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News and Events
Daggett and Bryers labs develop smart gauze to combat antibiotic-resistant wound infections
The Bryers and Daggett labs used computational design to create synthetic peptides that reduce the risk of antibiotic resistance.
Events
BioE’s Piezo-Pulse and ACT-NIRS awarded prizes in the 2024 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge
This year, six BioE teams competed in the HHIC finals, with two teams taking home top prizes awarded by the judges.
2024 Bioengineering Capstone Showcase
ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS FOR LIFE AND HEALTH Bioengineering Capstone Design Showcase
UW Bioengineering Celebrates Women’s History Month
The BioE community nominated female faculty and staff who stand out as leaders, advocates and mentors.
Featured Publications
Engineering a multicellular vascular niche to model hematopoietic cell trafficking
Assistant Professor Ying Zheng and colleagues developed an engineered human vascular marrow niche to examine the three-dimensional cell interactions that direct hematopoietic cell trafficking. The platform provides a tool to advance study of the interactions between endothelial cells, marrow-derived fibroblasts and hematopoeitic cells that comprise the marrow vascular niche, and has potential for use in testing therapeutics and personalized medicine.
Single-use paper-based hydrogen fuel cells for point-of-care diagnostic applications
The researchers demonstrate a stand-along power source that integrates a paper-based hydrogen fuel cell with a customized chemical heater that produces hydrogen in-situ upon the addition of a liquid. Their approach could power portable diagnostics and enable functionality such as device timing, actuation and signal quantification.
miR-155 Modifies Inflammation, Endothelial Activation and Blood-Brain Barrier Dysfunction in Cerebral Malaria
The researchers demonstrate that miR-155 has a mechanistic role in host response to malaria via regulation of endothelial activation, microvascular leak and blood brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction in cerebral malaria (CM).
