Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences

What Doctors Should Ignore

Mon Dec 11, 2017

UCSF lab sends filters to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico

Mon Nov 27, 2017

staff member holds one water filter and a thank you note.

Centro Neumologia Pediatrica, Puerto Rico

Clinic staff member at Centro Neumologia Pediatrica, Puerto Rico’s largest pediatric pulmonary clinic, expressed thanks for the delivery of 484 water filters. Each filter can clean up to 295 gallons of water per day.

Burchard Lab colleagues step up to help residents of the island get fresh water.

Hiding in plain sight

Tue Nov 21, 2017

A tiny implant promises to simplify how glaucoma drugs are administered, making life easier for aging patients.

Daicy Luo

Mon Nov 20, 2017

Employee of Contracting Firm

I support Dr. Shuvo Roy administratively and work directly with The Kidney Project team in our community outreach and clinical research efforts.

Desiree Khu

Mon Nov 20, 2017

Research Liaison

I provide administrative and logistics support for Dr. Shuvo Roy and his Biodesign lab. I am program coordinator for the Master of Translational Medicine Program (MTM) a joint graduate program between the University of California, San Francisco and University of California, Berkeley. I manage...

Implantable Artificial Kidney Moves Closer to Reality

Mon Nov 13, 2017

A Quest: Insulin-Releasing Implant For Type-1 Diabetes

Tue Nov 7, 2017

Novel diabetes treatment developed in Desai Lab to power SF-area startup

Thu Oct 19, 2017

Encellin

The cell encapsulation device (right) that is being developed by Encellin, a San Francisco–based biotechnology company.

A UC San Francisco-created, insulin-generating implant that utilizes nanotechnology is closer to becoming a real treatment for diabetes, after being acquired by a San Francisco-based startup.

Celebrating Hubert Sylvester

Mon Oct 16, 2017

Customer service expert, Hubert Sylvester

The Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences (BTS) is celebrating Hubert Sylvester on the occasion of his 35th employment anniversary at UCSF.

Silicon isn’t just for computers. It can make a pretty good kidney, too.

Mon Oct 9, 2017

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