UW Bioengineering faculty embrace AI tools to enhance teaching and learning
Faculty are increasingly leveraging AI to streamline work, enhance research and help students understand and effectively use these powerful tools.
UW Bioengineering Celebrates Women’s History Month
The BioE community nominated female faculty and staff who stand out as leaders, advocates and mentors.
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 [...]
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.
2017 Faculty Promotions: Albert Folch, Xiaohu Gao, Wendy Thomas, Deok-Ho Kim, Anthony Convertine
The faculty promoted for the 2017-18 academic year demonstrate the department's strength in diverse areas of research, including disease diagnostics and therapeutics, regenerative medicine and protein engineering.
Valerie Daggett, Wendy Thomas, Rong Tian and Chun Yuan inducted as 2017 AIMBE Fellows
UW Bioengineering faculty Valerie Daggett, Wendy Thomas, Rong Tian and Chun Yuan were inducted to the AIMBE College of Fellows Class of 2017. 29 BioE core and adjunct faculty are AIMBE Fellows, and this year's class is the largest inducted in the department's history.
College of Engineering features Bioengineers without Borders team’s project to create portable anesthesia device for developing countries
Photo: Eric Swanson and David Peeler, Bioengineers Without Borders team members and Bioengineering graduate students. A [...]
Wendy Thomas presents at Strengthening STEM through Diversity event
Wendy Thomas, associate professor of bioengineering and vice chair of academic affairs, delivered the plenary talk at Oct. 8's Strengthening STEM through Diversity event, an all-day event focused on inclusivity in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
UW Bioengineers design tiny vascular networks, study clotting
UW bioengineers have engineered tiny blood vessels to study blood clotting disorders and blood flow in kidneys and other organs, and are also getting to an understanding of how mechanical forces affect blood clotting, which may one day help prevent heart disease and stroke.
Wendy Thomas and Nuttada Panpradist receive 2016 UW Undergraduate Research Mentor Awards
Wendy Thomas, UW associate professor of bioengineering, and BioE Ph.D. student Nuttada Panpradist have received 2016 UW Undergraduate Research Mentor awards. Awardees are selected from nominations made by participants in the Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Wendy Thomas, Daniel Ratner receive 2016 UW College of Engineering Awards
UW Bioengineering Associate Professors Wendy Thomas and Daniel Ratner have received 2016 UW College of Engineering Awards. Dr. Thomas received the Faculty Award for Teaching and Dr. Ratner received the Dean's Award.
Wendy Thomas selected for 2016 UW Distinguished Teaching Award
UW Bioengineering Associate Professor Wendy Thomas was selected for a 2016 UW Distinguished Teaching Award. This award recognizes Dr. Thomas's outstanding teaching and mentoring, excellence in research, selfless contributions to service at UW and beyond, and her efforts to champion inclusion.
New Master of Applied Bioengineering program to prepare students for translational research
This month, UW Bioengineering will begin accepting applications for its newest master’s degree program, the [...]
Lael Wentland and Jamie Nunez receive UW EIP Presidential Scholarships
The Presidential Scholarship supports UW students who demonstrate scholastic achievement, an interest in research and motivation to pursue graduate study in their field.
Bioengineers Without Borders team receives Global WACh – Coulter Foundation seed grant
UW Bioengineering's Bioengineers without Borders (BWB) has received $30,000 UW's Global WACh-Coulter Foundation partnership to develop a portable, affordable anesthetic delivery device for use in low-resource settings.
Direct freshman admit Solomon Muche “found hope in the margins” to overcome adversity and study at UW
UW BIOE Direct freshman admit and recent Ethiopian immigrant Solomon Muche faced a difficult path to UW, including homelessness. However, perseverance and hope guided him to complete high school, apply to UW and study bioengineering.
Senior Hani Mahmoud selected as Fulbright Student, will study diabetes in Kuwait
UW Bioengineering senior Hani Mahmoud is selected as a Fulbright Student and becomes the first-ever student in the department's history to receive the internationally renowned fellowship. Hani will travel to Kuwait to investigate the rising prevalence of type-2 diabetes in that country at Dasman Diabetes Institute.
9/25/2013 – 5th Symposium on Frontiers in Biomechanics: Mechanics in Infection
This event is co-sponsored by the United States National Committee on Biomechanics (USNCB) and the [...]