Local News Athira Pharma Completes Enrollment of Phase 2/3 LIFT-AD Clinical Trial of Fosgonimeton in Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer’s Disease Athira Pharma | January 3, 2024 Athira Pharma, a late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing small molecules to restore neuronal…karnottJanuary 3, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Zebrafish Cutaneous Injury Models Reveal That Langerhans Cells Engulf Axonal Debris in Adult Epidermis Peterman, E., et al. | January 2, 2024 Somatosensory neurons extend enormous peripheral axons to the skin, where they detect diverse environmental stimuli.…karnottJanuary 2, 2024 Read More
Uncategorized Science in Seattle Is Taking a Break for the Holidays Science in Seattle | December 18, 2023 The holiday season is here, and as research begins to slow towards the end of…karnottDecember 18, 2023 Read More
Local News ‘Sci-Fi’ Tech Allows Activation of Brain Cells in Mice UW Medicine | December 15, 2023 Using lasers and a holographic two-photon microscope that can peer deep into the brain, a…karnottDecember 15, 2023 Read More
Local News BBI & UW Medicine Launch ‘New Age of Experimentation’ with Allen Institute and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Brotman Baty Institute | December 15, 2023 The Allen Institute, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and the University of Washington announced today, Dec.…karnottDecember 15, 2023 Read More
Local News Pfizer Wins Regulatory Approval for Its $43B Acquisition of Seattle-Area Biotech Giant Seagen GeekWire | December 14, 2023 Pfizer’s plan to acquire Seagen for $43 billion has cleared the necessary regulatory hurdles, the…karnottDecember 14, 2023 Read More
Local News Washington Research Foundation Announces Its Largest Ever Cohort of WRF Postdoctoral Fellows for 2024 Washington Research Foundation | December 14, 2023 Washington Research Foundation (WRF) has awarded 15 three-year WRF Postdoctoral Fellowships to begin in 2024.…karnottDecember 14, 2023 Read More
Local News Scientists Unveil First Complete Cellular Map of Adult Mouse Brain Allen Institute | December 14, 2023 Six years and 32 million cells later, scientists have created the first full cellular map…karnottDecember 14, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Targeting the Fibroblast Growth Factor Pathway in Molecular Subtypes of Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Labrecque, M., et al. | December 14, 2023 Androgen receptor (AR) pathway inhibition remains the cornerstone for prostate cancer therapies. However, castration-resistant prostate…karnottDecember 14, 2023 Read More
Local News AstraZeneca Will Pay Up to $1.1B to Acquire Icosavax, a University of Washington Biotech Spinout GeekWire | December 13, 2023 Seattle-based Icosavax, a spin-out from the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design, will be acquired by…karnottDecember 13, 2023 Read More