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Ruikang Wang is recognized for transforming eye care with 3D blood flow imaging
Ruikang (Ricky) Wang, professor of Bioengineering has been awarded the 2025 SPIE Britton Chance Award in Biomedical Optics.
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New faculty member Elizabeth Wayne works to modulate immune cells to fight disease
Elizabeth (Liz) Wayne, UW bioengineering’s newest faculty member, is [...]
Kim Woodrow granted the Partners in Safety Award
Congratulations to Bioengineering Professor Kim Woodrow for receiving the [...]
Unraveling the mysteries of malaria: A breakthrough study in 3D brain microvessel models
Malaria, a mosquito-borne disease caused by Plasmodium parasites, is [...]
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Featured Publications
Targeting sphingosine-1-phosphate lyase as an anabolic therapy for bone loss
Research Associate Professor Marta Scatena and a team of collaborators show that raising Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) levels in adult mice through conditionally deleting or pharmacologically inhibiting S1P lyase, the sole enzyme responsible for irreversibly degrading S1P, markedly increased bone formation, mass and strength and substantially decreased white adipose tissue.
A rapid, instrument-free, sample-to-result nucleic acid amplification test
The researchers demonstrate a prototype of MAD NAAT, the first fully integrated, sample-to-result diagnostic platform for performing nucleic acid amplification texts that require no permanent instrument or manual sample processing.
Microvascular Injury and Perfusion Changes Induced by Ultrasound and Microbubbles in a Machine-Perfused Pig Liver
The researchers combined ex vivo machine-perfused pig livers with an image-guided therapy system to investigate applications of ultrasound-driven microbubbles to enhance drug delivery, and demonstrate a versatile, physiologically relevant platform for pre-clinical research.
