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.
Two BioE graduates receive scholarships to study global health
Alton Cao and Amanda Nguyen will each study in Japan.
Nancy Allbritton receives 2021 Pritzker Distinguished Lecture Award
Dr. Allbritton honored Oct. 7 in Orlando, Fla.
Humans of BioE: Laura Lyu
Undergrad JEDI volunteer plans for dental school after BioE degree.
BioE alum wins global health fellowship
Josh Coyle working on infant breathing monitor in Houston; Malawi.
Humans of BioE: Marissa Shumaker
Active volunteer and mentor aims for medical school.
Ratner, UW team win prize for artificial kidney system
This is the Center for Dialysis Innovation’s third KidneyX award.
Humans of BioE: Osvaldo Arias
UW Bioengineering undergraduate student Osvaldo Arias is a junior currently doing research in the [...]
Humans of BioE: Jamison Siebart
Jamison Siebart, who hails from Uniontown, Penn., is going into his senior year as [...]
$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.
Humans of BioE: Luke Thurber
Luke Thurber is a Husky through and through. From Edmonds, Wash., Luke received his [...]
UW Bioengineering eNews | June 2021
Recent news highlights for UW BioE alumni and friends.
Kathleen Abadie receives 2021 Fulbright to study immunotherapy in Israel
Ph.D. student will study immune cell dynamics in cancer.
Fulbright fellow Hannah VanBenschoten checks in from Sweden
VanBenschoten studying how COVID has affected reproductive, sexual health services.
Four BioE students receive NSF Graduate Fellowships
Congratulations to Chelsea Gibbs, Nicole Gregorio, Samantha Koplik, Susana Simmonds!
BioE members win teaching, staff, student research awards
Congratulations to the winners and nominees!
BioE’s Alejandro Diaz and Parker Ruth receive Dean’s Medals
Coveted honor recognizes two exceptional UW Engineering students.
Three BioE students named to 2021 Husky 100
Lauren Holbrook, Jolie Phan and Nadia Siddiqui exemplify Husky Experience.
Alyssa Taylor receives grant to teach accessibility design to bioengineers
New curriculum will teach accessibility design at start of program.
Humans of BioE: Kassidy Tromboni
Kassidy Tromboni is a graduate student in the MAB program.
Nancy Allbritton to Receive 2021 Pritzker Distinguished Lecture Award
Congratulations to Nancy Allbritton on this premier recognition!
2021 UW Bioengineering Capstone Symposium
Join us May 24 as we celebrate our students' achievements!
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.
17 BioE Mary Gates Scholars to present work at Research Symposium May 21
Congratulations, Mary Gates Scholars!
Yazdan co-leads team developing smart port to the brain
Team's "unprecedented tool" is aimed at understanding, treating brain disorders.
UW Bioengineering eNews | March 2021
Recent news highlights for UW BioE alumni and friends.
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.
NSF Graduate Research Fellows tackle cancer therapies, drug delivery, artificial organs
Clinton Heinze, Trey Pichon, Olivia Prado are 2020 NSF Fellows.
Undergraduates win Best Idea prize at Health Innovation Challenge
Device improves disease testing along with health access and disparities.
Six BioE teams to compete in 2021 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge
Six BioE-related teams are among 21 regional finalists.
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.
Fighting racial inequity by funding Black scientists
UW Bioengineering's Kelly Stevens and Univ. of Michigan's Omolola Eniola-Adefesa lead a national network of biomedical engineers calling to end funding discrimination against Black scientists.
New sensors quickly spot coronavirus proteins, antibodies
When mixed with fluid from a nasal swab or blood sample, these protein sensors emit light within minutes. BioE graduate student Alfredo Quijano-Rubio co-led the work at the Institute for Protein Design.
KING 5-TV News coverage of the Cell paper
A network of researchers are calling for an end in discrimination in funding black scientists. That's the central focus of a new report released today. The lead author is from the University of Washington. Aired on January 26, 2021 at 6:50 PM on KING-TV (Seattle, WA).
Patterned platforms for tissue engineering
A new approach uses lasers and molecular tethers to pattern 3D cell fate in natural scaffolds for tissue engineering.
Ho named to National Academy of Inventors
Rodney JY Ho, UW professor in pharmaceutics and adjunct professor in bioengineering, has been elected as a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
Student invention to better diagnose tuberculosis wins NIH prize
A team of UW bioengineering and mechanical engineering undergraduates won second place overall – and took home a $15,000 prize – at the National Institutes of Health’s 9th annual Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) challenge.
Blood vessel twists-and-turns cause cell changes
New 3D model reveals that curvature gives rise to a range of vascular shapes and [...]
Kelly Stevens uses heat to control 3D organ-like tissues
UW Bioengineering's Kelly Stevens Lab and researchers at Rice University created radiatorlike systems to remotely control the positioning and timing of cell functions to build 3-dimensional, artificial, living tissues.
Buddy Ratner wins Bioelastomer Award
Biomaterials expert Buddy Ratner, joint professor in UW Bioengineering and Chemical Engineering, will receive the 2021 Bioelastomer Award