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March 2024 eNews

Nancy Allbritton elected to the National Academy of Engineering Allbritton’s election acknowledges her groundbreaking [...]

2024-03-28T05:38:53-07:00March 28th, 2024|

2024 UW Bioengineering Graduation Celebration June 6, 2024

Save the date: Thursday Morning, June 6, 2024 Kane Hall - Room TBA Keynote [...]

2024-03-25T12:16:06-07:00March 25th, 2024|

PharBE alum Robb Poier on the value of lifelong learning

Whether it is serving in the United States Army or working on breakthrough cancer [...]

2024-03-26T12:40:26-07:00March 26th, 2024|

2024 Bioengineering Capstone Symposium

ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS FOR LIFE AND HEALTH Bioengineering Design Showcase

2024-03-11T06:42:51-07:00March 6th, 2024|

Bridging knowledge gaps: Brain Health Learning Network program aims to educate and empower older adults

Eric Chudler, UW Bioengineering research associate professor, is leading a program that will help people understand neuroscientific research

2024-03-05T12:43:14-08:00March 5th, 2024|

Six BioE teams to compete in the 2024 Health Innovation Challenge finals

Congratulations to the six UW Bioengineering-related teams competing in the 2024 Hollomon Health Innovation [...]

2024-02-23T09:18:47-08:00February 21st, 2024|

Advancing knowledge of vascular calcification for better human health

About the NHLBI Outstanding Investigator Award The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) [...]

2024-02-14T10:57:47-08:00February 14th, 2024|

Nancy Allbritton elected to the National Academy of Engineering

Nancy Allbritton, dean of the University of Washington College of Engineering and professor of bioengineering, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Engineering (NAE)

2024-02-23T09:09:00-08:00February 7th, 2024|

UW BioE students receive scholarships and fellowships

We are proud of our students who have been honored with scholarships or fellowships [...]

2024-01-12T05:48:11-08:00January 5th, 2024|

In Memoriam: Allan Hoffman, October 27, 1932 – December 15, 2023

Recognized as the international “ambassador for biomaterials,” Professor Emeritus Allan S. Hoffman joined the UW [...]

2024-02-06T05:55:13-08:00January 4th, 2024|

Three MAB students create a pacemaker prototype that can recharge its battery

Researchers at the UW have unveiled a prototype that harnesses the energy generated by [...]

2023-12-18T09:21:31-08:00December 18th, 2023|

December 2023 eNews

Orsborn lab awarded NIH grant to improve brain-computer interfaces for movement disorders Amy [...]

2023-12-14T07:07:47-08:00December 8th, 2023|

New faculty member Elizabeth Wayne works to modulate immune cells to fight disease

Elizabeth (Liz) Wayne, UW bioengineering’s newest faculty member, is joining the department as assistant [...]

2023-12-06T13:51:26-08:00December 6th, 2023|

Unraveling the mysteries of malaria: A breakthrough study in 3D brain microvessel models

Malaria, a mosquito-borne disease caused by Plasmodium parasites, is a global health concern, with [...]

2023-11-21T11:10:13-08:00November 21st, 2023|

Paul Kinahan and Cross-Organizational Team Awarded ARPA-H Funding

In an important development for biomedical imaging research, Paul Kinahan, joint professor of Bioengineering [...]

2023-11-20T11:45:07-08:00November 20th, 2023|

Amy Orsborn receives distinguished faculty fellowship

Amy Orsborn, the Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering and [...]

2023-11-16T10:02:24-08:00November 16th, 2023|

Promising research for enhancing brain health through neural stimulation

Karam Khateeb, a PhD student in Associate Professor Azadeh Yazdan-Shahmorad’s lab, has [...]

2023-11-15T06:19:56-08:00November 13th, 2023|

Maddalena Di Piazza (‘22)

Maddalena Di Piazza (‘22) currently works for Cepheid, a company specializing in point-of-care molecular diagnostics. She credits the MAB program’s clinical shadowing and capstone requirements with helping to prepare her to tackle real-world challenges within the biotechnology industry. “My job requires me to be creative in solving tough problems, and quickly assess the feasibility of new technologies,” she says. “I can confidently say that I wouldn't be where I am today without my experience in the MAB program.”

2023-11-09T10:15:03-08:00November 9th, 2023|

Christopher Allan (20)

After many years as a hand surgeon and surgery instructor, Christopher Allan got his Masters of Applied Bioengineering to expand his research role. Currently a research associate professor in the UW Orthopaedics Musculoskeletal Systems Biology Lab, he’s the principal investigator in a Department of Defense-funded clinical trial, assessing the safety and efficacy of the research team’s negative-pressure wound therapy glove for hand injuries.

2023-11-09T10:15:29-08:00November 9th, 2023|

Sandra Oluoch (‘20)

MAB grad Sandra Oluoch (‘20) is a scientific data engineer with the Allen Institute in Seattle, WA. She was drawn to the MAB program by a desire to transition from more traditional lab research to computational analysis. “[The program] gave me the skills I needed to network and break into a different career field,” she says. “The internship requirement helped me get my foot in the door in this field.”

2023-11-09T10:15:57-08:00November 9th, 2023|

Jay Walcott (’19)

Alumna Jay Walcott (MAB ’19) is in her third year in the joint Ph.D. program at Georgia Tech and Emory. Her research involves bioprinting with stem cells to create cardiac tissues. As a MAB student, Jay enjoyed the clinical rotations. “While the procedures we witnessed were great to see, it was really inspiring to know we were working on projects that clinicians and patients actually cared about,” Jay said.

2023-11-09T10:16:22-08:00November 9th, 2023|

Ayokunle Olanrewaju honored with the Rogel Faculty Support Award

Ayokunle (Ayo) Olanrewaju, assistant professor for UW Bioengineering, has been awarded a Rogel Faculty [...]

2023-11-06T11:42:00-08:00November 6th, 2023|

Orsborn lab awarded NIH grant to improve brain-computer interfaces for movement disorders

Amy Orsborn, Clare Boothe Luce assistant professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Bioengineering [...]

2023-12-12T08:08:43-08:00November 1st, 2023|

Pollack lab shows that it’s not just the heart that pumps blood

Is blood driven by the heart alone? UW Bioengineering Research Scientist Zheng Li and [...]

2023-12-07T11:27:55-08:00October 25th, 2023|

Faculty Promotions: Mike Averkiou and Azadeh Yazdan-Shahmorad

The UW Department of Bioengineering is excited to announce that faculty members Mike Averkiou [...]

2023-10-17T08:39:32-07:00October 17th, 2023|

Kelly Stevens, Azadeh Yazdan to present 2023-24 Science in Medicine Lectures

Kelly Stevens, associate professor of bioengineering and of laboratory medicine and pathology, and Azadeh Yazdan-Shahmorad, [...]

2023-12-01T05:34:21-08:00September 27th, 2023|
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