Publications of the Week Characteristics and Prognostic Impact of IDH Mutations in AML: A COG, SWOG, and ECOG Analysis Zarnegar-Lumley, S., et al. | October 9, 2023 Somatic mutations in isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) genes occur frequently in adult acute myeloid leukemia (AML)…sciencecityOctober 9, 2023 Read More
Local News ‘An Integral Part of Cancer Care’: How a Seattle Children’s Oncologist Researches and Advocates for Body-Mind Health Seattle Children's | October 9, 2023 Dr. Molly Taylor recently found a long-forgotten journal from her college years. In it, she…sciencecityOctober 9, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Donor Bone Marrow-Derived Macrophage Engraftment into the Central Nervous System of Patients Following Allogeneic Transplantation Loeb, A., et al. | October 6, 2023 Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is a well-known treatment for hematologic malignancies, wherein nascent stem cells…sciencecityOctober 6, 2023 Read More
Awards Bernard Ng Receives Federal Funding to Establish a National Tele-Rheumatology Program UW Department of Medicine | October 6, 2023 Dr. Bernard Ng, associate professor (Rheumatology) has been awarded a $1.6 million federal grant from the…sciencecityOctober 6, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Neutralization, Effector Function and Immune Imprinting of Omicron Variants Addetia, A., et al. | October 5, 2023 Currently circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants have acquired convergent mutations at hot spots in the receptor-binding domain1 (RBD)…sciencecityOctober 5, 2023 Read More
Local News Seagen’s Cancer Drug Succeeds in ‘Must-Win’ Trial BioPharma Dive | October 5, 2023 A combination of cancer drugs from Seagen and Merck & Co. has shown early success…sciencecityOctober 5, 2023 Read More
Local News Cancer Care: From ‘Sledgehammer’ to Precision Cellular Therapy Fred Hutch | October 4, 2023 As always with cancer, the news is mixed. The good news? Science has made great…sciencecityOctober 4, 2023 Read More
Awards Benaroya Research Institute Receives $9 Million in Funding, With a Focus on Down Syndrome Research Benaroya Research Institute | October 4, 2023 Today, Benaroya Research Institute (BRI) announced eight new awards received in the past two months,…sciencecityOctober 4, 2023 Read More
Awards Wrf Awards $250,000 to the University of Washington in Support of Derrick Hicks’ Minibinder-Drug Conjugates for Targeted Cancer Therapies Washington Research Foundation | October 3, 2023 Washington Research Foundation (WRF) has awarded $250,000 to Derrick Hicks, Ph.D., of the Institute for…sciencecityOctober 3, 2023 Read More
Local News Understanding Health Inequities at the Intersection of the HIV and Substance Use Epidemics UW Medicine | October 3, 2023 Drs. Heidi Crane , professor, Rob Fredericksen , research assistant professor (Allergy and Infectious Diseases)…sciencecityOctober 3, 2023 Read More