An innovative microscopy technique bridges the gap between field of view and resolution. The mammalian brain is a multiscale system. Neuronal circuitry forms an information superhighway, with some projections potentially stretching dozens of centimetres inside the brain. But those projections are also just a few hundreds of nanometres thick — about one one-thousandth the width of a human hair. Understanding…
A team of biomedical researchers, including two bioengineers at the University of Washington, has developed a new method for hiring engineering professors. Currently, the researchers argue, engineering departments “lack the education and skills needed to effectively hire faculty candidates from historically excluded groups.” To help diversify faculty hiring, the team published a hiring roadmap August 14 in Nature Biomedical Engineering.…
Cocrystal Pharma, a Seattle-area company co-founded by a Nobel Prize winner and backed by biotech veterans, is taking aim at high-profile viruses. The publicly traded company has the green light from regulators for an early-stage clinical trial testing its experimental treatment for COVID-19 and norovirus. It is also finalizing plans for a phase 2 influenza trial of a separate treatment, after pivoting…
Dr. Alexander Sobel is pleased to announce the launch of the WISE (Women in STEM Excel) Scholarship for 2023. Dr. Sobel established the scholarship in 2017 to empower and support Washingtonian women pursuing degrees in STEM-related fields; funding the scholarship reflects Dr. Sobel’s commitment to reversing the underrepresentation of women in the sciences. The WISE Scholarship provides a $3,500 cash award for…
The ITHS interview series is meant to shine a deserving spotlight on individuals who are doing critical work across the vast spectrum of translational science. In our August installment of this series, we connected with Dr. Tumaini Coker, who is the Division Head for General Pediatrics and a professor of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine, an investigator…
Seattle Children’s Research Institute (SCRI) is one of the nation’s leading pediatric research facilities, with talented investigators who have made stunning breakthroughs in their ongoing efforts to help every child live a full, healthy life. Working to inspire and develop the next generation of talent in research and medicine, Seattle Children’s has introduced innovative programs like the SCRI Summer Scholars…
Phase Genomics helps researchers better understand the blueprint of species using a technology that “combines the collective power of today’s common cytogenetic solutions at a fraction of the cost and with added predictive power” its CEO says. The Seattle-based company says the funding will help target aberrations in cancer to help with treatment decisions.
The Project to Accelerate New Treatments for Tuberculosis (PAN-TB) collaboration announced today the start of a phase 2b/c clinical trial, sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute (Gates MRI). The trial will evaluate whether novel regimens that combine registered products and new chemical entities have the potential to effectively treat drug-sensitive TB (DS-TB) and inform the development of…
We are deeply saddened to announce, along with our friends at the HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN), the passing of Dr. Stephaun Elite Wallace, on Saturday, August 5, 2023. Our hearts go out to his family and loved ones across the U.S. and globally. The HVTN’s beautiful tribute can be accessed here. This is a tremendous loss for our community. Stephaun touched many…
An embryonic lung transforms into a tree-like structure through a developmental process known as branching morphogenesis. How these delicate, complex structures form in a growing animal is still not well understood. Boston University postdoctoral fellow Dr. Ian Kinstlinger, captured the continuous growth of lungs taken from a developing mouse, taking microscope images every three hours to show lung growth over…