Local News Your Life History Is Written in Your Cells’ Mutations Allen Institute | April 16, 2021 When you were very, very small, something went wrong in your cells. Not very wrong,…kchenApril 16, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week The Structure, Function and Evolution of a Complete Human Chromosome 8 Logsdon, A. G., et al. | April 16, 2021 This publication reports the first complete sequence of a human autosome: chromosome 8. The authors…kchenApril 16, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Student Advocate on Race and Medicine Wins Soros Award UW Medicine | April 15, 2021 Naomi Nkinsi grew up in Yaoundé, Cameroon, speaking French, wearing brightly colored clothes, and her…kchenApril 15, 2021 Read More
Local News Dr. Joseph Czerniecki Begins New Professor Emeritus Role UW Medicine | April 15, 2021 After 38 years with the department, Joseph M. Czerniecki, MD, MS, has retired from his regular…kchenApril 15, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Coordination of Phage Genome Degradation versus Host Genome Protection by a Bifunctional Restriction-Modification Enzyme Visualized by CryoEM Shen, W. B., et al. | April 14, 2021 Just like a human immune system, the forms of immunity found in bacteria that defend…kchenApril 14, 2021 Read More
Local News Vaccines Debate: ‘Escape Variants’ of the Coronavirus Are a Serious Future Threat UW | April 14, 2021 With COVID-19 cases on the rise again in many parts of the country — including…kchenApril 14, 2021 Read More
Local News You Got Vaccinated. Now What? Seven Things to Know for Your Post-COVID Vaccine Behavior GeekWire | April 14, 2021 On April 15, anyone in Washington state who is 16 or older can roll up…kchenApril 14, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Alice Berger Received a National Institutes of Health MERIT Award Fred Hutch | April 13, 2021 Targeted therapies have transformed outcomes for lung cancer patients. After reduced smoking rates, drugs that…kchenApril 13, 2021 Read More
Local News Careful Pruning Guides Neuron Function Fred Hutch | April 13, 2021 The neurons in our brains and bodies do amazing things: sense the outside world, transmit…kchenApril 13, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Mary-Claire King Receives 2021 Gairdner Award UW Medicine | April 12, 2021 UW Medicine genetics researcher Dr. Mary-Claire King is among the four 2021 Canada Gairdner International…kchenApril 12, 2021 Read More