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liver cells for developing an organoid model
February 11, 2022

Liver researcher named Allen Distinguished Investigator

Growing new human livers is a long-term goal of bioengineer Kelly Stevens as she studies this organ’s development.

 

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Princess Imoukhuede new bioengineering chair University of Washington
November 2, 2021

New chair of UW Department of Bioengineering named

Princess Imoukhuede joins the UW from Washington University in St. Louis, where she is an associate professor of biomedical engineering.

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picture of woman sitting on sofa with AKTIV prototype artificial kidney
September 9, 2021

UW team’s artificial kidney prototype earns major prize

This is the Center for Dialysis Innovation’s third award in the ongoing international KidneyX competition.

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Anatomical illustration of human liver in the body
September 8, 2021

Study looks at how disease scarring disrupts liver regrowth

New approaches will examine mechanical factors that could be interfering with liver’s usual ability to regenerate itself.

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picture of UW post-doc Savannah Bifulco
May 4, 2021

Study yields new clue to strokes of undetermined source

Simulations shed light on heart-scarring similarities among patients with atrial fibrillation and those who had embolic stroke but no atrial fibrillation.

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Fluidic network in an artificial tissue
September 30, 2020

Heat used to remotely control cells

"What if we could build a remote control for cells?" That was the wild idea Kelly Stevens and Daniel Corbett had.

porous biomaterial used to create arteriovenous graft for kidney dialysis
July 23, 2020

Idea full of holes wins U.S. prize for kidney-dialysis team

The Center for Dialysis Innovation earns acclaim for a porous synthetic graft intended to make the blood-cleansing process safer and more reliable.

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3d printed blood vessel templates
June 29, 2020

Sweet way to 3D-print blood vessels

Intricate, laser-welded sugar networks dissolve to create pathways for blood in lab-grown tissues

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Animated gif of engineered capillaries showing 3D structure and open lumens
January 22, 2020

Engineered capillaries model traffic in tiny blood vessels

The 3D microvessels can show how normal red blood cells squeeze through them, and malaria-infected cells become stalled.

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Mack lab stem cell and gene therapry
October 14, 2019

New research center to explore muscle health and disease

Investigators hope leading-edge scientific studies will translate into therapies for difficult-to-treat skeletal muscle disorders, as well as heart muscle damage

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