to improve visual cortical prostheses, or “bionic eyes.”
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UCSB Professor Haewon Jeong's PhD student Neel Sankaran (left) with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientist Min Sang Cho (right).
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BioPACIFIC MIP lab assistant Marissa Beyer
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A close-up view of anaerobic gut fungi under the microscope. Armed with powerful plant-degrading enzymes and a dense network of hyphae, these specialized microbes break down tough lignocellulosic plant matter in the absence of oxygen.
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Lilli Walker
Daniel Gianola stands near a transmission electron microscope
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Purple, pink and blue rope-like 3D structures fold over each other, illustrating the protein-folding process.
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Scientific illustration of a 3D protein molecules structure, formed by amino acids and peptides, reflecting the protein-folding process.
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If the mind is a symphony, the orchestra playing it remains obscured.
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Paul Atzberger holds a mathematical figure.
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Matt Perko
Paul Atzberger is designing AI that sees the world more like a geometer.
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Brian Long
Co-PI Andrew Jayich will use the new technology to create ion traps like the one shown here, in which colors indicate independent electrodes to control trapped ions.
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Jeff Liang