December 2023 eNews
Orsborn lab awarded NIH grant to improve brain-computer interfaces for movement disorders Amy [...]
New faculty member Elizabeth Wayne works to modulate immune cells to fight disease
Elizabeth (Liz) Wayne, UW bioengineering’s newest faculty member, is joining the department as assistant [...]
Kim Woodrow granted the Partners in Safety Award
Congratulations to Bioengineering Professor Kim Woodrow for receiving the Partners in Safety award from [...]
Unraveling the mysteries of malaria: A breakthrough study in 3D brain microvessel models
Malaria, a mosquito-borne disease caused by Plasmodium parasites, is a global health concern, with [...]
Paul Kinahan and Cross-Organizational Team Awarded ARPA-H Funding
In an important development for biomedical imaging research, Paul Kinahan, joint professor of Bioengineering [...]
Amy Orsborn receives distinguished faculty fellowship
Amy Orsborn, the Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering and [...]
Promising research for enhancing brain health through neural stimulation
Karam Khateeb, a PhD student in Associate Professor Azadeh Yazdan-Shahmorad’s lab, has [...]
Ayokunle Olanrewaju honored with the Rogel Faculty Support Award
Ayokunle (Ayo) Olanrewaju, assistant professor for UW Bioengineering, has been awarded a Rogel Faculty [...]
Orsborn lab awarded NIH grant to improve brain-computer interfaces for movement disorders
Amy Orsborn, Clare Boothe Luce assistant professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Bioengineering [...]
Faculty Promotions: Mike Averkiou and Azadeh Yazdan-Shahmorad
The UW Department of Bioengineering is excited to announce that faculty members Mike Averkiou [...]
2023 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting
Join UW Bioengineering for several BMES 2023 events taking place October 11 to 14 [...]
2023 Hoffman Lecture – Buddy Ratner
Allan S. Hoffman Endowed Lecture Presents Buddy Ratner, Ph.D. Joint Professor of Bioengineering and [...]
Kelly Stevens, Azadeh Yazdan to present 2023-24 Science in Medicine Lectures
Kelly Stevens, associate professor of bioengineering and of laboratory medicine and pathology, and Azadeh Yazdan-Shahmorad, [...]
Patrick Boyle honored with CMBE Young Innovator Award
UW Department of Bioengineering Assistant Professor Patrick M. Boyle will be honored at the 2023 [...]
Welcome new lecturer Rupak Rajachar
Rupak Rajachar has joined the UW Department of Bioengineering faculty as a lecturer. He [...]
Researchers are developing an implantable device that could prevent pregnancy and HIV for two years
A) Scanning electron microscopy of implant nanoscale channels controlling drug release, B) Design [...]
Meet Stephanie Baptiste, PharBE alumna and manager at Amgen
“My favorite [PharBE] class was also my most challenging class – Clinical Development – because it forced me to put in practice what I was learning,” Stephanie says. more...
UW bioengineering researchers help create a roadmap to diversify faculty hiring
A collaboration between UW bioengineering faculty and their peers from several institutions has yielded [...]
Addressing drug-resistant pathogens by targeting their protective biofilms
Each year, approximately 35 million adults receive inpatient care in US hospitals. More than [...]
Rachel Shi receives 2023 Fulbright Study/Research Award to study in Germany
UW bioengineering M.S. student Rachel Shi has received a Fulbright fellowship to study the [...]
Ruikang Wang is 2023 UW Medicine Inventor of the Year
Ruikang (Ricky) Wang, UW professor of bioengineering and ophthalmology, received the 2023 UW Medicine [...]
UW BioE hosts workshops during the 2023 BMES annual meeting in Seattle
The 2023 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting will be held in Seattle October [...]
UW Bioengineering eNews | June 2023
In this issue: Research & Awards | Faculty and Staff Highlights | Student [...]
Impact Built Together
An update on bioengineering’s successes this academic year As the Department of Bioengineering is [...]
