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Penderia Technologies co-founder Keat "Ghee" Ong positions a sensor on a model of a knee joint.
The University of Oregon is an ecosystem for innovators
Penderia Technologies, a spinout of research within the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, is moving closer to its vision of improving medical care by relaying information from deep inside a patient to support care during and after surgery.
Bill Cresko, being interviewed by local KEZI9 TV station at a blood drive at the EMU on the UO Campus
CBDS Co-Directors Participate in The BIG10 Blood Drive

Bill Cresko, UO Director for the Center for Biomedical Data Science (CBDS), and Sadik Esener, OHSU interim Director for CBDS, participated in the Big Ten blood drive on campus. This inter-campus competition rewards the Big Ten campus that donates the most blood.

Seth, Sensors lab
KCGIP expands opportunity through Future Ready Oregon and NSF Pathways programs
Future Ready Oregon and NSF Pathways programs are helping Knight Campus students bridge the gap from classroom to career through paid research, mentorship, and training that prepare Oregon’s future innovators.
Nick Willett Recognized as UO “Faculty Star”
Nick Willett Recognized as UO “Faculty Star” at Home Football Game
Nick Willett, associate professor of bioengineering at the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, was recognized as a “Faculty Star” during the University of Oregon’s home football game against Oregon State on September 20.
Bioengineering group shot Knight Campus BMES
We're at BMES 2025!

We're at BMES 2025! Visit us at booth #217 to learn more about our programs. 

someone tying up a soccer cleat, attached with a sensor.
Wu Tsai research could help reduce injuries among female athletes

New research from the Mike Hahn lab, supported by the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, could help reduce injuries among female athletes.

blood vessels grown in a petri dish, in lab. shown as red and pink filaments against a black background.
New Knight Campus research advancing models of vascular network regeneration
New research published in Tissue Engineering from the Guldberg lab is creating a model for vascular network regeneration
Danielle Benoit
Celebrating Danielle Benoit’s Leadership in Bioengineering
Danielle Benoit, Lorry Lokey Chair of Bioengineering, has been recognized with the Outstanding Department Chair Award for her dedicated and visionary leadership.
Rose Hulsey-Vincent
Hulsey-Vincent awarded competitive NIH Individual Predoctoral Fellowship

Knight Campus Ph.D. candidate Rose Hulsey-Vincent has been awarded a competitive National Institutes of Health (NIH) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31) to support her research on the neural basis of song in canary birds.

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program
Knight Campus Welcomes Visiting Undergraduates for Hands-On Lab Experience

The Department of Bioengineering’s New Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program offers mentorship, DEI-focused professional development, and momentum for rising scientists