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Deok-Ho Kim featured in 2017 Chemical Communications Emerging Investigators issue

Deok-Ho Kim featured in 2017 Chemical Communications Emerging Investigators issue

Assistant Professor Deok-Ho Kim has been featured in the 2017 Emerging Investigators Issue of Chemical Communications, a journal of the Royal Society of Chemistry. In Micro- and nano-patterned conductive graphene-PEG hybrid scaffolds for cardiac tissue engineering, Dr. Kim and colleagues demonstrate a method for producing cardiac tissue scaffolds with anisotropic electroconductive properties using PEG-graphene substrates.

2020-10-26T08:29:17-07:00July 3rd, 2017|

Journal Biointerphases recognizes David Castner, celebrates Buddy Ratner’s 70th birthday

Journal Biointerphases recognizes David Castner, celebrates Buddy Ratner’s 70th birthday

The journal Biointerphases recognizes David Castner's scholarly, editorial contributions; celebrates Buddy Ratner's 70th birthday

2020-10-26T08:29:17-07:00July 3rd, 2017|

Ph.D. student Zheng Li wins “People’s Choice Award” in UW’s Three-Minute Thesis Competition

Ph.D. student Zheng Li wins “People’s Choice Award” in UW’s Three-Minute Thesis Competition

Zheng Li, a UW Bioengineering doctoral student, won the “People’s Choice Award” in the UW’s first-ever Three-Minute Thesis competition May 15.

2020-10-26T08:29:18-07:00June 9th, 2017|

UW Bioengineering eNews – Spring/Summer 2017

UW Bioengineering eNews – Spring/Summer 2017

In this issue: Innovation and Impact | Trainee Highlights | Alumni Highlights | Community Highlights | Featured Publications Have [...]

2020-10-26T08:29:18-07:00June 6th, 2017|

UW BioE forms group to explore global health research opportunities

UW BioE forms group to explore global health research opportunities

UW Bioengineering seeks to create global health learning and research partnerships in developing countries. Fact-finding visits include Bangladesh, Peru and Nepal.

2020-10-26T08:29:18-07:00June 1st, 2017|

“Humans of BioE” team shares student stories about the BioE experience

“Humans of BioE” team shares student stories about the BioE experience

Seniors Erin Ichinotsubo, Brianna McIntosh and Nina Reese started their storytelling project to help prospective undergraduates discover opportunities in BioE and learn about life in the major. They also sought to celebrate the accomplishments and showcase the department's diversity.

2024-06-20T07:19:41-07:00May 23rd, 2017|

Seniors’ video project documents discovery, innovation in BioE research

Seniors’ video project documents discovery, innovation in BioE research

For their honors service project, seniors Calysta Yan and Guanyou Lin teamed up to produce videos about BioE’s research themes. They were driven by a common goal: they wanted to help undergraduates explore and learn how to get involved in research.

2020-10-26T08:29:19-07:00May 23rd, 2017|

Two BioE-related teams take prizes at 2017 UW Business Plan Competition

Two BioE-related teams take prizes at 2017 UW Business Plan Competition

Two UW Bioengineering-affiliated teams won prizes at the 2017 UW Business Plan Competition May 25, including Best Innovation/Technology Idea Prize for A-Alpha Bio.

2021-02-26T10:45:07-08:00May 30th, 2017|

Celina Gunnarsson receives 2017 UW President’s Medal, College of Engineering Dean’s Medal for Academic Excellence

Celina Gunnarsson receives 2017 UW President’s Medal, College of Engineering Dean’s Medal for Academic Excellence

Celina, a senior in Assistant Professor Ying Zheng's lab, is developing a tool that can help researchers understand blood brain barrier dysfunction in cerebral malaria, and has co-created a curriculum that focuses on the interplay of ethics and diversity in undergraduate engineering education.

2020-10-26T08:29:19-07:00May 11th, 2017|

Ph.D. students Alissa Bleem and Hannah Frizzell receive NSF GROW fellowships

Ph.D. students Alissa Bleem and Hannah Frizzell receive NSF GROW fellowships

The GROW program expands opportunities for US graduate students to engage in international research collaboration, and is open only to active awardees of the NSF’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). Alissa will travel to Denmark and Hannah is headed to Australia.

