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We're the graduate student association for the joint UC Berkeley-UCSF Bioengineering Graduate Program.
Upcoming Beast Events!
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BioE Annual Welcome Picnic
Hosted by the BEAST Peer Advising, let’s give a warm welcome to our incoming 2026 Cohort! Join us for a relaxing afternoon in the sun—bring a blanket, grab some snacks, touch some grass, and enjoy the SF summer weather with your fellow BioEs.
When: Sunday, August 23 @ 11:00 AM
Where: Mission Dolores Park
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BioE Giants Baseball Game
Join us as we cheer on the San Francisco Giants as they take on the Minnesota Twins. Tickets are available on a first come first served basis, available through a partnership with UCSF, SF Giants and their City Connect Tuesdays Program.
When: Tuesday, September 22 @ 6:45 PM
Where: Oracle Park, Lower Box 130
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Recent News
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Exit Seminar: Lauren Kim
Congratulations to BioE student Lauren Kim, who will be giving their exit seminar titled "Spatial transcriptomics resolves ductal TREM2+ and stromal FOLR2+ macrophages in the normal human breast at microanatomical resolution." Join Thursday, August 20th at 1 PM at Byers Auditorium, or on Zoom (Meeting ID: 913 4925 5050, Passcode: mammary).
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Exit Seminar: Jessica Herrera
Congratulations to BioE student Jessica Herrera, who will be giving her exit seminar titled "The Role of Hepatocyte Mechanosignaling in a Stiffened Matrix Environment" on her research conducted under the mentorship of Prof. Tammy Chang. Join Friday, August 21st at 1 PM at Clinical Sciences Building CS-0101, or on Zoom.
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Exit Seminar: Benjamin Sipes
Congratulations to BioE student Rodrigo Benjamin Sipes, who will be giving his exit seminar on his research conducted under the mentorship of Prof. Ashish Raj. Join Thursday, August 20th at 3 PM at Genentech Hall 106, or on Zoom.
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Exit Seminar: Daryl Lawrence
Congratulations to BioE student Daryl Lawrence, who will be giving his exit seminar titled "Movement-responsive deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease" on his research conducted under the mentorship of Prof. Simon Little and Prof. Phillip Starr. Join Tuesday, August 25th at 2 PM at Rock Hall 102, or on Zoom.