Local News Birth Coincides with Rapid Changes in Gene ActivitiesUW Medicine | February 20, 2024During its gestation, the house mouse starts out as a single fertilized cell and three…karnottFebruary 20, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Circulating Cancer-Specific CD8 T Cell Frequency Is Associated with Response to PD-1 Blockade in Merkel Cell CarcinomaPulliam, T., et al. | February 20, 2024Understanding cancer immunobiology has been hampered by difficulty identifying cancer-specific T cells. Merkel cell polyomavirus…karnottFebruary 20, 2024 Read More
Awards $7.3 Million NIH Grant Funds Effort to Advance Kidney Microphysiological Testing PlatformsInstitute for Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine | February 19, 2024Kidney disease researchers at the University of Washington, including ISCRM faculty members Beno Freedman, PhD…karnottFebruary 19, 2024 Read More
Local News From AI to Anti-Venom: Celebrating Our Women in ScienceThe Institute for Protein Design | February 16, 2024The Institute for Protein Design exists to create scientific breakthroughs and transform them into practical…karnottFebruary 16, 2024 Read More
Awards Boosting the Effectiveness of Car T-cell Therapies Against AMLFred Hutch | February 16, 2024As a physician-scientist, Erik Kimble, MD, works on understanding how immunotherapy can be trained to…karnottFebruary 16, 2024 Read More
Local News International Women and Girls in Science 2024AAHI | February 16, 2024The United Nations General Assembly declared February 11th the day to emphasize that gender equality…karnottFebruary 16, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Merkel Cell Polyomavirus-Specific and CD39+CLA+ CD8 T Cells As Blood-Based Predictive Biomarkers for PD-1 Blockade in Merkel Cell CarcinomaRyu, H., et al. | February 15, 2024Merkel cell carcinoma is a skin cancer often driven by Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) with…karnottFebruary 15, 2024 Read More
Local News ProfoundBio Raises $112M to Support Clinical-Stage Oncology PipelineGeekWire | February 15, 2024ProfoundBio raised $112 million to support development of its pipeline of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), agents…karnottFebruary 15, 2024 Read More
Awards Fred Hutch Launches Rare Cancer Research EffortFred Hutch | February 15, 2024Brand-new cancer drugs typically take about 10 to 20 years to develop. And that’s just…karnottFebruary 15, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Impact of Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin (ATG) Exposure on Outcomes After Ex Vivo T-Cell-Depleted Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Pediatric and Young Adult PatientsLakkaraja, M., et al. | February 14, 2024Traditional weight-based dosing of rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) used in allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT)…karnottFebruary 14, 2024 Read More