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Chair’s Message
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Genomic Improvisation
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National Recognition for CADMIM’s Research
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Groundbreaking Experiment May Help
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Paraplegics Walk Again
IN THIS ISSUE
On the cover: Patterns of DNA fragments and the molecules of life. Genetic engineering holds great promise for medicine, food and the environment. UC Irvine biomedical engineering researchers are working on systems that would make it easier for genetic engineers to reprogram how cells make proteins and fast track their evolution of new functions.
Faculty and Research Accolades
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Student Highlights
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Faculty
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Affiliated Faculty
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................................................................. 2016 Fall BME Discovery Magazine BME Discovery Magazine is published once a year in the fall by the Biomedical Engineering Department, UC Irvine Samueli School of Engineering. Chair: Abraham Lee Department Administrator: Cathy Ta Business Analyst/Magazine Coordinator: Julio Rodriguez Contributing Writers: Lori Brandt, Anna Lynn Spitzer, Brian Bell Photography: Steve Zylius, Debbie Morales, Joshua Kim Established in 2002, the UCI BME Department offers two undergraduate degree programs, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in biomedical engineering and a combined M.D./Ph.D. degree in conjunction with the UCI School of Medicine. There are currently 23 full-time faculty and 59 affiliated faculty. Research areas include micro/nano medicine, biophotonics, biocomputation and tissue engineering, with clinical emphases in neuroengineering, cardiovascular diseases, cancer and ophthalmology. For more information, visit www.bme.uci.edu.