2020-10-26T08:29:20-07:00May 22nd, 2017|

Alumni Anna Blakney, Abbi Helfer, Emily Krogstad and Lael Wentland advance bioengineering worldwide with Whitaker awards

Alumni Anna Blakney, Abbi Helfer, Emily Krogstad and Lael Wentland advance bioengineering worldwide with Whitaker awards

UW Bioengineering alumni Anna Blakney, Abbi Helfer, Emily Krogstad and Lael Wentland received Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program awards in 2016 to pursue independent research projects abroad. They talk about their experiences researching and living in England, Australia, South Africa and Vietnam.

2020-10-26T08:29:20-07:00May 12th, 2017|

Finding what feeds the heart: Rong Tian interviewed for Circulation Research

Finding what feeds the heart: Rong Tian interviewed for Circulation Research

Rong Tian, joint UW professor of anesthesiology/pain medicine and bioengineering, was interviewed for an article appearing in the May 12 issue of Circulation Research. Dr. Tian directs UW Medicine's Mitochondria and Metabolism Research Center, and investigates the role of mitochondria and pathogenesis in cardiovascular and metabolic disease.

2020-10-26T08:29:20-07:00May 17th, 2017|

Bioengineers participate in Husky Hope Walk

Bioengineers participate in Husky Hope Walk

UW Bioengineering students, faculty and staff participated in the Husky Hope and Help (H3) Walk on [...]

2020-10-26T08:29:20-07:00May 22nd, 2017|

Senior Fellows Heather Gustafson and Meredith Redd receive Whitaker International Scholar Awards

Senior Fellows Heather Gustafson and Meredith Redd receive Whitaker International Scholar Awards

The Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program promotes the professional development of superb leaders in biomedical engineering who will advance the profession through an international outlook. Both senior fellows will travel to Australia - Dr. Gustafson to Melbourne, and Dr. Redd to Brisbane.

2020-10-26T08:29:21-07:00May 17th, 2017|

Ph.D. student Rahil Jain investigates “smart” solutions for diagnostics, home electronics

Ph.D. student Rahil Jain investigates “smart” solutions for diagnostics, home electronics

In Associate Professor Barry Lutz's lab, electrical engineering Ph.D. student Rahil Jain investigates ways smartphones can advance disease diagnostics technologies. To satisfy his entrepreneurial drive outside the lab, he works to develop “smart home” consumer electronics.

2020-10-26T08:29:21-07:00May 12th, 2017|

Allan Hoffman receives 2017 Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal

Allan Hoffman receives 2017 Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal

The Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal annually recognizes demonstrated leadership in the field of biomaterials science and engineering. It rewards research that has made a significant and lasting impact on the field, or recent work of great originality.

2020-10-26T08:29:21-07:00May 8th, 2017|

Albert Nguyen seeks to improve at-home dialysis in Master of Applied Bioengineering program

Albert Nguyen seeks to improve at-home dialysis in Master of Applied Bioengineering program

As a Master of Applied Bioengineering (MAB) student, Albert Nguyen is working to advance at-home dialysis technology that gives patients an easier option for treating kidney failure.

2020-10-26T08:29:21-07:00May 2nd, 2017|

Charles Murry announced as Director of UW Medicine’s Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine

Charles Murry announced as Director of UW Medicine’s Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine

The Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine (ISCRM) at UW Medicine has announced the appointment of Professor Charles (Chuck) Murry as the new Director of ISCRM.

2020-10-26T08:29:22-07:00May 2nd, 2017|

Suzie Pun receives 2017 College of Engineering Faculty Award for Research

Suzie Pun receives 2017 College of Engineering Faculty Award for Research

The Faculty Award for Research recognizes extraordinary contributions and dedication to research, support of diverse students in research, and innovative approaches in research, scholarship or creative activities.

2020-10-26T08:29:22-07:00April 25th, 2017|

Eric Chudler co-authors “Brain Bytes” blog for Psychology Today

Eric Chudler co-authors “Brain Bytes” blog for Psychology Today

Eric Chudler has recently started a blog for the print and online magazine Psychology Today. In "Brain Bytes," Chudler and co-author Lise Johnson, Ph.D., also a neuroscientist at the CSNE, explore the topic of neuroscience in small bits.

