Streets in his Stanley Hall Laboratory. Photo credit: Michelle Tran

Aaron Streets

Associate Professor; Lester John and Lynne Dewar Lloyd Distinguished Professor in the College of Engineering

Dept of Bioengineering

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The Streets lab develops hardware, software, and molecular tools to study how cells interpret their genome. Research in the Streets lab applies lessons from mathematics, physics, and engineering, to invent new precision measurement technology to dissect and quantify complex biological systems with the ultimate goal of uncovering laws that govern the interactions of molecules inside the cell and the interactions between cells in a tissue or organism.

Research Expertise and Interest

bioengineering, computational biology, biophysics, data science, microfluidics, microscopy, genomics

In the News

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A History of Innovation: Berkeley Entrepreneurs, Companies that Changed the Way We Live

The culture and spirit of innovation at UC Berkeley throughout history can be seen in the changemakers who have helped in countless ways to improve our lives and our world.

How Does the Universe Work? Promoting Diversity Can Help Answer That

Bioengineering Professor Aaron Streets says it is important for those who conduct that research “to represent the full diversity of human genetic variation.

No ‘Shortcuts to Inclusion’: Building a Pipeline To Diversify STEM Faculty

Streets discussed why he started the symposium, which aims to increase the diversity and quality of applicant pools for quantitative biological and biomedical sciences faculty roles, and its impact in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Aaron Streets Honored by Popular Science's Brilliant 10

Aaron Streets has been named to Popular Science’s Brilliant 10, honoring trailblazing early-career scientists and engineers.

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Now Fully Complete, Human Genome Reveals New Secrets

A three-year-old consortium has finally filled in remaining DNA, providing the first complete, gapless genome sequence for scientists and physicians to refer to. The newly completed genome, dubbed T2T-CHM13, represents a major upgrade from the current reference genome, called GRCh38, which is used by doctors when searching for mutations linked to disease, as well as by scientists looking at the evolution of human genetic variation.

Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Awards $21 Million to 21 Berkeley Researchers

The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub announced today (Jan. 11) the second cohort of scientists to be named CZ Biohub Investigators, 21 of whom are UC Berkeley faculty members.

Immunologist Michel DuPage and bioengineer Aaron Streets

An immunologist and a bioengineer are named 2019 Pew Scholars

Two young Berkeley faculty members, Aaron Streets of bioengineering and Michel DuPage of molecular and cell biology, are among 29 new Pew Scholars in the health sciences announced by the Pew Charitable Trusts.

Teaching

Courses taught during the three most recent terms

2026 Spring

Undergraduate Design Research [BIOENG 196]
Supervised Independent Study [BIOENG 199]
Individual Study or Research [BIOENG 299]
Supervised Independent Study and Research [BIOENG 99]
Honors Undergraduate Research [BIOENG H194]

2025 Fall

BioMEMS and Medical Devices [BIOENG 121]
Undergraduate Design Research [BIOENG 196]
Directed Group Study for Advanced Undergraduates [BIOENG 198]
Supervised Independent Study [BIOENG 199]
Advanced BioMEMS and Bionanotechnology [BIOENG 221]
Group Studies, Seminars, or Group Research [BIOENG 298]
Individual Study or Research [BIOENG 299]
Supervised Independent Group Studies [BIOENG 98]
Supervised Independent Study and Research [BIOENG 99]
Honors Undergraduate Research [BIOENG H194]

2025 Summer

Individual Study or Research [BIOENG 299]

2025 Spring

Biological Transport Phenomena [BIOENG 104]
Undergraduate Design Research [BIOENG 196]
Directed Group Study for Advanced Undergraduates [BIOENG 198]
Supervised Independent Study [BIOENG 199]
Individual Study or Research [BIOENG 299]
Supervised Independent Group Studies [BIOENG 98]
Supervised Independent Study and Research [BIOENG 99]
Honors Undergraduate Research [BIOENG H194]