Publications of the Week Comparative Analysis of TCR and CAR Signaling Informs CAR Designs with Superior Antigen Sensitivity and In Vivo Function Salter, A. I., et al. | August 30, 2021 Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)–modified T cell therapy is effective in treating lymphomas, leukemias, and multiple…dcorriganAugust 30, 2021 Read More
Local News Obliteride 2021 Unites Record Number of Participants Worldwide Fred Hutch | August 30, 2021 On Saturday, Aug. 14, more than 5,000 people worldwide rode their bikes, cooked, kayaked and…dcorriganAugust 30, 2021 Read More
Local News First-of-its-Kind Study Looks at Link Between Genes and Prostate Cancer PR Newswire | August 27, 2021 Today, on the eve of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, researchers from Johns Hopkins University and…dcorriganAugust 27, 2021 Read More
Awards Diagnostics Startup ID Genomics Snags NIH Grant to Develop Rapid Test for COVID-19 Variants GeekWire | August 27, 2021 Diagnostics startup ID Genomics will accelerate its development of a quick test for variants of…dcorriganAugust 27, 2021 Read More
Awards $56 Million NIH Grant to Expand Alzheimer’s Research UW Medicine | August 27, 2021 Research to halt the harms caused by Alzheimer’s disease has yielded promising insights and strategies…dcorriganAugust 27, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week The Landscape of Alternative Polyadenylation in Single Cells of the Developing Mouse Embryo Agarwal, V., et al. | August 27, 2021 3′ untranslated regions (3′ UTRs) post-transcriptionally regulate mRNA stability, localization, and translation rate. While 3′-UTR…dcorriganAugust 27, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week A Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine Delivers Antigens and Adjuvants to Lymphoid Tissues Using Genetically Modified T Cells Veatch, J.R., et al. | August 26, 2021 The authors showed that Tvax works by delivering antigens to lymphoid organs throughout the body…dcorriganAugust 26, 2021 Read More
Local News Seattle Biotech Firm Shape Therapeutics Inks Gene Therapy Deal with Roche Worth Up to $3B GeekWire | August 25, 2021 Shape Therapeutics has signed a deal potentially exceeding $3 billion with pharma giant Roche to support…dcorriganAugust 25, 2021 Read More
Local News Biotech Companies Fuel IPO Boom in Washington State over the Past Year GeekWire | August 24, 2021 In a region better known for its tech startups and legions of software engineers, it’s…dcorriganAugust 24, 2021 Read More
Local News New Computational Method Opens Window into Immune Cell Behavior Fred Hutch | August 24, 2021 Immune cells have many jobs to do: Some identify infected cells and eliminate them. Others…dcorriganAugust 24, 2021 Read More