Local News Seattle Genetics Announces Positive Topline Results from Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Tisotumab Vedotin in Recurrent or Metastatic Cervical CancerSeattle Genetics | July 3, 2020Seattle Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:SGEN) today announced positive topline results from the phase 2 single-arm clinical trial…eabramovichJuly 3, 2020 Read More
Awards Immunologist Dr. Megan Koch named 2020 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical SciencesFred Hutch | June 16, 2020Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center immunologist Dr. Meghan Koch has been named a 2020 Pew Scholar in the…eabramovichJune 16, 2020 Read More
Local News Javelin Bladder III Clinical Trial Demonstrates Improved Survival for Patients with Urothelial CancerUW Department of Medicine | June 16, 2020The JAVELIN Bladder 100 phase III clinical trial demonstrates that treatment with immunotherapy avelumab plus…eabramovichJune 16, 2020 Read More
Local News Remembering Earl Davie — A Pioneer in Blood Coagulation ResearchThe Huddle | June 16, 2020Earl Davie, PhD, professor emeritus and former chair of the Department of Biochemistry, died on…eabramovichJune 16, 2020 Read More
Publications of the Week Long-Read Human Genome Sequencing and Its ApplicationsLogsdon, G.A., et al. | June 12, 2020Over the past decade, long-read, single-molecule DNA sequencing technologies have emerged as powerful players in…eabramovichJune 12, 2020 Read More
Local News Frozen Cells and Empty Cages: Researchers Struggle to Revive Stalled Experiments after the LockdownNature | June 11, 2020In early March, developmental biologist Lee Niswander’s lab at the University of Colorado Boulder had…eabramovichJune 11, 2020 Read More
Publications of the Week The 6–4 Photoproduct Is the Trigger of UV-Induced Replication Blockage and ATR ActivationHung, K.F., et al. | June 10, 2020UV radiation from the sun damages DNA and generates DNA ‘lesions’ which may become genetic…eabramovichJune 10, 2020 Read More
Local News It’s ‘Either/Or’ for Two Common Gut Microbiome Genera, and Switching Teams Is Tougher Than ExpectedInstitute for Systems Biology | June 9, 2020It is increasingly clear that the human microbiome — the trillions of microbes that live in and…eabramovichJune 9, 2020 Read More
Local News Engineering T Cells to Prevent Type 1 Diabetes Takes Next Step Towards Human Clinical TrialBenaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason | June 9, 2020Over the last four years, Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason (BRI) and Seattle Children’s Research Institute (SCRI) have…eabramovichJune 9, 2020 Read More
Local News Skilled Partners in the Conduct of HIV Prevention Trials Join COVID-19 ResponseHIV Vaccine Trials Network | May 19, 2020The NIH-funded HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) and HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) have initiated…eabramovichMay 19, 2020 Read More