Meet the Researcher: Ayokunle Olanrewaju
Ayokunle (Ayo) Olanrewaju is assistant professor of mechanical engineering and of bioengineering. His research applies [...]
Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert joins UW Bioengineering
Develops biomaterials to promote functional recovery after spinal cord injury.
Four BioE undergrads co-author exosomes paper
Pandemic research experience leads to publication in Advanced Science.
Azadeh Yazdan and Ph.D. student Julien Bloch co-author article for The Conversation on personalizing brain stimulation
Yazdan's research aims to drive repair and recovery after stroke.
Albert Folch elected member of the Institute for Catalan Studies
The Institute for Catalan Studies (IEC), based in Barcelona, Spain, has named UW Professor [...]
Yazdan awarded AHA funding for innovative stroke treatment
Yazdan's approach stimulates effective connectivity across multiple networked brain regions.
Boyle lab awarded $2.9M to create new techniques to assess stroke risk
Cardiac Systems Simulation Lab will study complex links.
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.
Two BioE undergrads receive Population Health Recognition Awards
Sophomore Fang-Hua (Flora) Hu and senior Rachel Shi win honors.
BioE faculty win FACET Awards, nominated by students
Faculty honored for their positive influence on student career development.
Ayokunle Olanrewaju receives UW NanoES Northwest Nanotechnology Infrastructure seed grant
Ayokunle Olanrewaju will apply microfluidic devices to monitor HIV meds.
Monocytes contribute to a pro-healing response in 40 µm diameter uniform-pore, precision-templated scaffolds
Nathan R Chan, Billanna Hwang, Buddy D Ratner, James D BryersJournal of Tissue Engineering and [...]
Albert Folch reveals world of tiny fluidics in new book, “Hidden in Plain Sight”
Folch explores successful technology behind many everyday devices.
Welcome new faculty Elizabeth Nance and Ayokunle Olanrewaju
UW BioE welcomes two new core faculty members.
Meet Princess Imoukhuede
UW Bioengineering’s new department chair shares what drew her to the role and what’s [...]
Asst. Professor Kelly Stevens and Prof. Paul Kinahan named AIMBE Fellows
Honor rare in early career; represents top two percent bioengineers
Kelly Stevens receives $1.3M Allen Distinguished Investigator Award to study how liver develops
Need for treatments drives new technologies to grow human organs.
New Ph.D. grad Nuttada Panpradist ready for next challenge: faculty position
Postdoc credits adviser Barry Lutz as example of resilience, collaboration.
Fast, cheap test can detect COVID-19 virus’ genome without need for PCR
Lutz lab’s new low-cost, rapid COVID test is 97% accurate.
Black Dots: High-Yield Traction Force Microscopy Reveals Structural Factors Contributing to Platelet Forces
Kevin M Beussman, Molly Y Mollica, Andrea Leonard, Jeffrey Miles, John Hocter, Zizhen Song, Moritz [...]
Ruikang Wang named editor of Biomedical Optics Express
The principal journal serving the biomedical optics community.
Gain-of-function cardiomyopathic mutations in RBM20 rewire splicing regulation and re-distribute ribonucleoprotein granules within processing bodies
Aidan M Fenix, Yuichiro Miyaoka, Alessandro Bertero, Steven M Blue, Matthew J Spindler, Kenneth K [...]
Imaging method captures deep layers of collagen in 3D
Non-invasive method may help detect heart attacks, improve image-guided surgery.
Precision-engineered porous, flexible grafts promote healing, reduce scarring
First vascular graft biomaterial with tuned mechanical properties, healing optimized.
Eric Chudler’s BRAIN photo featured in 2022 NIH calendar
Photo selected for NIH's “Show Us Your BRAINs!” contest calendar.
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, Ian I. Cardle, Dr. Alexandra [...]
UW spinout gets $14.9M boost from NIH for COVID-19 rapid test
Low-cost, PCR-equivalent rapid molecular test developed in Barry Lutz's lab.
Princess Imoukhuede named new chair of UW Bioengineering
Dr. Imoukhuede joins UW from Washington University in St. Louis.
Azadeh Yazdan receives $3.2M to study optogenetics to precisely rewire brain networks, treat stroke
Yazdan's neurotechnology research targets neural connections to heal the brain.
Neuroengineer Amy Orsborn part of new NSF institute harnessing AI
Orsborn building algorithms that detect or predict real-time neural patterns.
Nancy Allbritton receives 2021 Pritzker Distinguished Lecture Award
Dr. Allbritton honored Oct. 7 in Orlando, Fla.
Pharmacologic therapy for engraftment arrhythmia induced by transplantation of human cardiomyocytes
Charles Murry, Rong Tian, colleagues find approach suppresses engraftment arrhythmia.
Ratner, UW team win prize for artificial kidney system
This is the Center for Dialysis Innovation’s third KidneyX award.
$3.9M NIH and Keck grants back Stevens lab research on 3D liver printing, regrowth
Scaling up 3D printed tissues; studying mechanical properties in regeneration.
Stevens named to National Academies New Voices cohort
Kelly Stevens to provide new perspectives to National Academies.
Hope and Healing
Reprinted here. Original story One researcher combats cancer with the help of UW [...]
Spatially resolved cellular model built of developing mouse
Stevens lab and colleagues’ sci-Space technique can map embryo development.
Nancy Allbritton to Receive 2021 Pritzker Distinguished Lecture Award
Congratulations to Nancy Allbritton on this premier recognition!
Computational modeling identifies embolic stroke of undetermined source patients with potential arrhythmic substrate
Senior authors Patrick Boyle and Nazem Akoum published in eLife.
Study yields new clue to strokes of undetermined source
Scar tissue that’s primed for arrhythmia may just lack triggers.
UW researchers show engrafted heart cells divide and replicate
Jennifer Davis and colleagues use rainbow reporters to track cells.
Yazdan co-leads team developing smart port to the brain
Team's "unprecedented tool" is aimed at understanding, treating brain disorders.
Delayed action gene switch controls when stem cells become T cells
Research led by Hao Yuan Kueh's lab demystifies molecular timer.
Ph.D. student wins $150K DoD grant for brain cancer research
Meilyn Sylvestre studies glioblastoma drugs, transport across the blood-brain barrier.
New approach builds capillaries in full 3D complexity
Researchers created a structure mimicking the glomerulus, a kidney component.
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.
Smartphone can show bacteria, plaque
System could help low-resource communities monitor tooth and skin health.