Amy Orsborn and Elizabeth Wayne selected to the Inaugural AIMBE Emerging Leaders Cohort
UW Bioengineering celebrates the selection of Amy Orsborn and Elizabeth Wayne to the inaugural cohort of the AIMBE Emerging Leaders Program.
UW Bioengineering shines at the BMES 2024 annual meeting
The Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting was a standout event for the UW Bioengineering community.
Promising research to study how a natural supplement can restore the function of an aging heart
Two UW professors are collaborating to study mitochondrial damage in the heart and treatment with the natural supplement urolithin A (UA).
Jennifer Davis to present 2024-25 Science in Medicine Lecture
Jennifer Davis, associate professor of Bioengineering, will present as part of the 2024-25 Science in Medicine speaker series.
A new platform for more effective cancer drug testing using aptamer sensors
UW BioE researchers led by Tran Nguyen, post-doctoral fellow with the Albert Folch lab, has developed a new platform that uses microdissected tumor biopsies.
Paul Yager receives funding to develop low-cost at-home testing to monitor chronic diseases
Paul Yager has been awarded a Washington Research Foundation Phase 1 commercialization grant to support his groundbreaking work in paper-based microfluidics.
Kelly Stevens receives the BMES 2024 Mid-Career Award
Congratulations to UW Bioengineering Associate Professor Kelly Stevens for being honored with the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) 2024 Mid-Career Award.
A successful partnership leads to early Alzheimer’s detection and treatment
Valerie Daggett, David and Nancy Auth Endowed Professor in Bioengineering, has been interested in [...]
Patrick Boyle joins collaborative effort to tackle arrhythmias in single ventricle heart disease
Patrick Boyle joins collaborative effort to tackle arrhythmias in single ventricle heart disease
Three UW Bioengineering Professors elected to join the Washington State Academy of Sciences
Three UW BioE faculty members have been selected to join the Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS): Valerie Daggett, Paul Kinahan and Ruikang Wang. T
HHMI Gilliam Fellowship highlights the enduring power of mentorship
Sydney Floryanzia, Ph.D. student, and Elizabeth Nance, an associate professor, have been recognized as a 2024 HHMI Gilliam Fellowship student-advisor pair.
Kelly Stevens co-leads new NIH-funded center to reduce disparities in biomaterials research
The National Institutes of Health is supporting a new center to advance biomaterials research and connect researchers with a grant of $10.5 million.
Amy Orsborn receives prestigious NSF CAREER award
Amy Orsborn, has received a prestigious NSF CAREER award to support her research in sensorimotor neural interfaces.
Four Bioengineering professors receive WRF grant for pioneering life-science projects
UW BioE faculty have been awarded major new grant funding by the WRF. Of the six UW teams awarded the grant, four are from UW Bioengineering.
Faculty Promotions: Andre Berndt and Patrick Boyle
UW Bioengineering is thrilled to congratulate faculty members Andre Berndt and Patrick Boyle on their promotions to associate professors with tenure
Ayokunle Olanrewaju receives prestigious Beckman Young Investigator Award
The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation awarded UW BioE and ME Assistant Professor Ayokunle (Ayo) Olanrewaju with the Beckman Young Investigator Award.
NIH provides major support to CRBM for advancing reproducible biomedical modeling
The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering has committed a multi-million-dollar grant to support the CRBM at the University of Washington.
UW researchers discover a link between bacterial infections and Alzheimer’s disease
UW Bioengineering's Valerie Daggett and other UW researchers discover a link between bacterial infections and Alzheimer's disease (AD)
Patrick Boyle and Princess Imoukhuede receive 2024 ITHS Awards
UW Bioengineering Assistant Professor Patrick Boyle and Bioengineering Professor and Chair Princess Imoukhuede have [...]
Bioengineers Connect: An evening of networking and inspiration
Bioengineers Connect, a UW Bioengineering initiative, brought together alumni and students for a networking dinner to share experiences and aspirations.
Forging Future Leaders: How a chance encounter led to a new Leadership in STEM course
Azadeh Yazdan, associate professor and Kathy Leach, Ph.D., a former UW BioE postdoc research associate, cultivate the next generation of STEM leaders
Unveiling solutions: The vital role of UW Center for Translational Muscle Research in addressing skeletal muscle dysfunction
A National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases grant funds the CTMR research to 2029.
Machine learning revolutionizes protein engineering for neuroscience
Researchers have discovered that machine learning can be utilized to solve complex protein engineering problems
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.
