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26
2025
News
Lab announcements, paper releases, and events from the Molecular Cell Biomechanics Laboratory.
Jun
12
2025
Our research on the gut microbiome was featured on the Berkeley Engineering website!
Berkeley Engineering highlighted the lab's work on gut microbiome biomechanics and bacterial communities. This archived announcement preserves the original feature using the rec...
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13
2024
Aug
13
2024
May
2
2024
We marked Andre and Atsushi's achievements with a celebration.
Best wishes in all your future endeavors!
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2
2024
Atsushi successfully defended his doctoral dissertation.
Congratulations Dr. Matsuda!
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2
2024
Nov
13
2023
Dec
9
2022
Nov
1
2020
Dr. Zeinab Jahed joins UC San Diego as an Assistant Professor of Nanoengineering.
Congratulations Dr. Jahed!
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14
2020
Feb
1
2015
Prof. Mohammad Mofrad is elected for American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)’s college of fellows.
Prof. Mohammad Mofrad is elected for American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)’s college of fellows.
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1
2014
Our integrin models get highlighted by LBNL NewsCenter
Our integrin models get highlighted by LBNL NewsCenter
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2
2013
Zeinab Jahed wins the NSERC scholarship, Canada’s top award for graduate studies.
Zeinab Jahed wins the NSERC scholarship, Canada’s top award for graduate studies. Congratulations, Zeinab!
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1
2013
Lab alum Sang-Hee Yoon joins the Inha University faculty as assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of Micro/Nano Soft Biomechanics Laboratory.
Lab alum Sang-Hee Yoon joins the Inha University faculty as assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of Micro/Nano Soft Biomechanics Laboratory. Congratulation...
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2
2013
Mofrad named to Editorial Board of IEEE Transactions of Biomedical Engineering.
Mofrad named to Editorial Board of IEEE Transactions of Biomedical Engineering.
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1
2013
Sep
1
2012
Lab alum Preethi Chandran joins Howard University faculty as assistant professor of Chemical Engineering.
Lab alum Preethi Chandran joins Howard University faculty as assistant professor of Chemical Engineering. Congratulations, Prof. Chandran!
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28
2012
Mohammad Azimi wins the 2012-2013 Craven & Lewis Fellowship.
Mohammad Azimi wins the 2012-2013 Craven & Lewis Fellowship. Congratulations, Mohammad!
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1
2012
Mofrad named to Editorial Board of Cytotechnology.
Mofrad named to Editorial Board of Cytotechnology.
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10
2012
Reza Karimi defends his PhD thesis on “The Role of Hydrodynamic Interactions in the Dynamics and Viscoelasticity of Actin Networks”.
Reza Karimi defends his PhD thesis on “The Role of Hydrodynamic Interactions in the Dynamics and Viscoelasticity of Actin Networks”. Congratulations, Dr. Karimi
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26
2011
Helene Karcher, a PhD alum of the group, has won the prestigious 2011 Pierre Faurre Prize awarded by the Ecole Polytechnique Foundation. This prize acknowledges a “particularly promising career start in an industry with strong scientific and innovative components…. and the recipient should have significantly contributed to both science and its translation in industry”.
Helene Karcher, a PhD alum of the group, has won the prestigious 2011 Pierre Faurre Prize awarded by the Ecole Polytechnique Foundation. This prize acknowledges a “particularly ...
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23
2011
Javad Golji completes his PhD thesis on “Molecular Dynamic of Mechanosensing and Mechanotransduction at the Focal Adhesions”.
Javad Golji completes his PhD thesis on “Molecular Dynamic of Mechanosensing and Mechanotransduction at the Focal Adhesions”. Congratulations, Dr. Golji!
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2
2011
Lab alum Mohammad-Reza Alam joins UC Berkeley faculty as assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering.
Lab alum Mohammad-Reza Alam joins UC Berkeley faculty as assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering. Congratulations, Prof. Alam!
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1
2011
Lab alum Ahmad “Mo” Khalil joins Boston University faculty as assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering.
Lab alum Ahmad “Mo” Khalil joins Boston University faculty as assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering. Congratulations, Prof. Khalil!
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2
2011
Mofrad named to Editorial Board of ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering!
Mofrad named to Editorial Board of ASME Journal of Biomechanical Engineering!
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1
2011
Lab alum Heather Bowerman named to White House OSTP!
Lab alum Heather Bowerman named to White House OSTP!
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1
2011
Hengameh Shams receives Chancellor’s Graduate Fellowship.
Hengameh Shams receives Chancellor’s Graduate Fellowship. Congratulations, Hengameh!
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27
2010
Javad Golji named 2011 Siebel Scholar.
Javad Golji named 2011 Siebel Scholar. Congratulations, Javad!
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26
2010
Dr. Amir Shamloo receives Siebel Post-doctoral Fellowship.
Dr. Amir Shamloo receives Siebel Post-doctoral Fellowship. Congratulations, Amir!
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10
2010
Sang-Hee Yoon completes his PhD thesis on “Programmable Manipulation of Adherent Cell Motility Using Biological Breadboards”.
Sang-Hee Yoon completes his PhD thesis on “Programmable Manipulation of Adherent Cell Motility Using Biological Breadboards”. Congratulations, Dr. Yoon!
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15
2010
Javad Golji and Mohammad Azimi won 1st and 2nd place awards in the PhD student paper and podium presentation competition at the 2010 ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference.
Javad Golji and Mohammad Azimi won 1st and 2nd place awards in the PhD student paper and podium presentation competition at the 2010 ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference. Congr...
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12
2010
Mofrad receives tenure with promotion to associate professor, effective July 1, 2010.
Mofrad receives tenure with promotion to associate professor, effective July 1, 2010. Enormous thanks to all lab members, colleagues and collaborators for all your contributions...
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15
2010
Mohammad Mofrad has received a 2010 National Science Foundation CAREER award!
Mohammad Mofrad has received a 2010 National Science Foundation CAREER award!
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15
2009
Sep
21
2009
Joe Leach completes his PhD thesis on “Patient-Specific Mechanical Analysis of Atherosclerotic Arteries with Resolved Pre- and Post-Rupture Intraplaque Composition”.
Joe Leach completes his PhD thesis on “Patient-Specific Mechanical Analysis of Atherosclerotic Arteries with Resolved Pre- and Post-Rupture Intraplaque Composition”. Congratulat...
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12
2009
Mofrad named to Editorial Board of the Journal of Biomechanics!
Mofrad named to Editorial Board of the Journal of Biomechanics!
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27
2008
May
22
2008
Eli Weinberg defends his PhD thesis on “Multiscale Simulations of the Human Aortic Heart Valve: Applications in Disease and Surgery”.
Eli Weinberg defends his PhD thesis on “Multiscale Simulations of the Human Aortic Heart Valve: Applications in Disease and Surgery”. Congratulations, Dr. Weinberg!
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16
2007
Seung Lee successfully defends his PhD thesis on “Mechanotransduction by Talin: A Molecular Dynamics Study of Force-Induced Recruitment of Vinculin to a Focal Adhesion Complex”.
Seung Lee successfully defends his PhD thesis on “Mechanotransduction by Talin: A Molecular Dynamics Study of Force-Induced Recruitment of Vinculin to a Focal Adhesion Complex”....
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12
2006
Helene Karcher defends her PhD thesis on “The Mechanics of Mechanotransduction”.
Helene Karcher defends her PhD thesis on “The Mechanics of Mechanotransduction”. Congratulations, Dr. Karcher!
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15
2005
Mofrad named Regent’s Junior Faculty Fellow!
Mofrad named Regent’s Junior Faculty Fellow!
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