Event Description
Bioengineering Day 2025
Join us for BE Day 2025: TrAIlblazing Bioengineering, celebrating the transformative emergence of Artificial Intelligence in Bioengineering.
Bioengineering Day (BE Day) is UC San Diego’s largest annual Bioengineering event hosted each year during Spring Quarter. The event’s primary objective is to showcase the excellence of the senior undergraduate class and their student-led projects in both academia and industry, while highlighting the excellence of the UC San Diego Bioengineering Department. This goal is accomplished through the poster sessions, where teams of senior undergraduate students present their Senior Design Projects, developed and guided under faculty and industry mentorship. Additionally, these poster sessions serve to inspire the rest of UC San Diego’s bioengineering undergraduate population, namely the junior class.
Beyond the senior undergraduate student presentations, BE Day offers a unique opportunity for students to learn from and network with bioengineering professors and industry representatives through the Keynote Speech and Industry Demonstrations. These events serve as an essential bridge connecting the current leaders in bioengineering with the future innovators of the field.
Lastly, BE Day traditionally features the final round of the annual Quizbowl competition. Hosted by Professor Shankar Subramaniam, this highly anticipated event pits the winning undergraduate team against a team of graduate students in an exciting quiz-based competition that tests players’ knowledge on a wide variety of subjects.
- Event Information
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Date: Wednesday May 28, 2025
Time: 9 AM - 4 PM
Location: Price Center West Ballroom | 3135 Matthews Lane San Diego, CA 92093
Registration: RSVP HERE
- Agenda
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9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Networking Breakfast + Check In
Come join us for out Networking Breakfast to start off BE Day! Network with students, industry, and faculty, while enjoying FREE coffee from TEC Cafe and bagels from Einstein Bros. Bagels.
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Poster Session 1
At Poster Session 1, 22 senior student groups will showcase their Senior Design Capstone Projects! Additionally, Master's students, BS/MS students, industry representatives, and on-campus student-organizations will be exhibiting their own projects. Attendees will have the chance to roam around and talk to all of the presenting groups.
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Keynote Speaker
Our keynote speaker, Dr. Abraham Lee will deliver a compelling keynote address titled, “Of the Cell, By the Cell, and For the Cell – How Cell Engineering is the Key to Restoring Health.” Dr. Abraham Lee is a Chancellor's Professor in both the Biomedical Engineering department and the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department at UC Irvine.
12:15 PM - 1:45 PM
Lunch + Quizbowl
Free lunch from Pastalini's will be served to all attendees. Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free, etc. options will be available. Towards the end of this session, Professor Shankar Subramaniam will host our beloved annual final round of Quizbowl. Towards the end of this session, Professor Shankar Subramaniam will host our beloved annual final round of Quizbowl.
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Poster Session 2
At Poster Session 2, 18 senior student groups will showcase their Senior Design Capstone Projects! Additionally, Master's students, BS/MS students, industry representatives, and on-campus student-organizations will be exhibiting their own projects. Attendees will have the chance to roam around and talk to all of the presenting groups.
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Refreshments
Light refreshments will be served for everyone! Additionally, take this time to network and take pictures with other attendees.
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM
Awards
Awards for various categories will be given to the most outstanding Senior Design Projects and Groups, as voted on by industry representatives and faculty. Come join us in congratulating these exceptional groups, as well as all of the Class of 2025 Bioengineering students!