2020-10-26T08:29:22-07:00April 25th, 2017|

Ph.D. student Hal Holmes targets wildlife and timber trafficking with new devices

Ph.D. student Hal Holmes targets wildlife and timber trafficking with new devices

Bioengineering Ph.D. student Hal Holmes is developing a device that could help customs officials and agents of conservation combat wildlife and timber trafficking. Hal aims to create a field-deployable screening tool that can determine if a product was sourced from an endangered or protected species by looking at the information encoded in its DNA.

2020-10-26T08:29:22-07:00April 25th, 2017|

Camille Birch, Shivani Gupta, David McIntyre, Connor Tsuchida and Jonathan Tsui selected for Husky 100 Class of 2017

Camille Birch, Shivani Gupta, David McIntyre, Connor Tsuchida and Jonathan Tsui selected for Husky 100 Class of 2017

The Husky 100 connect to life inside and outside the classroom, and apply what they learn to make a difference on campus, in their communities and for the future. They demonstrate passion, leadership and commitment to inspire all at UW to shape their own Husky Experience.

2020-10-26T08:29:22-07:00April 18th, 2017|

UW College of Engineering announces Direct to College admission for 2018 incoming freshman class

UW College of Engineering announces Direct to College admission for 2018 incoming freshman class

The University of Washington’s College of Engineering is taking a significant step to improve undergraduate engineering students’ educational experiences by offering Direct to College admission beginning with the entering freshman class of 2018.

2020-10-26T08:29:22-07:00April 17th, 2017|

Meredith Redd receives Whitaker International Scholar Award

Meredith Redd receives Whitaker International Scholar Award

Meredith Redd, a recent Ph.D. grad from the Zheng and Murry labs, will travel to the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. The Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program promotes the professional development of superb leaders in biomedical engineering who will advance the profession through an international outlook.

2020-10-26T08:29:23-07:00April 12th, 2017|

Ph.D. student James Wu co-authors article for The Conversation – “Melding mind and machine: How close are we?”

Ph.D. student James Wu co-authors article for The Conversation – “Melding mind and machine: How close are we?”

In "Melding mind and machine: How close are we?" Wu and Dr. Rao discuss historical efforts to connect the brain with technology to enhance human capabilities.

2022-08-03T14:14:38-07:00April 12th, 2017|

2017 Bioengineering Capstone Design Symposium

2017 Bioengineering Capstone Design Symposium

Engineering Solutions for Life and Health: May 22, 2017, 3:00-6:30 p.m., W.H. Foege Bioengineering Building (Foege North). Join UW Bioengineering as we celebrate the accomplishments in research and design innovation made by the Class of 2017.

2021-01-21T06:04:29-08:00April 11th, 2017|

Eric Chudler’s BrainWorks receives 54th Annual Northwest Regional Emmy Nomination

Eric Chudler’s BrainWorks receives 54th Annual Northwest Regional Emmy Nomination

BrainWorks, a UWTV program developed and hosted by Eric Chudler, was nominated for a 54th Annual Northwest Regional Emmy® award by the Northwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and & Sciences (NATASNW).

2020-10-26T08:29:23-07:00April 10th, 2017|

2017 Bioengineering Graduation Celebration

2017 Bioengineering Graduation Celebration

The 2017 Department of Bioengineering Graduation Celebration will be held on Friday, June 9th in Hogness Auditorium. All BIOE students who will be graduating Autumn 2016, Winter 2017, Spring 2017 or Summer 2017 are eligible to participate.

2021-01-21T06:04:29-08:00April 4th, 2017|

Valerie Daggett, Wendy Thomas, Rong Tian and Chun Yuan inducted as 2017 AIMBE Fellows

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.

2020-10-26T08:29:23-07:00April 5th, 2017|

Ph.D student Jeneva Cronin discusses CSNE’s efforts to use brain stimulation to restore tactile sensation

Ph.D student Jeneva Cronin discusses CSNE’s efforts to use brain stimulation to restore tactile sensation

UW Bioengineering Ph.D. student Jeneva Cronin discusses efforts to restore tactile sensation in limbs for people who live with spinal cord injuries and amputations.

