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UW Bioengineering faculty embrace AI tools to enhance teaching and learning
Faculty are increasingly leveraging AI to streamline work, enhance research and help students understand and effectively use these powerful tools.
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UW researchers discover a link between bacterial infections and Alzheimer’s disease
UW Bioengineering's Valerie Daggett and other UW researchers discover a link between bacterial infections and Alzheimer's disease (AD)
DiversiTEA: Building community one cup of boba at a time
Issac "Izzy" Kim stands out not just for her academic and professional pursuits but also for her deep commitment to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion.
Six Bioengineering students named to 2024 Husky 100
UW named six Bioengineering students as a part of [...]
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Featured Publications
Cationic polymers for non-viral gene delivery to human T cells
Suzie Pun and colleagues We demonstrate transfection of both CD4+ and CD8+ primary human T cells with messenger RNA and plasmid DNA at efficiencies up to 25 and 18%, respectively, with similarly high viability.
Nanoparticle-releasing nanofiber composites for enhanced in vivo vaginal retention
Current approaches for topical vaginal administration of nanoparticles result in poor retention and extensive leakage. To overcome these challenges, the researchers developed a nanoparticle-releasing nanofiber delivery platform and evaluated its ability to improve nanoparticle retention in a murine model. In this first study of nanoparticle releasing fibers for drug delivery, they discovered that the system demonstrated 30-fold increased nanoparticle retention in the reproductive tract 24 hours following administration.
Polypyrrole-Coated Perfluorocarbon Nanoemulsions as a Sono-Photoacoustic Contrast Agent
A new contrast agent for combined photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging is presented.
