Bioengineering Centers and Programs at UW

University of Washington Engineered Biomaterials (UWEB)

-a program directed towards robust, manufacturable materials that are specifically recognized by biological systems, and biomolecules that can specifically induce healing.
-an investment in the basic biology of healing to provide the background information needed for rational engineering of healing biomaterials.
-control of the macrophage by receptor interactions.
-a new engineering based upon nanoassembly of specific receptor units.
-a novel "delivery" mode for peptides and receptors offering high reactivity and lack of non-specific reactions via tight surface structure control.
-a new materials science emphasizing molecular design, molecular engineering, perfect surfaces, and equilibrium structures resisting degradation.
-a closer partnership between academia and industry for an industry that has traditionally had ties with academia.
-a powerful educational curriculum to train a new generation of students needed to populate a new biomaterials industry.
-a paradigm shift in how biomaterials work and how we control healing. We will take charge of directing healing to meet our specific needs. LEARN MORE

 

The Biomolecular Structure & Design (BMSD) Program at the University of Washington is an interdisciplinary graduate training program. The primary focus of members of the program involves the use and determination of atomic-level structures of biologically important molecules, with aims that include understanding the relationship between structure and function, predicting three-dimensional structures of biomolecules, and designing new molecules. The area of research encompassed by Biomolecular Structure & Design is inherently interdisciplinary in nature: techniques used in this area are derived from chemistry, biochemistry, biophysics, and molecular biology. Faculty in the program are members of the departments of Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Biological Structure, Chemistry, and Medicinal Chemistry at UW, or members of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Similarly, students in the program may come from a broad range of backgrounds, including chemistry, biochemistry, physics, and biology. The program is designed to facilitate cross-training among disciplines with the aim of preparing young scientists to enter this exciting and growing field of research. It is also the primary biophysics program at the University of Washington (see also the Physiology and Biophysics Department) and is linked with the Molecular Biophysics Training Grant, which is currently administered by the Biochemistry Department. LEARN MORE

 

The overall goal of the FFT program is to train graduate students in how to design courses and teach effectively in their academic careers. This goal includes instruction in how to use teaching technologies to achieve learning objectives, with a special emphasis on how various pedagogies and technologies can be used to meet the special challenges of interdisciplinary science and engineering settings. The unique elements of the FFT graduate certificate program include (1) a pedagogy course designed for science and engineering students with emphasis on special challenges of interdisciplinary graduate education; (2) a course in educational technology designed to dovetail with the pedagogy course and again with an emphasis on how to use technologies to address challenges of interdisciplinary graduate education; (3) a mentored teaching experience; (4) a capstone project with a faculty mentor to develop a curricular module within an existing UW course; and (5) a graduate seminar course explaining faculty career pathways in science and engineering. Contact Prof. Patrick Stayton for more information on this program.

 

The goal of the TEC Program is to train science and engineering graduate students for careers in entrepreneurial settings or for intrapreneurial positions in existing corporate settings. A key design element of the TEC Program is the inclusion of both MBA students and technology students in a project-oriented setting, which will ensure interactions from different perspectives and provide valuable experience in communication at the interface of business and technology. Our objective is to develop a coherent curriculum for training MBA and technology students who can commercialize early-stage technologies in start-ups or in established corporations. A secondary objective is to create awareness of career opportunities in the venture financing world, in intellectual property assessment, technology consulting, etc. LEARN MORE