{"id":5216,"date":"2026-01-30T11:12:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T19:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bioe.uw.edu\/bioexplore\/?p=5216"},"modified":"2026-04-03T17:05:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T00:05:30","slug":"lab-tour-lutz-lab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bioe.uw.edu\/bioexplore\/lab-tour-lutz-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Lab Tour: Lutz Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-bottom: 40px\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 14px\">\n<p>Our visit to the Lutz Lab at the UW Department of Bioengineering gave students a behind\u2011the\u2011scenes look at how point\u2011of\u2011care diagnostic technologies are developed. The lab team welcomed us into their space, walked us through ongoing projects, and shared how their work aims to improve global health through accessible, rapid diagnostic tools. It was an inspiring afternoon filled with thoughtful questions and interesting conversations about translational research pathways.<\/p>\n<p>Whether students were curious about global health innovation or simply wanted to see what day\u2011to\u2011day research in Bioengineering looks like, the tour offered a meaningful glimpse into the impact of bioengineering.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt wp-img alignnone wp-image-5257 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bioe.uw.edu\/bioexplore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/01\/IMG_4437-scaled-e1775260932544-300x283.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"283\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bioe.uw.edu\/bioexplore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/01\/IMG_4437-scaled-e1775260932544-300x283.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.bioe.uw.edu\/bioexplore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/01\/IMG_4437-scaled-e1775260932544-1024x965.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bioe.uw.edu\/bioexplore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/01\/IMG_4437-scaled-e1775260932544-768x724.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bioe.uw.edu\/bioexplore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/01\/IMG_4437-scaled-e1775260932544-375x353.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/sites.bioe.uw.edu\/bioexplore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/01\/IMG_4437-scaled-e1775260932544-1200x1131.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/sites.bioe.uw.edu\/bioexplore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/01\/IMG_4437-scaled-e1775260932544.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt wp-img alignnone wp-image-5259 \" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bioe.uw.edu\/bioexplore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/01\/IMG_4444-scaled-e1775261029854-300x295.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"288\" height=\"283\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bioe.uw.edu\/bioexplore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/01\/IMG_4444-scaled-e1775261029854-300x295.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sites.bioe.uw.edu\/bioexplore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/01\/IMG_4444-scaled-e1775261029854-1024x1005.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.bioe.uw.edu\/bioexplore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/01\/IMG_4444-scaled-e1775261029854-768x754.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bioe.uw.edu\/bioexplore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/01\/IMG_4444-scaled-e1775261029854-375x368.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/sites.bioe.uw.edu\/bioexplore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/01\/IMG_4444-scaled-e1775261029854-1200x1178.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/sites.bioe.uw.edu\/bioexplore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/01\/IMG_4444-scaled-e1775261029854.jpeg 1434w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpa-warning wpa-image-missing-alt wp-img alignnone wp-image-5260 \" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bioe.uw.edu\/bioexplore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/01\/IMG_4442-scaled-e1775261074503-276x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"283\" data-warning=\"Missing alt text\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bioe.uw.edu\/bioexplore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/01\/IMG_4442-scaled-e1775261074503-276x300.jpeg 276w, https:\/\/sites.bioe.uw.edu\/bioexplore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/01\/IMG_4442-scaled-e1775261074503-942x1024.jpeg 942w, https:\/\/sites.bioe.uw.edu\/bioexplore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/01\/IMG_4442-scaled-e1775261074503-768x835.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.bioe.uw.edu\/bioexplore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/01\/IMG_4442-scaled-e1775261074503-1412x1536.jpeg 1412w, https:\/\/sites.bioe.uw.edu\/bioexplore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/01\/IMG_4442-scaled-e1775261074503-375x408.jpeg 375w, https:\/\/sites.bioe.uw.edu\/bioexplore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/01\/IMG_4442-scaled-e1775261074503-1200x1305.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/sites.bioe.uw.edu\/bioexplore\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2026\/01\/IMG_4442-scaled-e1775261074503.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong>Date:<\/strong> Thursday, February 12th, 2026<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> 4:00 pm<br \/>\n<strong>Location: <\/strong>Foege North, room N230<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our visit to the Lutz Lab at the UW Department of Bioengineering gave students a behind\u2011the\u2011scenes look at how point\u2011of\u2011care diagnostic technologies are developed. 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