Local News What to Do When Antibiotics Fail? One Possible Treatment Comes from Century Ago Global News | February 28, 2019 Bacteria lodged deep in Ella Balasa’s lungs were impervious to most antibiotics. At 26, gasping for…sciencecityFebruary 28, 2019 Read More
Local News IDRI Announces Evolution of Leadership Roles; New Focus on Oncology Infectious Disease Research Institute | February 28, 2019 After 25 years of success in infectious disease research and development, IDRI is poised to…sciencecityFebruary 28, 2019 Read More
Spotlight Dr. Aaron Korkegian Talks Tuberculosis and Drug Discovery Science in Seattle | February 27, 2019 Dr. Aaron Korkegian is a Scientist at the Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI) in Seattle…sciencecityFebruary 27, 2019 Read More
Local News Hope of a Precision Medicine Approach for GBA-linked Parkinson’s Disease UW Memory and Brain Wellness Center | February 27, 2019 Actor Michael J. Fox has drawn national attention to the tremors and difficulties with balancing…sciencecityFebruary 27, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Factors Associated with Durable EFS in Adult B-Cell ALL Patients Achieving MRD-Negative CR after CD19 CAR-T Cells Hay, K.A., et al. | February 27, 2019 Autologous T cells engineered to express a CD19-specific chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) have produced impressive…sciencecityFebruary 27, 2019 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Two Hutch Postdocs Named Damon Runyon-Dale F. Frey Breakthrough Scientists Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | February 26, 2019 Two Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center postdoctoral fellows have been named Damon Runyon-Dale F. Frey…sciencecityFebruary 26, 2019 Read More
Local News CASSINI Trial Publishes Data on Preventing Blood Clots in Cancer Patients Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | February 26, 2019 The first clinical study investigating the use of the direct oral anticoagulant, rivaroxaban, to prevent blood…sciencecityFebruary 26, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Integrated Functional Genomic Analysis Enables Annotation of Kidney Genome-Wide Association Study Loci Sieber, K.B., et al. | February 25, 2019 The Akilesh laboratory studies genome organization and function in the kidney. The kidney filter (glomerulus)…sciencecityFebruary 25, 2019 Read More
Local News Drug Giant Merck Pays $300M to Acquire Seattle Biotech Company Immune Design GeekWire | February 25, 2019 Merck, one of the world’s largest drugmakers, agreed to buy Seattle-based biotechnology company Immune Design for $300 million in…sciencecityFebruary 25, 2019 Read More
Local News IDRI Partners with Afrigen Biologics and Biovac to Produce Tuberculosis Vaccine Infectious Disease Research Institute | February 25, 2019 In an effort to produce vaccines where they are needed most, IDRI (Infectious Disease Research…sciencecityFebruary 25, 2019 Read More