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News and Events
MAB alumnus raises $5 million to build autonomous surgical robotics
Georgia Witchel and the team at Louiza Labs has raised $5million to develop the technology underlying simulated FDA trials and autonomous surgical robots.
Events
Amy Orsborn and Elizabeth Wayne selected to the Inaugural AIMBE Emerging Leaders Cohort
UW Bioengineering celebrates the selection of Amy Orsborn and Elizabeth Wayne to the inaugural cohort of the AIMBE Emerging Leaders Program.
Honoring the impact of generosity at the Scholar Donor Celebration Luncheon
The College of Engineering recently hosted its annual Scholar Donor Celebration Luncheon to honor the achievements of students and to thank the generous donors
BioEngage hosts fall mixer, launches industry job & internship program
This fall, UW BioEngage continued its mission of connecting UW Bioengineering trainees and faculty with the biotech and medical device industries.
Featured Publications
Microdissected “cuboids” for microfluidic drug testing of intact tissues
Image: A microfluidic platform that permits multiple drug testing of [...]
Macrophage-targeted drugamers with enzyme-cleavable linkers deliver high intracellular drug dosing and sustained drug pharmacokinetics against alveolar pulmonary infections
Patrick Stayton and colleagues demonstrate the versatility of the drugamer platform for engineering the intracellular pharmacokinetic profiles and its strong therapeutic activity in treating pulmonary intracellular infections.
A ribonucleoprotein octamer for targeted siRNA delivery
Professor Xiaohu Gao and colleagues have created a new way to target prostate tumors that overcomes past challenges of designing effective drug delivery methods. This versatile nanocarrier design should offer opportunities for the clinical translation of therapies based on intracellularly acting biologics.
