BioPACIFIC MIP lab assistant Marissa Beyer loads an automated robotic liquid handler inside the laboratory. The COAST PCL will be built around the BioPACIFIC MIP infrastructure at OASIS.
Supported by $20 million from the National Science Foundation, COAST PCL will combine robotics, AI, and advanced instruments so that researchers can conduct experiments from anywhere.
A close-up view of anaerobic gut fungi under the microscope. Armed with powerful plant-degrading enzymes and a dense network of hyphae, these specialized microbes break down tough lignocellulosic plant matter in the absence of oxygen.
Projects led by chemical engineering professor Michelle O’Malley and chemistry professor Justin Wilson will use AI to speed scientific discovery.
Andrew White, a trainee in UCSB's NIH-funded T32 program, examines samples in a laboratory.
An NIH renewal expands interdisciplinary training and mentorship in UC Santa Barbara’s growing Department of Bioengineering.
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