Local News Contagious Cancer Likely Crossed an Ocean, Triggering Severe Outbreak in Pacific Northwest Clams Pacific Northwest Research Institute | July 1, 2026 Researchers have identified a severe outbreak of a rare contagious cancer in soft-shell clams in…karnottJuly 1, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week needLR: Long-Read Structural Variant Annotation with Population-Scale Frequency Estimation Gustafson, J., et al. | July 1, 2026 We present needLR, a structural variant (SV) annotation tool that can be used for filtering…karnottJuly 1, 2026 Read More
Local News BRI’s Bernard Khor, MD, PhD, Joins DSC Board of Directors Benaroya Research Institute | June 30, 2026 Benaroya Research Institute (BRI) is excited to share that BRI faculty member Bernard Khor, MD,…karnottJune 30, 2026 Read More
Awards Cary Paine Honored as Teacher of the Year UW Medicine | June 30, 2026 Dr. Cary Paine, associate professor of clinical practice (Nephrology) was selected as the 2026 Nephrology…karnottJune 30, 2026 Read More
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Publications of the Week Brain-Wide Topographic Coordination of Rotating Waves Ye, Z., et al. | June 24, 2026 Waves of brain activity (traveling waves) have been observed in many species. Given their prevalence…karnottJune 24, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Chromatin Architectures Underlying Plasmid-Based Assays for Regulatory Variant Effects Mallory, B., et al. | June 15, 2026 Plasmids have fundamentally transformed how we resolve regulatory grammar across the tree of life. However,…karnottJune 15, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Genetic Variants Affect Diurnal Glucose Levels Throughout the Day Sinnott-Armstrong, N., et al. | June 10, 2026 Circadian rhythms not only coordinate the timing of wake and sleep but also regulate homeostasis…karnottJune 10, 2026 Read More
Local News Contagious Cancer Likely Crossed an Ocean, Triggering Severe Outbreak in Pacific Northwest Clams Pacific Northwest Research Institute | July 1, 2026 Researchers have identified a severe outbreak of a rare contagious cancer in soft-shell clams in…karnottJuly 1, 2026 Read More
Local News BRI’s Bernard Khor, MD, PhD, Joins DSC Board of Directors Benaroya Research Institute | June 30, 2026 Benaroya Research Institute (BRI) is excited to share that BRI faculty member Bernard Khor, MD,…karnottJune 30, 2026 Read More
Local News MSS 2027 Symposium is Returning to its Seattle Roots Brotman Baty Institute | June 29, 2026 The annual Mutational Scanning Symposium, hosted by the Atlas of Variant Effects (AVE) Alliance, is…karnottJune 29, 2026 Read More
Local News Carrie Brockway is Shepherding SeaBridge Post-Docs, While Helping Build Seattle as the ‘Epicenter of Synthetic Biology’ Brotman Baty Institute | June 26, 2026 For Carrie Brockway, Ph.D., doing what’s right is mainly centered around the shepherding of post-doctoral…karnottJune 26, 2026 Read More
Spotlight Daniel Ellis Talks Protein-Based Nanoparticles and Influenza Vaccines Science in Seattle | November 4, 2020 Daniel Ellis is a PhD candidate in the laboratory of Dr. Neil King at the…emcguinnNovember 4, 2020 Read More
Spotlight Dr. Lexi Walls Talks Coronaviruses and Cryo-EM Science in Seattle | March 18, 2020 Dr. Lexi Walls is a recent PhD graduate in the laboratory of Dr. David Veesler…sciencecityMarch 18, 2020 Read More
Spotlight Dr. Cate Speake Talks Biorepositories and Immune Health Science in Seattle | June 26, 2019 Dr. Cate Speake is a Research Assistant Member at Benaroya Research Institute (BRI) at Virginia…sciencecityJune 26, 2019 Read More
Spotlight Dr. Billie Hwang Talks Exosomes and Lung Ischemia Reperfusion Science in Seattle | April 24, 2019 Dr. Billanna Hwang (Billie) is a Research Scientist heading toward the faculty track under the…sciencecityApril 24, 2019 Read More
Interesting Articles Washington Research Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowships Application Open Washington Research Foundation | May 12, 2026 Washington Research Foundation (WRF) will begin accepting applications on May 1, 2026, for up to…karnottMay 12, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles Washington Research Foundation Seeks Graduate Students and Postdocs for Ninth Cohort of WRF Venture Analysts Washington Research Foundation | May 7, 2026 Washington Research Foundation (WRF) will accept applications between April 30 and May 17, 2026, for…karnottMay 7, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles Apply Now for the ITHS TL1 Program Institute of Translational Health Sciences | November 26, 2025 Are you a graduate student researcher who wants to expand your set of translational science…karnottNovember 26, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Apply Now to the ITHS KL2 Program Institute of Translational Health Sciences | October 9, 2025 Applications are now open for 2025–2026 appointments to the ITHS KL2 Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career…karnottOctober 9, 2025 Read More
Your Voice Science that Started Here in Seattle Nominated for Prestigious International Award Peter Kim | October 24, 2025 By: Peter Kim, Associate Director, Communications & Media Relations, Allen Institute An ambitious scientific endeavor…karnottOctober 24, 2025 Read More
Your Voice Science Bungalow: A New Way to Approach Science Emily Stiles | March 12, 2024 By: Emily Stiles, UW News LabXavi Guitart (pictured), a graduate student at the University of…karnottMarch 12, 2024 Read More
Awards Cary Paine Honored as Teacher of the Year UW Medicine | June 30, 2026 Dr. Cary Paine, associate professor of clinical practice (Nephrology) was selected as the 2026 Nephrology…karnottJune 30, 2026 Read More
Awards Fred Hutch Senior Staff Scientist Honored by Genetics Society of America Fred Hutch | June 29, 2026 A senior staff scientist at Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Irini Topalidou, PhD, is the first…karnottJune 29, 2026 Read More
Awards Dr. Veena Shankaran Receives the Lert Family Endowed Chair Fred Hutch | June 22, 2026 Veena Shankaran, MD, MS, co-director of the Hutchinson Institute for Cancer Outcomes Research (HICOR) at…karnottJune 22, 2026 Read More
Awards AIMBE Honors Chiu UW Department of Bioengineering | June 19, 2026 The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) named UW Bioengineering’s Professor Daniel Chiu…karnottJune 19, 2026 Read More
Local News Contagious Cancer Likely Crossed an Ocean, Triggering Severe Outbreak in Pacific Northwest Clams Pacific Northwest Research Institute | July 1, 2026 Researchers have identified a severe outbreak of a rare contagious cancer in soft-shell clams in…karnottJuly 1, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week needLR: Long-Read Structural Variant Annotation with Population-Scale Frequency Estimation Gustafson, J., et al. | July 1, 2026 We present needLR, a structural variant (SV) annotation tool that can be used for filtering…karnottJuly 1, 2026 Read More
Local News BRI’s Bernard Khor, MD, PhD, Joins DSC Board of Directors Benaroya Research Institute | June 30, 2026 Benaroya Research Institute (BRI) is excited to share that BRI faculty member Bernard Khor, MD,…karnottJune 30, 2026 Read More