Orsborn lab awarded NIH grant to improve brain-computer interfaces for movement disorders
Amy Orsborn and her team received a $3.5M NIH ROI grant to build algorithms that allow for changes in the brain and potentially even leverage them to help people with movement disorders.
New Faculty
Welcome Elizabeth Wayne
With expertise in immunoengineering, translational research, drug and gene delivery, and biomaterials Elizabeth Wayne will join Bioengineering as assistant professor January 1.
Rupak Rajachar joins BioE
As new lecturer for Bioengineering, Rupak Rajachar oversees the Master of Applied Bioengineering (MAB) program and team capstone projects.
Research & News
Researchers are developing an implantable device that could prevent pregnancy and HIV for two years
Researchers co-led by Patrick Stayton are collaborating to develop a new type of product called multipurpose prevention technologies (MPTs).
Addressing drug-resistant pathogens by targeting their protective biofilms
The Daggett lab is pursuing an innovative approach to bypass antimicrobial resistance by targeting a component of the protective biofilms formed by E. coli bacteria.
Unraveling the mysteries of malaria
A paper published in Cell Reports unveils the Zheng lab’s approach to researching cerebral malaria inflammation in 3D engineered human brain microvessels.
UW bioengineering researchers help create a roadmap to diversify faculty hiring
Patrick Boyle and Kelly Stevens collaborated with other institutions to create a hiring toolkit that helps academic departments promote diversity tailored to specific disciplines.
Faculty Highlights
Ruikang Wang is 2023 UW Medicine Inventor of the Year
The Award recognizes outstanding UW scientists whose inventions have had a major impact on both human health and our local economy.
Paul Kinahan awarded an ARPA-H grant
This new funding source will allow Paul Kinahan and a collaborative team to provide a reliable and extensive source of curated medical images and associated data for the scientific community.
Patrick Boyle honored with CMBE Young Innovator Award
Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering named Patrick Boyle the 2023 CMBE Young Innovator for his groundbreaking contributions to the field. Boyle was also elected a fellow of the American Heart Association.
Ayokunle Olanrewaju receives the Rogel Faculty Support Award
The grant honors an outstanding junior faculty member who has made important contributions to Bioengineering, the College of Engineering and the University of Washington.
Amy Orsborn honored with the distinguished faculty fellowship
Amy Orsborn is one of the three UW faculty members chosen to be a part of the inaugural cohort of the Washington Research Foundation – Ronald S. Howell Distinguished Faculty Fellowship.
Buddy Ratner distinguished as the 2023 Allan S. Hoffman Lecture speaker
With a career that started in 1972 with Bioengineering, Ratner reflected on his many adventures, inventions and research projects, as well as his mentorship with Allan Hoffman.
Kim Woodrow receives the Partners in Safety Award
The honor recognizes individuals who have made a positive safety impact or contribution in support of labs or research groups.
Faculty Promotions: Mike Averkiou and Azadeh Yazdan-Shahmorad
Congratulations to faculty members Mike Averkiou, who was promoted to professor of bioengineering, and Azadeh Yazdan-Shahmorad for her promotion to associate professor with tenure.
Student News and Awards
Promising research for enhancing brain health through neural stimulation
Karam Khateeb, a Ph.D. student in Azadeh Yazdan’s lab, received a NIH D-SPAN F99/K00 grant to treat neurological disorders through neural stimulation
Rachel Shi receives 2023 Fulbright Study/Research Award to study in Germany
The award will allow Rachel Shi to study the use of biopolymer coatings for biomedical devices at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Maine, Germany.
Featured Publications
Lessons Learnt, and Still to Learn, in First in Human Stem Cell Trials
Roger Barker et al.
Charles Murry and UW Depts. of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology; Medicine; Cardiology / UW Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine / UW Center for Cardiovascular Biology / University of Cambridge / ElevateBio / University of California San Diego / Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine / Sana Biotechnology / University of Modena and Reggio Emilia / University of Michigan / CHA University / iPS Bio, Inc.
Stem Cell Reports
Toward Blood-Based Precision Medicine: Identifying Age-Sex-Specific Vascular Biomarker Quantities on Circulating Vascular Cells
Yingye Fang et al.
Princess Imoukhuede and Washington University in St. Louis
Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
Prediction of Shock-Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation During Resuscitation of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Jason Coult et al.
Patrick Boyle and UW Depts. of Medicine; Applied Mathematics; Cardiology / UW Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine / UW Center for Cardiovascular Biology / University of Texas / King County Emergency Medical Services Division
Circulation
In Vivo Selection of Synthetic Nucleocapsids for Tissue Targeting
Audrey Olshefsky et al.
Suzie Pun and UW Depts. of Biochemistry; Molecular and Cellular Biology; Neurology / UW Institute for Protein Design / UW Molecular Engineering and Sciences Institute
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Prodrug Approaches for the Development of a Long-Acting Drug Delivery Systems.
Shin-Tian Chien, Ian Suydam and Kim Woodrow.
Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews
Effect of Gravity on Bacterial Adhesion to Heterogeneous Surfaces
Kayla Hogan et al.
Wendy Thomas and UW Dept. of Microbiology.
Pathogens
Controlled Hyperthermia With High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound and Ultrasound Contrast Agent Microbubbles in Porcine Liver
Eric Juang et al.
Michalakis Averkiou and Worcester Polytechnic Institute / Dynaflow Inc.
Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology
SpeCamX: Mobile App That Turns Unmodified Smartphones into Multispectral Imagers
Qinghua He et al.
Ruikang Wang and UW Dept. of Ophthalmology / Chinese Academy of Science / Jilin University Hospital
Biomedical Optics Express
Invariant Neural Dynamics Drive Commands to Control Different Movements
Vivek Athalye et al.
Amy Orsborn and UW Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering / Columbia University / University of California
Current Biology
A Simple Agglutination System for Rapid Antigen Detection from Large Sample Volumes with Enhanced Sensitivity
Qin Wang et al.
Barry Lutz and University of Houston / National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
Analytica Chimica Acta
Novel HALO® Image Analysis to Determine Cell Phenotype in Porous Precision-Templated Scaffolds
Nathan Chan et al.
Buddy Ratner and James Bryers and UW Depts. of Chemical Engineering; Surgery / UW Molecular Engineering and Sciences Institute / UW Center for Lung Biology
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part A
Tunable Resins with PDMS-like Elastic Modulus for Stereolithographic 3D-Printing of Multimaterial Microfluidic Actuators
Alireza Ahmadianyazdi et al.
Albert Folch and UW Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Lab on a Chip