Publications of the Week Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) Are Increased in the Alveolar Spaces of Patients with Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Mikacenic, C., et al. | January 10, 2019 Neutrophils release neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in response to invading pathogens. Although NETs play an…sciencecityJanuary 10, 2019 Read More
Local News ‘DeepSqueak’ Helps Researchers Decode Rodent Chatter UW Medicine | January 9, 2019 Many researchers realize that mice and rats are social and chatty. They spend all day…sciencecityJanuary 9, 2019 Read More
Local News Microgels, Middle School, and the UW Grad Student Who Makes Science Matter Institute for Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine | January 9, 2019 Mary O’Kelly Boit is a graduate student in Chemical Engineering at the University of Washington,…sciencecityJanuary 9, 2019 Read More
Local News Making Research Funding More Efficient UW Department of Biology | January 9, 2019 As scientific funding becomes increasingly scarce, professors in STEM fields spend more time in their…sciencecityJanuary 9, 2019 Read More
Local News For Cells, Keeping Quiet Is a Cinch Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | January 8, 2019 Stress can make you wish life had a pause button. Single-celled organisms like yeast actually…sciencecityJanuary 8, 2019 Read More
Local News Seattle Biotech Startup Raises $20M to Develop Gene Therapy Technology GeekWire | January 8, 2019 Seattle-based biotech startup Immusoftthis week closed a $20 million Series B venture capital round that will…sciencecityJanuary 8, 2019 Read More
Interesting Articles Scientists Despair as US Government Shutdown Drags On Nature News | January 8, 2019 Karen Osborn was supposed to be exploring hidden worlds in the Turks and Caicos, cataloguing…sciencecityJanuary 8, 2019 Read More
Local News A Conversation with Mary-Claire King The Journal of Clinical Investigation | January 7, 2019 Few scientists have had a more massive contribution to genetics than Mary-Claire King of the…sciencecityJanuary 7, 2019 Read More
Local News Adaptive Biotechnologies Announces $300M Licensing Deal with Genentech Puget Sound Business Journal | January 7, 2019 Adaptive says it may be eligible to receive more than $2 billion over time with…sciencecityJanuary 7, 2019 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards CARE Announces Grant Awards to Accelerate Breakthroughs in Cancer Research Andy Hill CARE Fund | January 7, 2019 The Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment (CARE), a public-private partnership that supports cancer research in…sciencecityJanuary 7, 2019 Read More