UW Bioengineering
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A Source of Hope
Gifts across UW’s College of Engineering from David Emmes will support graduate students, ensuring that we continue to make progress and they get the opportunity to thrive
Events
Robert F. Rushmer Endowed Lecture – 2026
Robert F. Rushmer Endowed Lecture Lee Huntsman, PhD “Those Who Invent a New Method” Reflections on Innovation in Research Thursday, January 29, 2026
A New Biosensing Tool for Cancer Research
Professor Elizabeth Wayne is developing a novel way of tracking cancer-fighting cells – and chalking up a series of professional recognitions as she does.
Combining at-home testing to manage inflammation-related diseases
Professor Paul Yager, an expert in low-cost point-of-care diagnostic technologies, and his team received $75,000 in support from the Innovation Gap Fund in June
Featured Publications
Discovery and Characterization of Spike N-Terminal Domain-Binding Aptamers for Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Detection
Nataly Kacherovsky, Lucy F. Yang,Ha V. Dang, Emmeline L. Cheng, [...]
Fund Black Scientists
Commentary with lead author Kelly Stevens: End funding discrimination.
Microdissected “cuboids” for microfluidic drug testing of intact tissues
Image: A microfluidic platform that permits multiple drug testing of [...]


















