UW Chemical Engineering

Chemical engineering professor and faculty member Cole DeForest is leading a team of researchers as they work to develop and improve biomaterial technologies for more effective cell therapies. The team's latest development, PhoCoil, is a photodegradable hydrogel that offers more control of the encased cell release following injection.

This upgrade is detailed in a recent publication in Science Advances, authored by DeForest as well as former lab member Nicole Gregorio (BioE Ph.D., '25) and faculty member Kelly Stevens.

Read more about PhoCoil: iscrm.uw.edu/news

DYSS 2025 Speaker: Alex Prossnitz

Prossnitz is a postdoctoral fellow in the Stanford University Materials Science and Engineering Department (and also a University of Washington Department of Bioengineering alumnus!)

He will be giving a talk titled "Modular molecular building blocks to tackle global
health challenges" on Tuesday, August 5 from 1-2 p.m. on Zoom.

Visit ChemE's website calendar for event details and the seminar Zoom link.

cheme.washington.edu/calendar