Valerie Daggett, University of Washington professor of bioengineering, received the 2023 University Faculty Lecture Award. The distinction honors current or emeriti faculty whose research, scholarship or art has been widely recognized by their peers and had a substantial impact on their profession, on the research or performance of others and perhaps on society as a whole. Daggett will deliver a campus-wide lecture in 2024.
The award is part of the UW Awards of Excellence, which honors outstanding alumni, faculty, staff, students and retirees who contribute to the richness and diversity of the University community.
Daggett and other award recipients will be recognized at an awards ceremony on June 8 at the Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater in Meany Hall. The celebration will take place from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. and is open to the public.
Daggett’s research focuses on investigating protein dynamics, folding and misfolding, particularly as related to human mutations and disease. Her lab combines both computational and experimental approaches to design diagnostic and therapeutic agents to target amyloid diseases.
The lab developed a blood test for Alzheimer’s dis
