It can be easy to take health for granted. If you’re sick, you might visit the urgent care or get antibiotics. To avoid getting sick, you get your rest, wash hands frequently and stay up to date on your vaccines. For families who have a child with cancer, however, taking health for granted is a luxury they cannot afford. They’re…
Washington Research Foundation (WRF) is currently accepting applications for postdoctoral fellowships beginning in 2024. The award provides three years of support to enable up to 12 outstanding postdoctoral researchers to carry out innovative projects with the potential for real-world impact at leading research institutions in the state of Washington. Applications and letters of recommendation are due by June 26, 2023.…
Peter Lee has spent a lot of time recently with GPT-4, the AI-powered tool that simulates human conversation, built by OpenAI with contributions from its partner Microsoft. “I lost a couple weeks of sleep,” said Lee at a lecture Monday at the University of Washington. “It was very intense.” Lee, head of Microsoft Research, is tasked with assessing the implications of the tool…
“There’s a real diversity of jobs available that folks don’t always think about initially when they think about going into healthcare,” says Marc Cummings, the President and CEO of Life Science Washington, a nonprofit trade association serving the life sciences industry in the state of Washington. Dr. Tina Albertson, the Chief Medical Officer at nearby Lyell Immunopharma, agrees. For instance…
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) are offering unique funding opportunities for early career researchers interested in basic or patient-oriented research related to conditions that co-occur with Down syndrome. These awards will be linked to grants currently held by ITHS, and are open to: Students enrolled in doctoral programs at institutions of higher education in Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and…
Local women biotech leaders discussed a variety of topics at a Puget Sound Business Journal event on Wednesday. From left: Rachel Horgan, PSBJ moderator; Carla Grandori, CEO and co-founder of SEngine; Corrie Ortega, vice president of operations and product at Ozette; Caren Tidwell, vice president of grants and contracts at Just – Evotec Biologics; and Kayla Young, chief operating officer…
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) has released the tenth annual biennial report showcasing employment and economic data of the nation’s biosciences industry. The report highlights the U.S. biosciences industry, including Washington’s flourishing scene, which has grown by nearly 12 percent since 2018, outpacing national industry growth, reaching 43,546 jobs in 2021 across more than 2,600 state business establishments. Employment in…
The U.S. Congress returns this week after tumultuous midterm elections that left the Republicans still hoping to retake the House of Representatives and the Democrats doing better than expected by retaining the Senate. A divided Congress could mean a bumpy ride for the U.S. research community over the next 2 years. The results of the 8 November elections will likely…
Financing and mergers and acquisitions took place at a torrid pace in the life sciences sector at the back end of 2020 and the entire year in 2021. But in 2022, things started to slow down. And there are interesting signs emerging that investors, real estate companies, and individuals in the service sector should be aware of as we glide…
Today, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) updated U.S. policy guidance to make the results of taxpayer-supported research immediately available to the American public at no cost. In a memorandum to federal departments and agencies, Dr. Alondra Nelson, the head of OSTP, delivered guidance for agencies to update their public access policies as soon as possible to make…