Princess Imoukhuede honored with the Professional Impact Award for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Princess Imoukhuede, Chair and professor in Bioengineering, received the (AIMBE) Professional Impact Award for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Unveiling therapeutic potential: Exploring the link between Alzheimer’s and Type 2 diabetes
UW Bioengineering Professor Valerie Daggett discussed groundbreaking research on protein aggregation in Type 2 diabetes and Alzheimer's disease.
UW Bioengineering Celebrates Women’s History Month
The BioE community nominated female faculty and staff who stand out as leaders, advocates and mentors.
Bridging knowledge gaps: Brain Health Learning Network program aims to educate and empower older adults
Eric Chudler, UW Bioengineering research associate professor, is leading a program that will help people understand neuroscientific research
Advancing knowledge of vascular calcification for better human health
About the NHLBI Outstanding Investigator Award The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) [...]
Nancy Allbritton elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Nancy Allbritton, dean of the University of Washington College of Engineering and professor of bioengineering, has been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
The surprising discovery of memory flexibility in disease-fighting T cells
The immune system can remember an encounter with a pathogen, and quickly eliminate the [...]
In Memoriam: Allan Hoffman, October 27, 1932 – December 15, 2023
Recognized as the international “ambassador for biomaterials,” Professor Emeritus Allan S. Hoffman joined the UW [...]
UW BioE rowers share their musings about rowing and bioengineering
Teamwork, resilience and excellence UW BioE rowers share their musings about rowing and bioengineering [...]
New faculty member Elizabeth Wayne works to modulate immune cells to fight disease
Elizabeth (Liz) Wayne, UW bioengineering’s newest faculty member, is joining the department as assistant [...]
Kim Woodrow granted the Partners in Safety Award
Congratulations to Bioengineering Professor Kim Woodrow for receiving the Partners in Safety award from [...]
Unraveling the mysteries of malaria: A breakthrough study in 3D brain microvessel models
Malaria, a mosquito-borne disease caused by Plasmodium parasites, is a global health concern, with [...]
Paul Kinahan and Cross-Organizational Team Awarded ARPA-H Funding
In an important development for biomedical imaging research, Paul Kinahan, joint professor of Bioengineering [...]
Amy Orsborn receives distinguished faculty fellowship
Amy Orsborn, the Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering and [...]
Promising research for enhancing brain health through neural stimulation
Karam Khateeb, a PhD student in Associate Professor Azadeh Yazdan-Shahmorad’s lab, has [...]
Ayokunle Olanrewaju honored with the Rogel Faculty Support Award
Ayokunle (Ayo) Olanrewaju, assistant professor for UW Bioengineering, has been awarded a Rogel Faculty [...]
Orsborn lab awarded NIH grant to improve brain-computer interfaces for movement disorders
Amy Orsborn, Clare Boothe Luce assistant professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Bioengineering [...]
Pollack lab shows that it’s not just the heart that pumps blood
Is blood driven by the heart alone? UW Bioengineering Research Scientist Zheng Li and [...]
Faculty Promotions: Mike Averkiou and Azadeh Yazdan-Shahmorad
The UW Department of Bioengineering is excited to announce that faculty members Mike Averkiou [...]
2023 Hoffman Lecture – Buddy Ratner
Allan S. Hoffman Endowed Lecture Presents Buddy Ratner, Ph.D. Joint Professor of Bioengineering and [...]
Kelly Stevens, Azadeh Yazdan to present 2023-24 Science in Medicine Lectures
Kelly Stevens, associate professor of bioengineering and of laboratory medicine and pathology, and Azadeh Yazdan-Shahmorad, [...]
Patrick Boyle honored with CMBE Young Innovator Award
UW Department of Bioengineering Assistant Professor Patrick M. Boyle will be honored at the 2023 [...]
Welcome new lecturer Rupak Rajachar
Rupak Rajachar has joined the UW Department of Bioengineering faculty as a lecturer. He [...]
Researchers are developing an implantable device that could prevent pregnancy and HIV for two years
A) Scanning electron microscopy of implant nanoscale channels controlling drug release, B) Design [...]
UW bioengineering researchers help create a roadmap to diversify faculty hiring
A collaboration between UW bioengineering faculty and their peers from several institutions has yielded [...]
Addressing drug-resistant pathogens by targeting their protective biofilms
Each year, approximately 35 million adults receive inpatient care in US hospitals. More than [...]