Potential role of exosome-based allorecognition pathways involved in lung transplant rejection
Billanna Hwang, James Bryers, Michael S. Mulligan The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol. [...]
Dan Ratner, Kim Woodrow Elected to AIMBE
Honor represents top two percent of medical and biological engineers Daniel Ratner and Kim Woodrow [...]
Smartphone can show bacteria, plaque
UW Bioengineers have created a smartphone-based imaging system that can detect certain bacteria on skin and teeth that glow red when placed under black light. The proof-of-concept demonstration can distinguish bacteria from background tissue, and could allow health providers, dentists or the public to conveniently monitor skin and oral health. The system can also be adapted for monitoring bacterial activity in new or chronic wounds.
Fighting racial inequity by funding Black scientists
UW Bioengineering's Kelly Stevens and Univ. of Michigan's Omolola Eniola-Adefesa lead a national network of biomedical engineers calling to end funding discrimination against Black scientists.
Fund Black Scientists
Commentary with lead author Kelly Stevens: Our nationwide network of BME women faculty collectively argue that racial funding disparity by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) remains the most insidious barrier to success of Black faculty in our profession. We thus refocus attention on this critical barrier and suggest solutions on how it can be dismantled.
Patterned platforms for tissue engineering
A new approach uses lasers and molecular tethers to pattern 3D cell fate in natural scaffolds for tissue engineering.
Microdissected “cuboids” for microfluidic drug testing of intact tissues
Image: A microfluidic platform that permits multiple drug testing of uniformly-sized microscale “cuboids” of live [...]
Kelly Stevens uses heat to control 3D organ-like tissues
UW Bioengineering's Kelly Stevens Lab and researchers at Rice University created radiatorlike systems to remotely control the positioning and timing of cell functions to build 3-dimensional, artificial, living tissues.
Image-Guided Treatment of Primary Liver Cancer in Mice Leads to Vascular Disruption and Increased Drug Penetration
Sara B. Keller, Dingjie Suo, Yak-Nam Wang, Heidi Kenerson, Raymond S. Yeung and Michalakis A. Averkiou Frontiers [...]
Buddy Ratner wins Bioelastomer Award
Dr. Buddy Ratner Biomaterials expert Buddy Ratner, joint professor in UW Bioengineering and [...]