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.

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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

  • Patrick M Boyle at work in the CardSS lab

Research from the heart

March 16th, 2023|Comments Off on Research from the heart

Patrick Boyle, center, with bioengineering Ph.D. candidate Alexander Ochs, left, and junior Jamie [...]

  • Prof. Joan Sanders

Prof. Joan Sanders featured in UW Today

October 21st, 2022|Comments Off on Prof. Joan Sanders featured in UW Today

Written by: Kiyomi Taguchi and James Urton UW News - October 13, 2022 See [...]

  • Barry Lutz Mike Averkiou

Hope and Healing

July 13th, 2021|Comments Off on Hope and Healing

Reprinted here.  Original story One researcher combats cancer with the help of UW [...]

  • Donald Baker with ultrasound device

Donald Baker – UW Bioengineering pioneer of medical ultrasound – has died at age 85

March 5th, 2018|Comments Off on Donald Baker – UW Bioengineering pioneer of medical ultrasound – has died at age 85

Donald W. Baker, former professor in UW Bioengineering and in Electrical Engineering, and inventor whose device has enabled life-saving imaging for millions of patients, passed away Feb. 27, 2018.

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Anniversary News & Events

  • Three UW BioE students recieve NSF Graduate Fellowships

Three BioE students receive prestigious fellowships

May 23rd, 2023|Comments Off on Three BioE students receive prestigious fellowships

UW Bioengineering Ph.D. students Ryan Ressmeyer, Murial Ross, and Ioana Veras-Tobos are recipients of [...]

  • Valerie Daggett

Valerie Daggett receives the University Faculty Lecture Award

May 23rd, 2023|Comments Off on Valerie Daggett receives the University Faculty Lecture Award

Valerie Daggett, University of Washington professor of bioengineering, received the 2023 University Faculty Lecture [...]