INVENTING THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE
The Human Cell Atlas aims to map and characterize every cell in the human body to advance knowledge of how physiological systems work together. Drs. Kueh and Vaughan will use their award to develop methods to measure epigenetic states in single cells using advanced imaging techniques.
Assistant Professors Jennifer Davis and Hao Yuan Kueh have received $50,000 John H. Tietze Stem Cell Scientist Awards, designed to help propel novel stem cell and regenerative medicine to competitiveness for external funding. Acting Instructor Alec Smith has received the Jaconette L. Tietze Young Scientist Ressearch Award, which offers $25,000 to senior postdoctoral fellows nearing independence, or early stage junior faculty.
UW Bioengineering announces three new assistant professors in neuroengineering (Andre Brendt, Azadeh Yazdan-Shahmorad joint with Electrical Engineering, and Amy Orsborn joint with Electrical Engineering) and one assistant professor in immunoenginering (Hao Yuan Kueh).
