Charles Murry’s winding path to the forefront of stem cell science
UW professor of pathology, bioengineering and medicine/cardiology Charles Murry's career led him from medical school to a PhD and back again, to his current work at the forefront of cardiac stem cell science and engineering.
Students win $7,500, Second and Third Place prizes at UW Health Innovation Challenge
Two UW Bioengineering student teams won $7,500 and the Second [...]
Controlled Release Society to hold Dr. Allan Hoffman Recognition Event & Reception
The Controlled Release Society (CRS) Board of Directors extends a cordial invitation to an evening of celebration in honor of Dr. Allan Hoffman, UW Bioengineering Professor Emeritus the recipient of the 2016 CRS Foundation Award.
TAxI peptide shuttles protein cargo into spinal cord
Drew Sellers, Suzie Pun and collaborators have demonstrated that a small peptide called TAxI, or Targeted Axonal Import, shows promise as a treatment strategy for ALS and other notoriously difficult to treat motor neuron diseases.
Bioengineers without Borders team receives PATH Health Innovation Portfolio grant
UW Bioengineering’s Bioengineers without Borders (BWB) has secured a 6 month grant from Seattle’s PATH to support continuing work to develop an anesthetic delivery device for low-resource settings.
Colin Studholme to present 2015-16 UW Medicine Science in Medicine Lecture
In his Feb. 25 Science in Medicine lecture "Mapping Living Human Brain Structure and Function Before Birth," joint UW Professor of Pediatrics and Bioengineering Colin Studholme will describe his group's efforts to develop methods to safely study the human brain before birth.