Ph.D. student wins $150K DoD grant for brain cancer research
Meilyn Sylvestre studies glioblastoma drugs, transport across the blood-brain barrier.
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.
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.
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.
Bioengineering Students Developing Platform to Assess Public Understanding of COVID-19
A group of UW Bioengineering undergraduates came together this spring to develop a way to promote public understanding of the COVID-19 crisis. Through two design challenge competitions and the aid of mentors, they have refined their idea and are developing a platform that aims to capture how well the public understands the disease and identify gaps in knowledge.
Arogya wins Prizes at UW Dempsey Startup Competition, Environmental Innovation Challenge
A team of UW bioengineering and psychology undergraduates have created an electricity-free clothes washer and dryer that captured the attention of judges and two prizes totaling $9,000 at several design challenge competitions this spring.
Favour Orji Receives Gilman Scholarship
Favour Orji, a UW senior working on a dual degree in bioengineering and sociology, has received the highly competitive Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad.
Bioengineering students finish in top 3 in Microsoft Imagine Cup
Two bioengineering students were part of a team that finished in the top three of Microsoft’s 2020 Imagine Cup, a global technology competition for student developers.