The Omenn-Darling Bioengineering Institute (ODBI) is an interdisciplinary research center building a vibrant community of faculty, students, postdocs, staff and partners, with research focusing on cellular, device and computational bioengineering, all under one roof. ODBI is working to unlock fundamental discoveries in the life sciences and apply engineering principles to pressing human needs.

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  • Jose Avalos, Chris Gonzalez, Tess Kichuk in wearing lab coats looking at Petri dish in lab

    New bioengineering Ph.D. program harnesses ‘uniquely collaborative’ community

  • Microscope image showing dozens of green fluorescent droplets of varying sizes on a black background.

    Overlooked parts of proteins revealed as critical to fundamental functions of life

  • Upper-body portrait of man and woman

    Major gift from Gilbert Omenn ’61 and Martha Darling *70 names bioengineering institute

  • Group of researchers gathered around computer screen in a lab.

    At new institute, quest for better lives starts with curiosity

  • Clifford Brangwynne sits near a microscope in his lab

    Clifford Brangwynne, pioneer of the study of living cells, wins Dickson Prize in Medicine

  • Fluorescent green droplets inside a cell

    Bioengineers solved a mystery behind cellular droplets with a view to future research and medical treatment

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