UW Bioengineering Awards 2023
The UW Department of Bioengineering recognizes the commendable contributions of the following faculty, staff [...]
BioE graduates gain hands-on experience in cardiovascular science and engineering
A patient specific cardiac model with a breakdown of the machine learning identified features [...]
Eric Chudler’s BrainWorks receives a 2023 Northwest Emmy® Award
Eric H. Chudler, Executive Producer of Brainworks Article updated June 5, 2023. [...]
Three BioE students receive prestigious fellowships
UW Bioengineering Ph.D. students Ryan Ressmeyer, Murial Ross, and Ioana Veras-Tobos are recipients of [...]
BioE’s Endozene wins Best Health/Wellness Impact Award at the Dempsey Startup Competition
Article updated June 9, 2023 UW Bioengineering team Endozene won the Karr Tuttle Campbell [...]
Seven Bioengineering students named to 2023 Husky 100
The UW recognized seven students from the Department of Bioengineering for the prestigious 2023 [...]
Sanders lab awarded innovation prize for their development of a self-adjusting prosthetic leg
Joan Sanders, professor of UW Bioengineering, and her team received the Bryan and Joyce [...]
BioE undergraduate, Zoe Chau, receives scholarship to study breast cancer therapeutics in Japan
Zoe Chau, a senior bioengineering undergraduate student, received a MEXT scholarship to study in [...]
Watching traffic jams on the genomic highway
An analogy between replication dynamics and neighborhood traffic. A new approach measures the [...]
BioE employees are nominated for the 2022-2023 Distinguished Staff Award
Five BioE staff employees have been nominated for the UW Distinguished Staff Award (DSA). [...]
Research from the heart
Patrick Boyle, center, with bioengineering Ph.D. candidate Alexander Ochs, left, and junior Jamie [...]
Endozene, LegUp Prosthetics and Piezopulse win top prizes at the 2023 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge
Winning BioE team members and some of their work. Credit: Matt Hagen/UW Buerk [...]
Seven BioE teams to compete in the 2023 Health Innovation Challenge finals
Congratulations to the seven UW Bioengineering-related teams competing in the 2023 Hollomon Health Innovation [...]
Averkiou Lab awarded $3 million to treat liver cancer through ultrasound and microbubbles
The project will develop an approach that uses ultrasound and microbubbles to treat hepatocellular [...]
UW-led team receives $4.2M grant to develop AI-guided brain stimulation methods aimed at treating mental health disorders
Reprint of an original article By Wayne Gillam | UW ECE News UW [...]
Outstanding Academic Title – Hidden in Plain Sight
Hidden in Plain Sight is chosen as an Outstanding Academic Title by Choice Professor [...]
Faculty Promotions
Congratulations to faculty Christopher Neils and Roberta Wong on their promotions UW BioE welcomes [...]
UW BioE students receive scholarships and fellowships
We are proud of our students who have been honored with scholarships or fellowships [...]
UW News features Valerie Daggett’s groundbreaking Alzheimer’s diagnostic test
A team led by researchers at the University of Washington has developed a laboratory test that can measure levels of amyloid beta oligomers in blood samples.
Creating Community through Coffee Chats
The isolation imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic brought to light how important social connection is [...]
Meet Chelsea Musick
UW BioE grants and contracts manager Chelsea Musick has a passion for efficiency. If [...]
Prof. Joan Sanders featured in UW Today
Written by: Kiyomi Taguchi and James Urton UW News - October 13, 2022 [...]
UW biosensor research wins prestigious innovation honor
Andre Berndt is recognized by the 2022 McKnight award for work that “fundamentally changes [...]
Bryers lab awarded $3.1M to develop self-replicating mRNA vaccine for staph infection
The project will generate a biomaterials vaccine technology that is given once, eliminating the [...]
Meet the Researcher: Ayokunle Olanrewaju
Ayokunle (Ayo) Olanrewaju is assistant professor of mechanical engineering and of bioengineering. His research applies [...]