Student Clubs
The Uytengsu teaching lab welcome student groups from across the School of Engineering. If you are interested in working in the teaching lab, check out the reservation process or email lab management.
Student Group Mentors are available. Student group mentors are experienced folks that are selected to advise a specific group with their project. This is a generous resource the Uytengsu teaching lab offers for students. Any student group can nominate an experienced mentor that fit their project needs. For more information on this benefit, contact Jeffrey or Mong.
Current Groups
Chem-E-Car
Our student-led organization integrates skills from chemical, mechanical, and electrical engineering to build a chemically powered vehicle from scratch. As we construct the car, the ChemE Car Team runs through three main sub-teams: Power (figuring out the reaction the car runs on), Stopping (designing the stopping mechanism for controlling distance), and Chassis (building the body of the car itself).
SSI AstroBio Team
We plan to simulate the Martian regolith environment in order to observe tardigrade (Hypsibius exemplaris, strain Z151) survival, reproduc8on, and behavior. We will modify pressure, humidity, temperature, and environmental chemical composition.
iGEM
iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) projects involves designing, building, and testing biological systems using standard biological parts with the aim of addressing real-world challenges. Teams work on innovative projects that span synthetic biology, genetic engineering, and biotechnology to contribute to the advancement of science and technology.
Robobench
We are looking to automate PCR and bacterial lysis using the Opentrons OT-2 robot. We will be identifying and profiling the different bacteria types in water samples of Lake Lag on Stanford campus.
ToeHold Project
Developing a paper bioassay indicator for pathogenic RNA within food samples, using an RNA Toehold switch. Democratizing the ability to test food samples for pathogenic bacteria.
Xerma
We are developing a topical cream with carefully selected and engineered skin microbes that naturally live on human skin.
Colotech
ColoTech: A ‘Pro-Diagnostic’ for the Early Detection of Colorectal Dysplastic and Cancerous Tissue. Developing an oral chemical diagnostic for colorectal cancer. Winner of Technologies for Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis, or Treatment Prize
Past Groups
UTL has helped the following Stanford student groups and independent projects with their research projects.
Our team is developing a wearable chest band called NeuroBeat, which will continuously monitor the athlete's heart rate variability (HRV) during play. Our aim is to improve concussion diagnosis and monitoring on-site, enabling a clear return to play for collegiate athletes.
Exploring the gut-brain relationship at the intersection of stem cells and microfluidic testing platforms. Treating in vitro patient samples with common medications to understand serotonin expression on a patient-specific level.
Our primary goal is to engineer a cutting-edge biomedical device that will administer medication to patients in a temporally dynamic and efficient manner via transdermal delivery.
Team LoopIn
Assessing ammonia production for E. Coli under control conditions as well as under interactions with different drug compounds.
Circardium
Biodesign NEXT Circardium are continuing the project we have worked on the past two quarters to prototype our concept idea in the lab. We are focusing entirely on electrical circuitry, and do not plan to work with biological or chemical materials.
Research Workshop Series
We will host a series of wetlab workshops including teaching Proper Pipetting Techniques, Gibson Assemblys, E. coli Transformations, Liquid Cultures, Minipreps, Stock Solutions, Sequencing, Plasmid Purifications, PCRs, Gel Electrophoresis, and Purifications.
Funguys
Rice production generates 972 million tons of agricultural residues annually, with 70% being waste rice straw. Burning over 500 million tons of this straw for field clearing significantly impacts human health and the environment due to PM2.5 emissions, a major cause of premature death globally. Our solution involves collecting and pretreating rice straw from smallholder farms and using an engineered fungal strain (A. oryzae) to convert it into high-value commercial enzymes, such as xylanase. This approach aims to reduce PM2.5 emissions by 95%, add $13/ha of value to farmers, and decrease GHG emissions, offering substantial health and economic benefits.
Hepatitis E Vaccine Project
Project HEV is an independent research initiative at the UTL. Here, we are working to develop the first universal, peptide-based vaccine for Hepatitis E, thought to affect nearly 30M people around the world every year.