biotechnology
Fusing Biology and Technology
January 11, 2013
Category: A Closer Look
Tags: agriculture, biology, Biotechnology, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Cal State L.A., chemistry, CSU Fullerton, CSUPERB, health, Humboldt State, research, Sacramento State, science education, student research
The 25th Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium brought together students, faculty, alumni, administrators and partners from across the 23 campus university system to advance an intricate and cutting edge understanding of life. More than 700 current and future biotechnology researchers and professionals participated in this silver anniversary symposium held in Anaheim from January 3-5, 2013. The symposium was a showcase for the year-round work incubated by the CSU Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology (CSUPERB). Read more »
Big Problems, Small Solutions
July 19, 2012
Category: A Closer Look
Tags: Biotechnology, CSU Northridge, engineering, physics, science education, student research
Some of the biggest problems in applied science – such as personalized genome mapping and affordable renewable energy – require the aid of some of the world’s smallest devices. In the meticulously maintained clean room at CSU Northridge, students create and test these nanotech devices under the direction of Assistant Professor Henk Postma.
Going from Theory to Reality
Living for Science
January 12, 2012
Category: A Closer Look
Tags: biology, Biotechnology, CSU Long Beach, CSU Northridge, CSUPERB, engineering, Fresno State, health, Humboldt State, Sacramento State, San Jose State, science education, stem cells, student research, workforce
The Twenty-Fourth Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium continued a proud tradition of bringing the CSU’s greatest minds in life science research, engineering and technological innovation. With more than 600 researchers, mentors, students and faculty from across the system, the yearly program provided an opportunity to build bridges on collaborative research, share educational practices and celebrate the achievements of CSU students and faculty.
No time went to waste during the symposium. Lunch featured faculty hosted topic tables, where a salad might be served with a side of bioengineering. Read more »
A World of Possibilities
October 31, 2011
Category: A Closer Look
Tags: Biotechnology, CSU Fullerton, CSU San Bernardino, CSUPERB, San Diego State, stem cells
A group of CSU students* (from Fullerton, San Bernardino and San Diego) assemble on the dais after attending a session on the role of stem cells in neurological function and disorders
Science thrives at the edge of what’s possible. Pushing the boundary leads to discovery and to solutions for intractable human problems. One field pushing the boundary is biotechnology, especially in the area of stem cell research related to regenerative medicine. California State University students and faculty united with fellow explorers this month in Pasadena as part of the 2011 World Stem Cell Summit.
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine sponsored the CSU participants. The participating CSU students conduct research in stem cell related fields through the Bridges to Stem Cell Research programs. CIRM has awarded CSU funding for 13 Bridges programs. This allows students to benefit from the faculty expertise and lab facilities at CSU and partner universities. Read more »
The Science of Life
September 23, 2011
Category: A Closer Look
Tags: biology, Biotechnology, CSU Channel Islands, CSU Monterey Bay, CSU Northridge, CSUPERB, oceans, Sacramento State, San Francisco State, San Jose State, science education, student research, sustainability
The CSU Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology recently participated in a BayBio campaign to educate the public on the impact of life sciences on the environment, human health and the economy. A thirty second spot featuring the CSU ran on KPIX/KBCW, a CBS affiliate station, and was seen by half a million residents throughout the Bay Area and northern California.
Below are descriptions of the various campus projects highlighted in the spot. Read more »
Summer Camp has Gone Bio
July 19, 2011
Category: News & Notes
Tags: Biotechnology, CSU East Bay, science education
Summer camp has gone high-tech at CSU East Bay’s Concord campus. For a week, 60 Contra Costa County high school students attending Biotech Camp had an opportunity to explore a variety of areas in life sciences, including biofuels, forensics, disease, stem cells and bioethics.
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From Zimbabwe and back, via CSUCI, to fight AIDS
June 20, 2011
Category: News & Notes
Tags: Biotechnology, CSU Channel Islands, health
Spurred by her intent to help find better ways to battle AIDS, Elisabeth Freeman made her way from her homeland of Zimbabwe to CSU Channel Islands.
Now, after earning a bachelor’s degree in biology in 2006, she’s returned to Africa to help communities develop sustainable ways to improve public health. For the story in her own words, read “Looking Beyond the Cure,” the latest post in the CSU’s Voices and Views blog.
Here’s an excerpt: Read more »
Zhao, students use stem cells to track fat creation, drugs’ side effects
June 2, 2011
Category: News & Notes
Tags: Biotechnology, Cal Poly Pomona, CSUPERB, health, obesity, stem cells, student research
At Cal Poly Pomona, biology professor Ansel (Yuanxiang) Zhao and her students employ stem cells to examine the counterbalancing molecular mechanics of fat development and fat breakdown.
Watch out for side effects
In a four-year, $422,000 study funded by National Institutes of Health, they are investigating how 14 different drugs (already known to cause weight gain as a side effect) may inhibit or prevent the breakdown of fat. (Here are the NIH abstract and a report from Cal Poly Pomona.)
According to Zhao, “Many common drugs prescribed to millions of people each year have been clinically linked to significant weight gain as a result of undesired side effect (referred to as obesogenic effect), but the underlying pharmacological mechanisms are poorly understood. Read more »
Industry report cites CSU key role in biomedical sector
February 4, 2011
Category: News & Notes
Tags: Biotechnology, Cal State L.A., CSU Channel Islands, CSUPERB, San Diego State, workforce
California’s leadership rooted in ‘entrepreneurial workforce,’ ‘culture of innovation’
Why do people come to California?
When the chief executive officers of nearly 100 of the state’s leading biomedical companies were asked why they set up shop in California, these are the keys they cited:
- availability of a highly skilled, entrepreneurial workforce; and
- California’s culture of innovation, anchored by leading research universities.
The CEO survey anchors The California Biomedical Industry 2011 Report, released earlier this week (Feb. 1) by the California Healthcare Institute.
The 105-page report describes California’s rise to global leadership in the biomedical industry and the impact of the industry’s presence on the state. California, it says, houses the biggest concentration of biomedical companies, researchers, entrepreneurs, suppliers, venture capitalists and workers in the world.
The California State University, the report notes, plays key roles in preparing that workforce with the requisite skills to advance biomedicine. Read more »
Students tackle brain receptors, find mutant genes, win awards
January 14, 2011
Category: News & Notes
Tags: Biotechnology, CSU Fullerton, CSU Long Beach, CSUPERB
CSU Biotechnology Symposium honors excellence of student research –
Fullerton’s Schott takes Eden Award; Long Beach’s Ricarte, the Nagel
Bustle and brainpower were in abundance at the 23rd annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium, held Jan. 7-8 in Anaheim.
Experts described challenges – and achievements – of delivering medicine and designing medical technology in developing countries. A panel of two journalists, two geneticists and a bioethicist provoked lively and lingering discussions on privacy and DNA testing. Tips and business cards flowed at career-networking sessions. Professors shared their findings from the frontiers of cellular physiology, bioinformatics and genetic regulation.
However, in a hotel ballroom striated by partitions adorned with research posters, the CSU students’ sessions created the most buzz – literally. Down the room’s alleys, dozens of small groups huddled to exchange questions and chatter in overlapping conversations about membranes, protein molecules, viral releases, genetic expressions, “how’d you do that?”, and the like. Read more »
