• BioE students on Team COVIDIA

Bioengineering Students Developing Platform to Assess Public Understanding of COVID-19

A group of UW Bioengineering undergraduates came together this spring to develop a way to promote public understanding of the COVID-19 crisis. Through two design challenge competitions and the aid of mentors, they have refined their idea and are developing a platform that aims to capture how well the public understands the disease and identify gaps in knowledge.

  • CDC graph hospitalizations forecast

How Credible are the COVID-19 Models? Center Aims to Find Out

The multi-institution Center for Reproducible Biomedical Modeling, led by UW Bioengineering Professor Herbert Sauro, is partnering with top U.S. government agencies to determine how credible several commonly used COVID-19 models are.

  • Spring Summer eNews 2020 display

UW Bioengineering eNews | Spring/Summer 2020

In an unprecedented year, UW Bioengineering celebrates achievements in research, education and outreach. Our department is known for our culture of openness and collaboration. Let’s continue to build on that to create a more equitable, inclusive and compassionate community together.

  • Favour Orji, UW Bioengineering student

Favour Orji Receives Gilman Scholarship

Favour Orji, a UW senior working on a dual degree in bioengineering and sociology, has received the highly competitive Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad.

  • Gao lab cholesterol tagging system

UW Bioengineers Use Cholesterol Tag to Ease Proteins into Cells

Xiaohu Gao, professor of bioengineering, and his lab have developed a new, cholesterol-based tag system to bring imaging and disease-treating proteins directly into a live cell, bypassing the cell’s defenses. They reported their finding June 19 in Science Advances.