UC Davis Biomedical Engineering Graduate Group

We kicked off Fall Quarter with our annual BMEGG Welcome BBQ. Huge shout out to our BESA social chairs and grill masters for the great food.

Beyond the lab, building community. 🧬🤝 BESA grad students came together for a night of trivia, pizza, and good company, welcoming our first-year students and building connections beyond the lab. 🍕✨

Check out the latest BMEGG news with the December BESA Newsletter.

BESA NEWSLETTER December 2025 Your source of monthly updates from the UC Davis Biomedical Engineering Student Association!

Why join UC Davis BME?

Ph.D. student and Biomedical Engineering Student Association President Jared Lee-Kin answers the question “why did you choose the UC Davis College of Engineering?” For Lee-Kin, collaboration was key 🔑 Learn about graduate programs in biomedical engineering and apply today at https://bme.ucdavis.edu/admissions/graduate-programs or through the link in our bio. Explore other engineering graduate programs at https://engineering.ucdavis.edu/graduate-students/admissions! #UCDavisEngineering Video description: Lee-Kin sits indoors at a conference showcase room, describing why UC Davis was a top choice

Federal research funding is crucial for transforming lab breakthroughs into real-world solutions. More funding means faster treatments, cleaner air and water, and safer communities. But when funding freezes, progress stalls and costs soar.
UC Davis research improves the lives of Americans every day. Learn more about UC Davis research by visiting: https://www.ucdavis.edu/research/labs-to-lives
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Applications are open Apply now for Ph.D and M.S. in Biomedical Engineering. https://bmegg.ucdavis.edu/application-information

UC Davis at come visit us at booth 812.

BMEGG students are critical contributors to biomedical research innovation.

For the last four years, UC Davis has averaged more than $1 billion in extramural research funding, demonstrating its vital role in building our region’s economy and contributing to our nation’s global leadership in technology and innovation.

The world looks to universities like UC Davis to find solutions to global challenges and create a healthier, more sustainable future.

Go Ags!

https://www.ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davis-receives-961-million-annual-research-funding-fueling-innovation-insight-and-economy?fbclid=IwY2xjawNTu9dleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHgTIi6Zh3adKKu5Pvko1qEepEzzkp1JKyoUY6wnCdq3hVTwxJHgIsnQqDKkU_aem_DdgbCJoqB01s7B9SSXmGDQ

Image description: David Wang, a member of the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Group; Dr. Diana Farmer, chair of the UC Davis Department of Surgery; and Dr. Aijun Wang, principal investigator and vice chair of the Department of Surgery, gather around a computer monitor in a laboratory at Aggie Square, UC Davis' innovation district in Sacramento.

Congratulations are in order for Ekaterina Shanina, a Ph.D. student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at UC Davis, who has won the Physics in Medicine & Biology Early Career Researcher Award for her research paper describing a novel brain phantom for positron emission tomography. 🧠

Read more about her and the research: https://ow.ly/CSGQ50Wk32r



Image description: Shanina stands next to research poster

The Erlangen Graduate School in Advanced Optical Technologies, or SAOT, has honored Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Alba Alfonso García for her outstanding research record in optics, photonics and optical technologies.

Read more: https://ow.ly/9L5p50Wo1Eg



Image description: García stands outdoors under trees on a sunny day wearing a blue top