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NSF grant supports Marley Dewey’s work to restore coral reefs

Projects led by Michelle O’Malley and Justin Wilson will use AI to speed scientific discovery

2nd year Bioengineering student and DDB Trainee Elisabeth Rothman and 3rd year Bioengineering student and DDB Trainee Artury Ramirez represents UCSB at the 2026 NRT Annual Meeting.

Researchers join Wellcome Leap’s international effort to better understand early biological influences on neurodevelopment

New UCSB biofoundry to accelerate discoveries in biotechnology and biomanufacturing

2nd year Bioengineering student and DDB Trainee, Elisabeth Rothman is one of the awardees of Research Accelerator, helping graduate students carry out research over summer

The 5th cohort of DDB trainees start in Fall 2025

UCSB assistant professor of Bioengineering will study extracellular vesicles that support tissue repair.

UC Santa Barbara researchers and collaborators from campus biotech spinoff Integrated Biosciences, as well as Harvard, MIT, Princeton and genomics company Illumina Ventures are using optogenetics — the use of light to probe the functions of living tissue — to find compounds to help our bodies more effectively help themselves in times of physiological stress.

By Sonia Fernandez

UC Santa Barbara’s second annual Data Driven Biology Symposium spotlighted groundbreaking student research at the intersection of biology, engineering, and data science. Supported by the NSF’s NRT program, the event showcased how interdisciplinary training is empowering the next generation of scientists to tackle complex challenges in quantitative biology.