Interesting Articles Lab Revokes Honors for Controversial DNA Scientist Watson The Seattle Times | January 17, 2019 James Watson, the Nobel Prize-winning DNA scientist who lost his job in 2007 for expressing…sciencecityJanuary 17, 2019 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Kristin Anderson Receives Research Grant from Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | January 16, 2019 Dr. Kristin Anderson, a postdoctoral research fellow in Dr. Philip Greenberg’s lab at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research…sciencecityJanuary 16, 2019 Read More
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