Local News The Access to Advanced Health Institute Receives $18 Million Award to Develop a Temperature Stable, Single-Dose Chikungunya RNA Vaccine Through a Phase 1 Clinical TrialThe Access to Advanced Health Institute | August 9, 2023The Access to Advanced Health Institute (AAHI) announced today that it has received an $18…pthomsonAugust 9, 2023 Read More
Local News ISB Researchers Find a Chink in the Armor of Tuberculosis PathogenInstitute for Systems Biology | August 9, 2023Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the pathogen that causes tuberculosis (TB), the world’s deadliest infectious disease. Mtb…pthomsonAugust 9, 2023 Read More
Local News Washington State Backs AI-Driven Cancer Diagnostics and Other Startup ProjectsGeekWire | August 9, 2023Seattle startup Phase Genomics will develop its platform to detect chromosomal aberrations in cancer with…pthomsonAugust 9, 2023 Read More
Awards Bioengineer Aaron Ring receives Anderson Family Endowed Chair for ImmunotherapyFred Hutch | August 8, 2023Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center bioengineer Aaron Ring, MD, PhD, was recently named the new Anderson…pthomsonAugust 8, 2023 Read More
Local News James Mhyre, UW School of Medicine Alum, Creates Sculptures for the Department of Genome SciencesThe Huddle | August 8, 2023James Mhyre, MD, a graduate of the UW School of Medicine, has created and donated…pthomsonAugust 8, 2023 Read More
Awards Dr. Hans-Peter Kiem Awarded amfAR Grant for Research on HIV Gene TherapyFred Hutch | August 7, 2023The most meaningful HIV cure will be not only safe and effective but also widely…pthomsonAugust 7, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Proteogenomic Analysis of Chemo-Refractory High-Grade Serous Ovarian CancerPaulovich, A., et al. | August 7, 2023To improve the understanding of chemo-refractory high-grade serous ovarian cancers (HGSOCs), scientists characterized the proteogenomic…pthomsonAugust 7, 2023 Read More
Local News COVID-19 Vaccines and Boosters Associated with Lower Rates of Stillbirth, New ISB Study ShowsInstitute for Systems Biology | August 4, 2023Pregnant people who are vaccinated are less likely to contract COVID-19 than unvaccinated pregnant people,…pthomsonAugust 4, 2023 Read More
Local News Seattle Institute Lands $18M to Develop RNA Vaccine for Mosquito-Borne DiseaseGeekWire | August 4, 2023The Access to Advanced Health Institute will develop an RNA vaccine against the chikungunya virus with a…pthomsonAugust 4, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Donor T Cell STAT3 Deficiency Enables Tissue PD-L1–Dependent Prevention of Graft-Versus-Host Disease While Preserving Graft-Versus-Leukemia ActivityLi, Q., et al. | August 3, 2023STAT3 deficiency (STAT3–/–) in donor T cells prevents graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), but the impact on…pthomsonAugust 3, 2023 Read More