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Thu, 10/09/2025 | UW News
Programmable proteins use logic to improve targeted drug delivery
By adding smart tail structures to therapeutic proteins, researchers in the Deforest Lab demonstrated that the proteins could be “programmed” to act based on the presence of specific environmental cues.
Thu, 09/25/2025 | UW Medicine | Newsroom
Protein switches may lead to safer, smarter medicines
Adam Broerman, a chemical engineering Ph.D. student in the Baker Lab, is leading new research to potentially control when drugs are active or inactive in the body, making medicines smarter and safer.
Tue, 09/09/2025 | Biomedical Engineering Society
2025 BMES Award
Buddy Ratner, professor of chemical engineering and bioengineering, has received the Athanasiou Medal of Excellence in Translational Bioengineering Award from the Biomedical Engineering Society.
Tue, 09/09/2025
Elizabeth Nance named Blavatnik Awards finalist
Elizabeth Nance, Department Chair and Jagjeet & Janice Bindra Endowed Career Development Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, is a finalist for the 2025 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists.
Tue, 09/02/2025
A stable, scalable treatment for newborn brain injury
ChemE graduate student Nuo Xu (Ph.D. '25) has formulated shelf-stable therapeutics that have shown success treating brain injuries in newborn piglets, a promising step toward future clinical trials to treat brain injuries in human infants.
Wed, 08/27/2025 | Institute for Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine
Key upgrade to protective cell delivery system offers greater control with light
The DeForest Research Group unveils a new tool, known as PhoCoil, that protects injected cells as they travel to their destination and gives scientists greater control over them once they arrive.
Fri, 07/25/2025
Multiple honors bolster ChemE student’s ALS research
ChemE undergraduate student Sofia Dahlgren has received multiple awards recognizing her innovative research success in developing nano-based therapies for neurological disease treatment.
Thu, 06/26/2025 | UW Chemistry
Sam Jenekhe wins 2025 de Gennes Prize
The Royal Society of Chemistry has awarded the 2025 de Gennes Prize to Samson Jenekhe, professor of chemistry and chemical engineering and Frank and Julie Jungers Endowed Chair of Engineering.
Wed, 06/25/2025 | UW College of Engineering
Elizabeth Nance appointed Chemical Engineering chair
ChemE professor Elizabeth Nance has been appointed chair of the department, starting September 1.
Fri, 06/20/2025 | University of Washington Magazine
Serving in science
From the Navy to the UW, Kristin Bennett's journey has sparked innovations in studying brain injury—and making education accessible.