2020-10-26T08:29:23-07:00March 31st, 2017|

Forty-nine years in Biomaterials Science: An interview with Buddy Ratner

Forty-nine years in Biomaterials Science: An interview with Buddy Ratner

In an interview with Future Science, Buddy Ratner reflects on his career at UW, the evolution of biomaterials science and bioengineering over the decades, and the impact of UWEB (University of Washington Engineered Biomaterials, formerly an NSF Engineering Center), which he leads, on biomaterials research.

2020-10-26T08:29:24-07:00March 29th, 2017|

Amy Orsborn offers advice to women in STEM in Bustle.com article

Amy Orsborn offers advice to women in STEM in Bustle.com article

Amy Orsborn, who will join UW in January 2018 as the Clare Booth Luce Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering and Bioengineering, discusses her work in improving brain-computer interfaces and offers advice to women in STEM.

2020-10-26T08:29:24-07:00March 23rd, 2017|

UW Bioengineering eNews – Winter/Spring 2017

UW Bioengineering eNews – Winter/Spring 2017

In this issue: Innovation and Impact | Student Highlights | Alumni Highlights | Community Highlights [...]

2020-10-26T08:29:24-07:00March 7th, 2017|

$15 million award planned for Center for Dialysis Innovation

$15 million award planned for Center for Dialysis Innovation

Northwest Kidney Centers announces gift to UW over 5-year span SEATTLE, Wash. (March 13, 2017): [...]

2020-10-26T08:29:25-07:00March 14th, 2017|

Ph.D. student Efren Lee works to improve PET/CT gold standard, safety

Ph.D. student Efren Lee works to improve PET/CT gold standard, safety

Efren Lee aims to advance PET/CT imaging technology to help physicians better plan and evaluate the success of individualized treatment, and to improve patient outcomes. Efren works with Paul Kinahan, UW professor of radiology and adjunct faculty in BioE, in the Imaging Research Laboratory.

2020-10-26T08:29:25-07:00March 10th, 2017|

Eric Chudler interviewed by KING 5’s New Day Northwest about “Brain Bytes: Quick Answers to Quirky Questions About the Brain”

Eric Chudler interviewed by KING 5’s New Day Northwest about “Brain Bytes: Quick Answers to Quirky Questions About the Brain”

Eric Chudler, research associate professor of bioengineering and executive director of the Center of Sensorimotor [...]

2020-10-26T08:29:25-07:00March 17th, 2017|

New technology images fetal brain activity in 4D

New technology images fetal brain activity in 4D

Researchers at the University of Washington have pioneered a way to image activity in a baby’s brain before birth, opening a window on how fetal brains develop. Led by Colin Studholme, UW joint professor of bioengineering and pediatrics, the researchers developed a method that creates a four-dimensional reconstruction of brain activity.

2022-07-13T14:01:14-07:00March 13th, 2017|

Call for applications: Bioengineering Cardiovascular Training Grant

Call for applications: Bioengineering Cardiovascular Training Grant

The BCTG provides an opportunity for graduate students interested in cardiovascular science and engineering to train under the guidance of excellent mentors. Application deadline: Friday, April 14, 2017.

2020-10-26T08:29:25-07:00March 16th, 2017|

UW plans for imaging center that will link diagnostics and therapy

UW plans for imaging center that will link diagnostics and therapy

To help lead the next major wave in medical diagnosis and treatment, the University of Washington is planning a molecular imaging center to bring individualized, precision medicine to patients. The UW held a symposium on Feb. 16, bringing leading researchers to campus to join in discussions shaping the new center.

2020-10-26T08:29:25-07:00March 10th, 2017|

Eric Chudler leads 2017 UW Brain Awareness Week Open House outreach event

Eric Chudler leads 2017 UW Brain Awareness Week Open House outreach event

At the event, Dr. Chudler gave a presentation to the students, and the students participated in hands-on exhibits led by UW faculty, staff and students, including handling real brains. The event recognizes the national Brain Awareness Week to promote the public and personal benefits of brain research.

