Innovation & Impact – UW Bioengineering eNews Autumn/Winter 2018
A recap of UW Bioengineering's efforts to empower better health care through biomedical research, education and service, and impact medicine, for Washington and for the world.
UW Bioengineering welcomes Soraya Bailey as MAB design instructor
Teaching engineering students to create thoughtful, user-focused design, and connecting her students with clinicians and public health experts is Soraya Bailey’s professional passion.
Cardiac systems simulation expert Patrick Boyle joins UW Bioengineering
Computational cardiology expert Patrick Boyle joined UW Bioengineering in September as an Assistant Professor. He will lead the Cardiac Systems Simulation (CardSS) Lab at UW, with the goal to engineer new methods for preventing heart rhythm disorders and sudden cardiac death.
Matthew O’Donnell receives 2019 IEEE Biomedical Engineering Award
Matthew O'Donnell, professor of bioengineering and dean emeritus of the College of Engineering at UW, is recognized “for leadership in biomedical ultrasonics and medical imaging technologies.”
Eric Chudler hosts BrainWorks: Brain-Computer Interface
The latest episode of the Emmy® Award-winning educational program BrainWorks focuses on brain-computer interface (BCI) technology, which offers promising opportunities to treat stroke, spinal cord injuries and other neurodegenerative disorders. BrainWorks is co-produced and hosted by Eric Chudler, research associate professor of bioengineering and the executive director of the Center for Neurotechnology at UW.
Innovation & Impact – UW Bioengineering eNews 2017-18 Year in Review
A recap of UW Bioengineering's efforts in 2017-18 to empower better health care through biomedical innovation, and impact medicine, for Washington and for the world.
Deok-Ho Kim leads $3.2M NIH-CASIS project for launching heart-on-a-chip into space
Associate Professor Deok-Ho Kim will contribute to research aimed at understanding the effects of microgravity, such as that experienced in outer space, on human health.
2018 Hoffman Lecture: Stuart Cooper, “50 Years of Polyurethane Biomaterials: The Search for Blood Compatibility and Biostability”
2018's Allan S. Hoffman Lecture will feature Stuart L. Cooper, Ph.D., the Distinguished College of Engineering Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Ohio State University.
Former Giachelli lab postdoc Mary Wallingford defines new directions for obstetric cardiovascular medicine
At UW, former Giachelli Lab postdoc Mary Wallingford pursued novel research aimed at advancing knowledge of the body's least understood organ, the placenta. Now as an assistant professor at Tufts University, Dr. Wallingford pursues new directions for improving obstetric cardiovascular medicine.
Herbert Sauro to lead $6.5M NIH-funded Center for Reproducible Biomedical Modeling
UW Bioengineering Associate Professor Herbert Sauro will lead the $6.5M NIH-funded Center for Reproducible Biomedical Modeling, which aims to develop more predictive models of biological systems for research and medicine.
