Local News Benaroya Research Institute Team Finds Link between New Type of Cell and a Deadly Inflammatory Disorder Benaroya Research Institute | January 16, 2019 A research team led by Jessica A. Hamerman, PhD, at Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason…sciencecityJanuary 16, 2019 Read More
Interesting Articles Donald Trump Finally Has a White House Science Adviser Nature News | January 15, 2019 Nearly two years after he took office, US President Donald Trump has a White House…sciencecityJanuary 15, 2019 Read More
Local News Scientists Design Protein that Prods Cancer-Fighting T-Cells UW Medicine | January 15, 2019 Scientists at UW Medicine’s Institute for Protein Design have created a new protein that mimics the action of…sciencecityJanuary 15, 2019 Read More
Local News Microsoft, Biotech Company Seek Medical Researchers, Patient Groups to Help ‘Map’ Human Immune System Becker's Hospital Review | January 14, 2019 Microsoft is seeking new research partners to join its T-cell Antigen Map project — an ongoing effort…sciencecityJanuary 14, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Nanoscavenger Provides Long-Term Prophylactic Protection against Nerve Agents in Rodents Zhang, P., et al. | January 14, 2019 Nerve agents are a class of organophosphorus compounds (OPs) that blocks communication between nerves and…sciencecityJanuary 14, 2019 Read More
Local News New Seattle Startup Emerges from UW to Develop Cancer-Fighting Protein Three Decades in the Making GeekWire | January 11, 2019 For 30 years, scientists have been trying to unleash the promise of Interleukin-2 (IL-2), a…sciencecityJanuary 11, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week The Vaginal Microbiome of Transgender Men Winston McPherson, G., et al. | January 11, 2019 Hormonal changes influence the composition of vaginal flora, which is directly related to the health…sciencecityJanuary 11, 2019 Read More
Local News Former Juno Execs Unveil Sana, a New Cell Engineering Biotech That’s Reportedly Raising More Than $800M GeekWire | January 11, 2019 Former Juno Therapeutics executives Hans Bishop and Steve Harr have launched Sana Biotechnology, a startup focused…sciencecityJanuary 11, 2019 Read More
Local News Gift Creates Karalis Johnson Retina Center at UW Medicine UW Medicine | January 10, 2019 Angie Karalis Johnson has a dream that a cure for the progressive eye disease known…sciencecityJanuary 10, 2019 Read More
Local News Bristol-Myers Squibb’s $74B Acquisition of Juno Parent Celgene Puts Seattle Biotech World on Alert GeekWire | January 10, 2019 Things are a little on edge in Seattle’s biotech scene after the Jan. 3 announcement…sciencecityJanuary 10, 2019 Read More