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UW Bioengineering Awards 2024
During the 2024 Bioengineering Capstone Gala, 12 students, faculty, [...]
Events
In Memoriam: On the passing of James Bassingthwaighte
A memorial/symposium honoring the influential pioneer is slated for September.
UW develops first successful auto-adjusting prosthetic socket
Sanders lab's socket auto-adapts to changes in user’s limb size.
Azadeh Yazdan-Shahmorad receives 2022 COE Junior Faculty Award
Award recognizes exemplary scholarship, innovative research and commitment to students.
Featured Publications
Designed a-sheet peptides suppress amyloid formation in Staphylococcus aureus biofilms
The researchers have designed small proteins that can inhibit the formation of biofilms, common sources of infection for hundreds of patients worldwide, especially with those who have implanted medical devices. Their designed anti-a-sheet peptides suppressed the formation of biofilm in S. aureus, a bacteria resistant to many drugs, by about half, and prevented aggregation of infectious proteins through their binding mechanism.