Omenn-Darling Bioengineering Institute

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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Graphic with text "Commendation for Outstanding Teaching".

Faculty commended for outstanding teaching

TIna Kim portrait

Christina Kim, an expert in the brain and behavior, named Freeman Hrabowski Scholar by Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Outdoor portrait of Clifford Brangwynne.

Clifford Brangwynne wins Keio Medical Science Prize for discoveries merging materials science with biology

a grid of green arches covered by magenta cells — An array of plastic structures (green) provide a framework for cellular research. Cell boundaries are shown in magenta. Image courtesy of the researchers

Cells' embrace advances medical implants

A conference room full of attendees and panelists — Members of the technology industry look on as professor Cliff Brangwynne makes opening remarks. Photos by Wright Seneres

Lawmakers convene with biotech leaders to discuss emerging future of health research

Three magenta circles with green dots appear against a black background. A horizontal magenta line appears across the center of the image, connected to the circle on the right. — In a technique called micropipette aspiration, a hollow needle (micropipette) is used to suck up (aspirate) layers of the nucleolus, a structure within the nucleus of a frog egg cell. The outer layer, or granular component (magenta), is liquid-like, while the dense fibrillar component (green) behaves more like a solid. Graphic by Neil Adelantar; video by Holly Cheng

Starting as an undergraduate project, an experiment reveals cells’ secrets

December 04

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DNA-based Molecular Measurement Tools

Joshua Atkinson outdoor portrait

Joshua Atkinson

Civil and Environmental Engineering

José Avalos

Chemical and Biological Engineering

Clifford Brangwynne

Chemical and Biological Engineering

Mark Brynildsen

Chemical and Biological Engineering

Daniel J. Cohen

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Tian-Ming Fu

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Jerelle Joseph

Chemical and Biological Engineering

Christina Kim Portrait

Christina Kim

Portrait of Jared Toettcher.

Jared Toettcher