Publications of the Week A Distinct Effector B Cell Population Drives Autoantibody Production in SARS-CoV-2 Infection Yuan, D., et al. | September 7, 2026 Autoantibodies (autoAbs) are linked to mortality and Long COVID, yet their cellular origins remain unclear.…karnottSeptember 7, 2026 Read More
Awards Unraveling How Immune Aging Influences Health Outcomes for Survivors of Childhood Blood Cancers Fred Hutch | September 7, 2026 Treatments for childhood cancers can be lifesaving — but they can come with a catch.…karnottSeptember 7, 2026 Read More
Awards Three Bioengineers Earn Dean’s Fellowship UW Department of Bioengineering | September 4, 2026 Three bioengineering PhD students earned a College of Engineering Dean’s Fellowship for 2026, honoring top…karnottSeptember 4, 2026 Read More
Awards Dr. Lynn Symonds Receives ASCO Career Development Award Fred Hutch | September 4, 2026 Fred Hutch Cancer Center’s Lynn Symonds, MD, who researches and treats breast cancer, received a…karnottSeptember 4, 2026 Read More
Local News Seattle-Area Biotech Led by Ex-Athira CEO Leen Kawas Raises $35M for Hepatitis D Drug GeekWire | September 4, 2026 A Kirkland, Wash.-based biotech company led by former Athira Pharma CEO Leen Kawas has raised…karnottSeptember 4, 2026 Read More
Local News Fred Hutch Researchers Discover Molecular Switch That Helps Prostate Cancer Quickly Change Its Biology to Evade Therapy Fred Hutch | September 3, 2026 Many cultures tell stories about shapeshifters: gods becoming animals, animals becoming humans, demons switching into…karnottSeptember 3, 2026 Read More
Local News Washington Research Foundation Welcomes Ninth Cohort of Venture Analysts Washington Research Foundation | September 3, 2026 Washington Research Foundation has welcomed its ninth cohort of WRF Venture Analysts. The analysts have…karnottSeptember 3, 2026 Read More
Local News University of Washington and Seattle Biotech Win $245M Patent Judgment Against Guardant GeekWire | September 2, 2026 A federal judge has entered a final judgment requiring Guardant Health to pay more than…karnottSeptember 2, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Monocytic Niches Escape T Cell Surveillance and Promote Mycobacterium tuberculosis Persistence in Lymph Nodes Shamskhou, E., et al. | September 2, 2026 Lung-draining mediastinal lymph nodes (medLNs) are critical for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) pathogenesis, serving both as…karnottSeptember 2, 2026 Read More
Awards Innovation Fund Spotlight: Pioneering a New Generation of Tetramers Benaroya Research Institute | September 1, 2026 In the late 1990s, Bill Kwok, PhD, pioneered MHC class II tetramers, a game-changing tool…karnottSeptember 1, 2026 Read More