Publications of the Week Mechanotransduction of Magnetically Applied Forces Leads to Mechanical Stiffening of Platelet-Rich Plugs Taparia, N., et al. | September 30, 2026 The mechanobiology of platelets governs early hemostasis, where their contractile forces compact and stiffen the…karnottSeptember 30, 2026 Read More
Local News UW, WA Department of Health Show It’s Possible to Test Wastewater for Stis UW News | September 30, 2026 A city’s sewers say a lot about its residents. Sick people often shed pathogens in…karnottSeptember 30, 2026 Read More
Local News Shoot Your Shot: Is Male Birth Control Finally Here? Nice Genes! | September 29, 2026 For the past 25 years, we’ve been hearing that male contraceptives are just a few…karnottSeptember 29, 2026 Read More
Local News Second Annual Genome Medicine Research Symposium Set for November 13 Brotman Baty Institute | September 29, 2026 The second annual Genome Medicine Research Symposium, an opportunity for UW Medicine researchers to showcase…karnottSeptember 29, 2026 Read More
Local News Plug and Play Seattle Picks 11 Startups for 4th Cohort, From Space Robotics to Biotech GeekWire | September 28, 2026 Plug and Play Seattle selected 11 startups for the fourth batch of its accelerator program,…karnottSeptember 28, 2026 Read More
Local News The Brain’s Own Opioids Help Guide Purposeful Action UW Medicine | September 28, 2026 Researchers have identified a fast-acting brain-signaling system that helps animals learn from their actions and…karnottSeptember 28, 2026 Read More
Local News Fewer Lab Animals, Better Drugs: This Startup Wants to Fix How Experiments Get Designed GeekWire | September 25, 2026 Seattle-based ModernVivo is using AI to help scientists design preclinical studies for drug discovery. The…karnottSeptember 25, 2026 Read More
Local News In Conversation with Scientific Advisory Board Member and Evolutionary Biologist Harmit Malik Whitehead Institute | September 25, 2026 Whitehead Institute’s Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) convenes regularly to learn about the Institute’s latest research…karnottSeptember 25, 2026 Read More
Awards Next-Generation, Non-Lipid Anti-Atherosclerosis Therapy UW Medicine | September 25, 2026 Dr. Ken Fujise, professor (Cardiology) is PI on a new R01 grant to develop a…karnottSeptember 25, 2026 Read More
Local News Out of the Blue – And Into the Rest of the Brain Allen Institute | September 24, 2026 Deep in the brainstem sits a small but important cluster of neurons known as the…karnottSeptember 24, 2026 Read More