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ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS FOR LIFE AND HEALTH

Please join UW Bioengineering to celebrate our remarkable Class of 2025 as they present their innovative capstone design solutions for today’s clinical and healthcare challenges!

June 2, 2025, 2:30 – 5:30pm PDT, Foege North Building

  • 2:30pm | Opening remarks
  • 2:40 – 4:30pm | Project poster presentations
  • 4:30 – 5:30pm | Reception

Over 100 seniors and Master of Applied Bioengineering students will share posters of their work, featuring collaborations with many organizations including:

  • Lung Technologies Inc.
  • Kholer Wellness
  • UW Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine
  • Madagan Army Medical Center

Some of the exciting design topics include:

  • Reduction of bleeding and clotting in ECMO
  • Abdominal wall mesh strength testing
  • Radiation reduction in CT-guided biopsy
  • Global health ultrasound diagnostic tool and more

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Current list of project topics:

  • Implantation strength of abdominal mesh
  • Incentive spirometer enhancements
  • Vacuum controller for pneumothorax treatment
  • Radiation Reduction in CT-Guided Biopsy
  • Strategies to minimize bleeding and clotting complications in ECMO therapy
  • Synthetic Human Sound Generation
  • Automating quantitative measures of musculoskeletal function
  • Functional recovery using surface EMG therapeutic gaming
  • Rehab Inpatient management system
  • Prediction of Seizure Progression
  • Cleaning Skin Without Chemicals (Industry-sponsored project)
  • Modular, low-cost transtibial prosthesis for children
  • Seattle Clinical Pathway Platform (SCiPP)
  • Tuning Bacterial Cellulose Nanoparticles to Maximize Efficacy in Neonatal Hypoxia-Ischemia
  • Depth-Specific Coordination of Activity Across Motor Cortices During Reaching
  • Deep Learning-Assisted Analysis of Tumor-Associated Macrophages in 3D for Prostate Cancer
  • Tuning a CRISPR-Cas12a system for Tenofovir-diphosphate (TFV-DP) measurements relevant to Tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) regimens
  • Development of a Novel Microfluidic Point-of-Care Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Measurement Device
  • A New Photoactivatable Protein Ligation Strategy Using Only Standard Amino Acids
  • Analysis of Cell Movement in Tissue from Dynamic OCT System
  • Integration of Astrocyte-Derived Extracellular Vesicles into Hydrogels to Promote Neurite Growth After Spinal Cord Injury
  • Investigating the role of GATA4/TBX5/NKX2-5 in the Development of Calcific Aortic Valve Disease

Current list of partnerships:

  • UW Medicine Department of Radiology
  • Madigan Army Medical Center
  • Dhulikhel Hospital, Nepal
  • Lung Technologies
  • UW CREST
  • UW Plastic Surgery
  • UW Neurology
  • UW Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Bioengineers Without Borders
  • UW Cardiology
  • UW Anesthesia

2025 Capstone Showcase Committee:

  • Chris Neils, Senior Capstone Instructor and Lead Coordinator
  • Rupak Rajachar, Director of Masters of Applied Bioengineering Program
  • Hannah Anderson, Bioengineering Graduate Academic Advisor
  • Whit Fraleigh, Bioengineering Undergraduate Advisor