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From Ghana to Seattle: Samson Darrah’s vision for global eye health and empowerment
From Ghana to Seattle: Samson Darrah’s vision for global eye health and empowerment
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March 2024 eNews
Nancy Allbritton elected to the National Academy of Engineering [...]
Empower tomorrow’s innovators: donate to UW Bioengineering on Husky Giving Day
Husky Giving Day is April 4. We invite you to support the important work of the UW Bioengineering department. Donate to the Bioengineering Excellence Fund
Valerie Daggett receives the University Faculty Lecture Award
Valerie Daggett, UW professor of bioengineering, received the 2023 University Faculty Lecture Award. Valerie Daggett will deliver a campus-wide lecture in 2024.
Featured Publications
A Carboxylate to Amide Substitution That Switches Protein Folds
Valerie Daggett and colleagues performed a comparative molecular dynamics study on the denatured states of two proteins, sharing nearly identical amino?acid sequences (88?%) but different topologies, namely an all?a?helical bundle protein named GA88 and an a+B?protein named GB88.
Polypyrrole-Coated Perfluorocarbon Nanoemulsions as a Sono-Photoacoustic Contrast Agent
A new contrast agent for combined photoacoustic and ultrasound imaging is presented.
High-throughput characterization of protein–protein interactions by reprogramming yeast mating
The researchers achieved high-throughput, quantitative characterization of protein–protein binding interactions without requiring purified recombinant proteins, by linking interaction strength with yeast mating. Using a next-generation sequencing output, they characterized protein networks consisting of thousands of pairwise interactions in a single tube and have demonstrated the effect of changing the binding environment.
