Local News Probe Powerfully Records Neural Circuits During Behavior UW Medicine | October 3, 2025 Trying to document how single brain cells participate in networks that govern behavior is a…karnottOctober 3, 2025 Read More
Local News The Beam: Understanding Liver, Gastrointestinal, and Breast Cancer Treatments at Fred Hutch – Proton Therapy Fred Hutch | October 3, 2025 The liver is an extremely sensitive organ. It filters blood, eliminates toxins and creates bile…karnottOctober 3, 2025 Read More
Local News Remembering Dr. Charles ‘Chuck’ Watts: A Leader, Friend, and Advocate for ISB Institute for Systems Biology | October 3, 2025 The Institute for Systems Biology mourns the passing of Dr. Charles “Chuck” Watts, who died…karnottOctober 3, 2025 Read More
Awards Advancing Precision Genomics for Pediatric Leukemia Patients with Long Read Sequencing The Andy Hill CARE Fund | October 2, 2025 The Andy Hill CARE Fund has awarded a 2 year grant for $1,000,000 to the…karnottOctober 2, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Longitudinal Single Cell Profiling of Epitope Specific Memory CD4+ T Cell Responses to Recombinant Zoster Vaccine Wen, X., et al. | April 14, 2025 Vaccination leads to rapid expansion of antigen-specific T cells within in the first few days.…karnottApril 14, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Individualized Dynamic Risk Assessment and Treatment Selection for Multiple Myeloma Murie, C., et al. | April 10, 2025 Individualized treatment decisions for multiple myeloma (MM) patients require accurate risk stratification that accounts for…karnottApril 10, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week AAV-Mediated Expression of Proneural Factors Stimulates Neurogenesis From Adult Müller Glia In Vivo Pavlou, M., et al. | April 2, 2025 The lack of regeneration in the human central nervous system (CNS) has major health implications.…karnottApril 2, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Signaling and Transcriptional Dynamics Underlying Early Adaptation to Oncogenic BRAF Inhibition Flower, C., et al. | March 27, 2025 A major contributor to poor sensitivity to anti-cancer kinase inhibitor therapy is drug-induced cellular adaptation,…karnottMarch 27, 2025 Read More
Local News Startup Spun Out of Nobel Laureate’s Lab Teams With Eli Lilly To Fight Cancer With AI GeekWire | September 10, 2025 Lila Biologics, a startup that spun out of Nobel Laureate David Baker’s lab at the…karnottSeptember 10, 2025 Read More
Local News New VIS-seq Method Helps BBI Researchers Understand the ‘Why’ Behind Diseases Caused by Genetic Variants Brotman Baty Institute | September 9, 2025 A BBI-led paper demonstrates that variant effects span a multi-dimensional continuum, rather than a pathogenic-benign…karnottSeptember 9, 2025 Read More
Local News Meet the New ITHS Co-Principal Investigators: Drs. Denise Dillard and Sarah Shannon Institute of Translational Health Sciences | September 8, 2025 The Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS) is proud to introduce Drs. Denise Dillard and…karnottSeptember 8, 2025 Read More
Local News Lab Notes: the Neuroscience of Addiction and Possible Paths to a Cure Allen Institute | September 8, 2025 Science is supporting the battle against addiction and drug abuse. Neuroscientists around the world are…karnottSeptember 8, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Odds Improve for Winning NSF Grants, but Drop in Applications Troubles Some Observers ScienceInsider | May 11, 2022 Federal research agencies strive to fund a healthy percentage of the grant applications they receive,…dcorriganMay 11, 2022 Read More
Interesting Articles Biden Bids Again to Boost Science Spending — but Faces Long Odds Nature | March 30, 2022 President Joe Biden released his latest budget request to Congress on 28 March, calling for significant new…dcorriganMarch 30, 2022 Read More
Interesting Articles Rise in Defense Spending Means Smaller Increase for Science in New U.S. Budget Science Insider | March 21, 2022 Last week, Congress agreed to give roughly 5% more money to many federal science agencies…dcorriganMarch 21, 2022 Read More
Interesting Articles The U.S. Just Created a Big New Biomedical Research Agency. But Questions Remain Science Magazine | March 18, 2022 President Joe Biden last week got his wish for a new agency to fund high-risk,…dcorriganMarch 18, 2022 Read More
Awards Joyce Wipf Rising Star Awards UW Medicine | July 14, 2025 Congratulations to the 2025 recipients of the Joyce Wipf Rising Star Awards, Drs. Sarah Leyde,…karnottJuly 14, 2025 Read More
Awards Jeffrey Redinger Receives Steven R. McGee Teaching Excellence Award UW Medicine | July 11, 2025 Dr. Jeffrey Redinger, assistant professor (General Internal Medicine) received the 2025 Steven R. McGee, MD…karnottJuly 11, 2025 Read More
Awards Andrew Hsieh Receives Bladder Cancer Research Innovation Award UW Medicine | July 10, 2025 Dr. Andrew Hsieh, professor (Hematology and Oncology) has received a 2025 Bladder Cancer Research Innovation…karnottJuly 10, 2025 Read More
Awards Dr. Alexander Vengerovsky Receives Dr. David J. Pierson Award for Excellence in Education and Mentoring UW Medicine | July 7, 2025 Dr. Alexander Vengerovsky, assistant professor of clinical practice (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) is…karnottJuly 7, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Fusobacterium sphaericum Sp. Nov., Isolated From a Human Colon Tumor Adheres To Colonic Epithelial Cells and Induces IL-8 Secretion Zepeda-Riveraa, M., et al. | October 10, 2025 Cancerous tissue is a largely unexplored microbial niche that provides a unique environment for the…karnottOctober 10, 2025 Read More
Awards ‘Seattle Biotech Is on Fire’: Industry Produces Three Nobel Prize Winners in Two Years GeekWire | October 9, 2025 Seattle is showing the rest of the world what kind of innovative scientific discovery is…karnottOctober 9, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Apply Now to the ITHS KL2 Program Institute of Translational Health Sciences | October 9, 2025 Applications are now open for 2025–2026 appointments to the ITHS KL2 Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career…karnottOctober 9, 2025 Read More