Imaging pioneer Ruikang Wang to deliver Inaugural Fujimoto Lecture
UW Bioengineering professor Ruikang Wang has been selected to deliver the Inaugural James G. Fujimoto Award Lectureship.
Ruikang Wang is recognized for transforming eye care with 3D blood flow imaging
Ruikang (Ricky) Wang, professor of Bioengineering has been awarded the 2025 SPIE Britton Chance Award in Biomedical Optics.
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
Ruikang Wang is 2023 UW Medicine Inventor of the Year
Ruikang (Ricky) Wang, UW professor of bioengineering and ophthalmology, received the 2023 UW Medicine [...]
Ruikang Wang named editor of Biomedical Optics Express
The principal journal serving the biomedical optics community.
Imaging method captures deep layers of collagen in 3D
Non-invasive method may help detect heart attacks, improve image-guided surgery.
Yazdan co-leads team developing smart port to the brain
Team's "unprecedented tool" is aimed at understanding, treating brain disorders.
Smartphone can show bacteria, plaque
System could help low-resource communities monitor tooth and skin health.
UW Bioengineers pivot to develop coronavirus solutions
A number of UW Bioengineering faculty members quickly pivoted and are adapting their research to addressing the needs created by the coronavirus pandemic. From developing rapid at-home tests and protective masks to vaccines and treatments, here is a sampling of some of the ways UW BioE faculty, staff and students are stepping up to help.
With smartphone camera, researchers can create hyperspectral images to analyze skin changes
Modern smartphone cameras can be harnessed to analyze and track skin changes and blood flow dynamics under the skin, report UW Bioengineering Professor Ruikang Wang and his graduate student Qinghua He, in the February issue of Biomedical Optics Express.