NIH-funded team led by Berndt lab aims to supercharge protein sensor engineering

Headshot of Andre Berndt with text reading: Congratulations Berndt Lab National Institutes of Health BRAIN Initiative Grant

April 29, 2026


Congratulations to Berndt lab on receiving an $11 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) BRAIN Initiative. In an article produced by the Institute for Stem-Cell & Regenerative Medicine (ISCRM) and UW Medicine, learn how MolES faculty members Andre Berndt, associate professor in the Department of Bioengineering, and Doug Fowler, professor in the Department of Genome Sciences, are partnering in a multi‑institution collaboration to enhance protein sensor technology and give scientists improved tools to observe brain activity in real time with even greater precision. Read More