UW Bioengineering
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Congratulations to Our Bioengineering Champions
The UW Bioengineering community celebrates a historic season as [...]
Events
Robert F. Rushmer Endowed Lecture – 2026
Robert F. Rushmer Endowed Lecture Lee Huntsman, PhD “Those Who Invent a New Method” Reflections on Innovation in Research Thursday, January 29, 2026
A New Biosensing Tool for Cancer Research
Professor Elizabeth Wayne is developing a novel way of tracking cancer-fighting cells – and chalking up a series of professional recognitions as she does.
Combining at-home testing to manage inflammation-related diseases
Professor Paul Yager, an expert in low-cost point-of-care diagnostic technologies, and his team received $75,000 in support from the Innovation Gap Fund in June
Featured Publications
Fighting thrombosis by targeting von Willebrand factor
UW Bioengineering researchers identify ways of turning off the function of a blood protein under conditions that may encourage dangerous clots
Monocytes contribute to a pro-healing response in 40 µm diameter uniform-pore, precision-templated scaffolds
Nathan R Chan, Billanna Hwang, Buddy D Ratner, James D [...]
Black Dots: High-Yield Traction Force Microscopy Reveals Structural Factors Contributing to Platelet Forces
Kevin M Beussman, Molly Y Mollica, Andrea Leonard, Jeffrey Miles, [...]


