2020-10-26T08:29:25-07:00March 7th, 2017|

Alyssa Taylor receives Award for Excellence in Science Education from Seattle Association for Women in Science

Alyssa Taylor receives Award for Excellence in Science Education from Seattle Association for Women in Science

UW Bioengineering Senior Lecturer Alyssa Taylor has received the 2017 Award for Excellence in Science Education from the Seattle Association for Women in Science (AWIS). The award recognizes her genuine passion for teaching, and serving as a positive role model for students in science and engineering.

2020-10-26T08:29:25-07:00March 3rd, 2017|

Bioengineers without Borders Anesthesia team receives second place prize at 2017 Holloman Health Innovation Challenge

Bioengineers without Borders Anesthesia team receives second place prize at 2017 Holloman Health Innovation Challenge

The Bioengineers without Borders (BWB) Anesthesia Device team won the $10,000 Herbert B. Jones second place prize at the 2017 Holloman Health Innovation Challenge (HIC), held by the UW Foster School of Business Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship

2020-10-26T08:29:26-07:00March 3rd, 2017|

BioE Outreach hosts Highline High School students in BIOXMS program

BioE Outreach hosts Highline High School students in BIOXMS program

On Monday February 20, Bioengineering Outreach hosted students and mentors from the UW BIOXMS (Biomedical [...]

2024-12-10T05:50:08-08:00March 3rd, 2017|

Global research impact: College of Engineering, KING 5 interview Ph.D. student Nuttada Panpradist about her HIV diagnostics work

Global research impact: College of Engineering, KING 5 interview Ph.D. student Nuttada Panpradist about her HIV diagnostics work

The UW College of Engineering published an interview with Nuttada Panpradist, a fourth year Ph.D. student in Associate Professor Barry Lutz's lab who is developing an instrument-free device that can detect HIV infection, drug resistance and viral load. Nuttada talks about her path to research in BioE, and inspiration to pursue better health care worldwide.

2020-10-26T08:29:26-07:00February 28th, 2017|

Alumna Amanda Woodcock discusses career in product development in Product Design Studio profile

Alumna Amanda Woodcock discusses career in product development in Product Design Studio profile

Amanda Woodcock (B.S., '15) discusses discovering the field of product development as a senior at UW and how she decided to pursue the field as a career. "I love being in the trenches, brainstorming and coming up with solutions to the most difficult problems,"

2020-10-26T08:29:26-07:00March 3rd, 2017|

Students create solutions to neural engineering problems at 2017 CSNE Hackathon

Students create solutions to neural engineering problems at 2017 CSNE Hackathon

Video: Q13 Fox Seattle coverage of the 2017 CSNE Hackathon. UW’s CSNE (Center for Sensorimotor [...]

2020-10-26T08:29:26-07:00February 23rd, 2017|

M.S. student Eric Juang receives poster award at 22nd European Symposium on Ultrasound Contrast Imaging

M.S. student Eric Juang receives poster award at 22nd European Symposium on Ultrasound Contrast Imaging

Master of Science student Eric Juang won the poster award at the 22nd European Symposium on Ultrasound Contrast Imaging, held Jan. 19-20 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

2020-10-26T08:29:26-07:00February 23rd, 2017|

Ph.D. alum’s startup aims to freeze your cells – and help you regrow your body later

Ph.D. alum’s startup aims to freeze your cells – and help you regrow your body later

UW Bioengineering Ph.D. program alumnus Alex Jiao’s startup Silene Biotech wants to help you to grow a new heart or liver – in case those organs fail later in life.

2020-10-26T08:29:27-07:00February 21st, 2017|

UW among nationwide research centers to discover autism biomarkers in infancy

UW among nationwide research centers to discover autism biomarkers in infancy

Researchers from the nationwide Infant Brain Imaging Study Network, including UW BioE adjunct faculty Stephen Dager, have discovered biomarkers for autism spectrum disorders among high-risk infants.

2020-10-26T08:29:27-07:00February 16th, 2017|

Director of Finance and Administration Ruth Woods nominated for UW Distinguished Staff Award

Director of Finance and Administration Ruth Woods nominated for UW Distinguished Staff Award

UW Bioengineering's Director of Finance and Administration Ruth Woods has been nominated for a UW Distinguished Staff Award. The Distinguished Staff Award highlights UW staff who display a commitment to UW and a passion for their work that never rests.

2020-10-26T08:29:27-07:00February 9th, 2017|

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