50 years of engineering better health for a boundless future
2017-18 marked the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the Center for Bioengineering at UW, and 20 years since BioE was established as an academic department. Read about UW BioE’s achievements, leadership through the decades and notable dates in the anniversary article.
UW Bioengineering history
Learn how we have advanced bioengineering research, education, leadership and service, from our beginning as the UW Center of Bioengineering in 1967 to today.
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Stories of Impact
BioE Impact Report 2024
The UW BioE impact report presents updates on achievements involving alumni, industry collaborators, colleagues, friends, professors, students and staff.
Bioengineers Connect: An evening of networking and inspiration
Bioengineers Connect, a UW Bioengineering initiative, brought together alumni and students for a networking dinner to share experiences and aspirations.
Impact Built Together
An update on bioengineering’s successes this academic year As the Department of Bioengineering is [...]
Research from the heart
Patrick Boyle, center, with bioengineering Ph.D. candidate Alexander Ochs, left, and junior Jamie [...]
UW News features Valerie Daggett’s groundbreaking Alzheimer’s diagnostic test
A team led by researchers at the University of Washington has developed a laboratory test that can measure levels of amyloid beta oligomers in blood samples.
News & Events
Eric Chudler bridges neuroscience and community through innovative learning network
UW Bioengineering Research Associate Professor Eric Chudler led a new initiative that was launched [...]
From Ghana to Seattle: Samson Darrah’s vision for global eye health and empowerment
From Ghana to Seattle: Samson Darrah’s vision for global eye health and empowerment
The circuitous path: how BioE alumnus Philip Lee found his calling in medicine
UW Bioengineering alumnus Philip Lee: a circuitous journey of discovery and the path to medicine
December 2024 eNews
A summary of the top stories featuring the faculty and students of UW Bioengineering
Sherman Yu is bridging science and art in the pursuit of regenerative medicine
“I like to say I’m a scientist during the day and a movement artist by night.” Sherman Yu, PharBE '24
Amy Orsborn and Elizabeth Wayne selected to the Inaugural AIMBE Emerging Leaders Cohort
UW Bioengineering celebrates the selection of Amy Orsborn and Elizabeth Wayne to the inaugural cohort of the AIMBE Emerging Leaders Program.