AwardsFeatured Awards Announcing the Recipients of the 2018 New Investigator AwardsCenter for Infectious Disease Research | August 27, 2018The University of Washington/Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Developmental Core is delighted to…sciencecityAugust 27, 2018 Read More
Local News Groundbreaking Study of Cancer-Killing Immunotherapy Could Reduce Side Effects and Improve PerformanceGeekWire | August 27, 2018The emerging form of cancer treatment called CAR T immunotherapy is wiping out the disease…sciencecityAugust 27, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Deep Mutational Scanning of Hemagglutinin Helps Predict Evolutionary Fates of Human H3N2 Influenza VariantsLee, J.M., et al. | August 24, 2018Human influenza virus rapidly accumulates mutations in its major surface protein hemagglutinin (HA). The evolutionary…sciencecityAugust 24, 2018 Read More
Local News Men and Women Show Surprising Differences in Seeing MotionUW News | August 24, 2018Humans’ ability to notice moving objects has always been a useful skill, from avoiding an…sciencecityAugust 24, 2018 Read More
Local News Improving Cancer Vaccines with T-Cell Programming NanoparticlesFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | August 23, 2018Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center immunobioengineer Dr. Matthias Stephan has received a 2018 Investigator’s Award in Cell…sciencecityAugust 23, 2018 Read More
Local News Fred Hutch receives $1.26M grant to boost science-education effortsFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | August 23, 2018Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has received a $1.26 million, five-year Science Education Partnership Award from…sciencecityAugust 23, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Crystal Structure of the COMPASS H3K4 Methyltransferase Catalytic ModuleHsu, P.L., et al. | August 22, 2018The SET1/MLL family of histone methyltransferases is conserved in eukaryotes and regulates transcription by catalyzing…sciencecityAugust 22, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles STEM Majors Way Up, Humanities Down, among Washington College Students, New Data ShowThe Seattle Times | August 22, 2018For years now, experts have hammered this message home to students: If you want your pricey…sciencecityAugust 22, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Geoffrey Hill 3rd Recipient of José Carreras/E. Donnall Thomas Endowed Chair for Cancer ResearchFred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | August 21, 2018In 1987, at the age of 40, world-renowned Spanish tenor José Carreras was diagnosed with…sciencecityAugust 21, 2018 Read More
Local News Offensive “Blocking” to Defeat T1D Before it Strikes!Diabetes Research Connection | August 21, 2018Type 1 diabetes (or T1D) is caused by a selective destruction of the body’s insulin-producing cells…sciencecityAugust 21, 2018 Read More