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
Building innovation through mentorship
In the rapidly evolving field of bioengineering, the bridge between academic knowledge and real-world innovation [...]
Bioengineering MAB team wins Climate Action Prize at Environmental Innovation Challenge
A team of UW MAB graduate students has been recognized for their innovative solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in healthcare settings.
UW Bioengineering Alumnus Kamal Shah leads smartwatch study to detect cardiac arrest
Kamal Shah, Ph.D., a graduate of UW Bioengineering, is the lead author of a major new study that explores how smartwatches could help detect cardiac arrest.
Imaging pioneer Ruikang Wang to deliver Inaugural Fujimoto Lecture
UW Bioengineering professor Ruikang Wang has been selected to deliver the Inaugural James G. Fujimoto Award Lectureship.
UW Bioengineering Ph.D. student Arjun Kumar awarded inaugural Pfizer Oncology Fellowship
Arjun Kumar, a Ph.D. student at UW Bioengineering, has been named one of the inaugural recipients of the Pfizer Oncology Fellowship.
2025 Bioengineering Capstone Showcase
The remarkable UW Bioengineering Class of 2025 will present their innovative capstone design solutions for today’s clinical and healthcare challenges!