Students in the News
UW Bioengineering students excel in research, leadership and service. Read on to learn how our students are inventing the future of medicine.
BioE’s Believe Sleeve advances to Sweet 16 in Dempsey Startup Competition
Judges choose students' non-invasive, low-cost tool for phantom limb pain.
Perseverance and discipline propel Bioengineering senior Claire Marion
Undergraduate balances BioE, varsity crew and volunteer work.
2022 UW Bioengineering Capstone Symposium
On May 23 BioE students will present their outstanding projects!
Three BioE students named to 2022 Husky 100
Molly Mollica, Joey Liang and Suchitra Gopal: improving accessibility, equity.
BioE’s Believe Sleeve among finalists in Dempsey Startup Competition
Applied Bioengineering team developing device to address phantom limb pain.
Alexander Yan and Isiac Orr receive NSF Graduate Fellowships
Ph.D. student Alexander Yan (Yager lab) and senior Isiac Orr.
Humans of BioE
The student-led Humans of UW Bioengineering project offers an inside perspective of the department’s student experience, direct from students themselves.
Humans of Bioengineering: Vanessa Nguyen and Samantha Sun
After wrapping up the second year of the Humans of UW Bioengineering blog, recent B.S. grads Vanessa Nguyen and Samantha Sun reflect on their motivation to become involved in the project and how they found inspiration in working with their fellow students to share their stories.
Humans of Bioengineering: Timothy Bi
Senior Timothy Bi, part of the Daggett lab, talks about his experience in UW BioE and UW Academy. He sees med school in his future, but is planning to work for a few years and figure out his next steps.
Humans of Bioengineering: Yiming Li
Senior Yiming Li talks about her research investigating the blood protein Von Willebrand factor (VWF) to better understand how to better control blood clotting, and how a sports injury led her to discover bioengineering. She reflects on how the BioE undergrad cohort system enhanced her experience in the major, and her hopes to pursue health care solutions for low-resource settings in her master's degree study at Cornell.
Humans of Bioengineering: Robyn Langevin
Senior Robyn Langevin talks about her work in the Seelig synthetic biology lab on a new diagnostic that detects differential gene expression associated with cancer or autoimmune disorders. She also discusses the importance of academic outreach and giving back to the community, and how personal struggles helped her gain perspective on her experience in BioE.
Humans of Bioengineering: Per Lukas Hillerström
Luke is an undergraduate senior in bioengineering, and he has a long background before coming to UW as a non-traditional student. He balances school with running his own plumbing company, and you may recognize him as the father of our unofficial BioE mascot, Chinook. Read more about his story...
Humans of Bioengineering: Harrison Hiraki
My name is Harrison. I do research in the Zheng Lab and I currently work at a cancer therapeutic company, Immune Design. After I graduate I will be attending the University of Michigan to pursue a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering.