Awards Dr. Bessie Young Accepted into the Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) ProgramUW Medicine | May 6, 2020Dr. Bessie Young, professor (Nephrology) and associate chair for diversity and inclusion, has been accepted…emcguinnMay 6, 2020 Read More
Publications of the Week Rapamycin Rejuvenates Oral Health in Aging MiceKaeberlein, M. et al. | May 5, 2020Periodontal disease is an age-associated disorder clinically defined by periodontal bone loss, inflammation of the…emcguinnMay 5, 2020 Read More
Awards Dr. Hans-Peter Kiem Elected Vice President of American Society of Gene & Cell TherapyFred Hutch | May 5, 2020The American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy has elected Dr. Hans-Peter Kiem, director of Cell & Gene…emcguinnMay 5, 2020 Read More
Local News Initiative Announces Award of 21 COVID-19 Rapid Response GrantsUW News | May 4, 2020The University of Washington Population Health Initiative announced the award of approximately $350,000 in COVID-19 rapid…emcguinnMay 4, 2020 Read More
Publications of the Week Chromatin Accessibility Dynamics and Single Cell RNA-Seq Reveal New Regulators of Regeneration in Neural ProgenitorsWills, A. E., et al. | May 4, 2020Vertebrate appendage regeneration requires precisely coordinated remodeling of the transcriptional landscape to enable the growth…emcguinnMay 4, 2020 Read More
Local News Unveiling the Guerrilla Warfare Tactics of Mycobacterium tuberculosisInstitute for Systems Biology | May 1, 2020A team of ISB researchers published a story in the journal Cell Reports detailing the genetic programs…emcguinnMay 1, 2020 Read More
Local News Bacteria That Are Persistently Resistant to One Antibiotic Are ‘Primed’ to Become Multidrug-Resistant BugsUW News | April 30, 2020Antibiotics save lives — but using them also helps antibiotic-resistant strains evolve and spread. Each…emcguinnApril 30, 2020 Read More
Local News Myosana Therapeutics, Inc. Raises Up To $1M from CureDuchenne VenturesBusiness Wire, Inc. | April 30, 2020NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. & SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Myosana Therapeutics, Inc., a new biotech company developing novel platform…emcguinnApril 30, 2020 Read More
Local News Avalyn Pharma Secures $35.5 Million Series B Financing, Broadening Development PortfolioBusiness Wire, Inc. | April 29, 2020Avalyn Pharma Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on development of improved therapies for life threatening…emcguinnApril 29, 2020 Read More
Local News Merck and Institute for Systems Biology Collaborate to Define Molecular Mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Identify Potential Prognostic BiomarkersMerck Sharp & Dohme Corp. | April 29, 2020KENILWORTH, N.J. & SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and…emcguinnApril 29, 2020 Read More