NIH-Funded Team Led by Berndt Lab Aims to Supercharge Protein Sensor Engineering
April 2, 2026 | Categories: Core Faculty, Research |An $11 million multi-institutional grant from the NIH BRAIN Initiative will enable Berndt Lab engineer new red calcium and neuromodulator sensors, giving scientists much more powerful tools to study brain function and neurological disease. Read More
Berndt Lab Machine Learning Model Sets a New Pace in Protein Sensor Design
March 26, 2024 | Categories: Core Faculty, Research |Over the course of a multiyear, collaborative investigation, researchers in the Berndt Lab showed that their trained machine learning models correctly predicted several variants of the calcium indicator GCaMP with record-setting speed and accuracy, outperforming all previous generations of these sensors. Read More
Breaking Boundaries in Skin Research With Biosensors and Optogenetics
April 14, 2023 | Categories: Core Faculty, Research, Uncategorized |Cory Simpson, MD, PhD and Andre Berndt, PhD detail how advances in biosensor and optogenetic technology are opening up new possibilities in dermatology research. Read More