Dr. Luke Lee

Professor

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Biography

Professor Lee is the Arnold Barbara Silverman Distinguished Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Director of the Biomedical Institute for Global Healthcare Technology. He is also the Co-Director of the Berkeley Sensor & Actuator Center (BSAC). His current research interests lie in bionanoscience, nanomedicine, global healthcare, personalized medicine, and bioinspired photonics, optofluidics, and electronics technology (BioPOETS). Prior to joining BSAC, Professor Lee served as Chair Professor of Systems Nanobiology at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH, Zurich) and has over ten years of industrial experience in integrated optoelectronics, superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs), and biomagnetic assays. He has authored and co-authored 250 papers on various topics including bionanophotonics, microfluidics, single cell biology, quantitative biomedicine, and molecular diagnostics. Professor Lee was recognized as a Ho-Am Laureate in 2010 and is a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) since 2012.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of California, Berkeley

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE Subject
Overall Score
Required:500
Overall
Required:500
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or recognized equivalent Preparation comparable to undergraduate major at Berkeley in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics 2 full years lower-division work (Calculus, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Multivariable Calculus) 8 one-semester upper-division courses (Real Analysis, Complex Analysis, Abstract Algebra, Linear Algebra)
Application Checklist
  • Graduate Application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Personal History Statement
  • Three Letters of Recommendation
  • Unofficial Transcripts
  • C.V./Resume
  • Course and Textbook List
Specialization Notes

The Mathematics Subject GRE is required for the Fall 2026 admissions cycle. General GRE is optional.