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
Local News Seattle Children’s Aims to Cure Terminal Brain Cancer Using Immunotherapy with New BrainChild InitiativeSeattle Children's Hospital | August 20, 2018Seattle Children’s is launching BrainChild with the goal of finding better treatments, or even cures,…sciencecityAugust 20, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Single-Molecule Analysis of a Viral Fusion Protein Illuminates a Fusion-Active Intermediate StateBenhaim, M. and Lee, K.K. | August 20, 2018The influenza virus hemagglutinin (HA) fusion glycoprotein mediates viral entry into host cells through its…sciencecityAugust 20, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week B Cell Adaptor for PI3-Kinase (BCAP) Modulates CD8+ Effector and Memory T Cell DifferentiationSingh, M.D., et al. | August 17, 2018CD8+ T cells respond to signals via the T cell receptor (TCR), costimulatory molecules, and immunoregulatory…sciencecityAugust 17, 2018 Read More