Smartphone can show bacteria, plaque
System could help low-resource communities monitor tooth and skin health.
Fighting racial inequity by funding Black scientists
UW Bioengineering's Kelly Stevens and Univ. of Michigan's Omolola Eniola-Adefesa lead a national network of biomedical engineers calling to end funding discrimination against Black scientists.
New sensors quickly spot coronavirus proteins, antibodies
When mixed with fluid from a nasal swab or blood sample, these protein sensors emit light within minutes. BioE graduate student Alfredo Quijano-Rubio co-led the work at the Institute for Protein Design.
KING 5-TV News coverage of the Cell paper
A network of researchers are calling for an end in discrimination in funding black scientists. That's the central focus of a new report released today. The lead author is from the University of Washington. Aired on January 26, 2021 at 6:50 PM on KING-TV (Seattle, WA).
Patterned platforms for tissue engineering
A new approach uses lasers and molecular tethers to pattern 3D cell fate in natural scaffolds for tissue engineering.
Ho named to National Academy of Inventors
Rodney JY Ho, UW professor in pharmaceutics and adjunct professor in bioengineering, has been elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors