The Biomolecular Engineering (BME) Department within the Baskin School of Engineering features an interdisciplinary blend of engineering, biology, chemistry, and statistics designed to foster collaboration with other departments. This blend reflects our vision of the direction that biomedical discovery will take over the next two decades.
Members of the Biomolecular Engineering Department collaborate actively with faculty from other engineering departments and with the Physical and Biological Sciences departments of Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and Ocean Sciences.
1st
to complete a gapless sequence of a human genome
#2
public university in the nation for students focused on making an impact in the world (Princeton Review, 2022)
AAU
in 2019, UCSC was named to the Association of American Universities, joining just 65 other universities
Saving lives with cell research
UC Santa Cruz researchers have discovered a key genetic mutation that occurs early on in cancer and causes the release of previously unknown RNA biomarkers. The protein is released in the early stages of cancer when tumors are most curable. A blood test that can diagnose any type of cancer years before symptoms appear could be on the horizon.
BME Research News
Career Opportunities with a Biomolecular Engineering Degree
- Research Scientist
- Product Manager
- Engineer
- Field Technician
- Process Engineer
- IT Specialist/Analyst
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