Local News Turning Medical Hardship into an Opportunity to Help Others The Seattle Times | October 9, 2018 University of Washington junior Wade Washington was just 15 when he got a call that…sciencecityOctober 9, 2018 Read More
Local News Inflammatory Marker Tied to Kidney Decline in Healthy Adults UW Medicine | October 9, 2018 A large, multiethnic study of healthy individuals found that high blood levels of an inflammatory…sciencecityOctober 9, 2018 Read More
Local News UW Medicine Researchers Explore New Approaches to Treating Childhood Leukemia Institute for Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine | October 8, 2018 Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is the most common type of childhood cancer, representing approximately 25%…sciencecityOctober 8, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Beverly Torok-Storb Wins Mentorship Award Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | October 8, 2018 Last week, Dr. Beverly Torok-Storb — or “Dr. Bev,” as she’s known to her students…sciencecityOctober 8, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week IL-6: A Cytokine at the Crossroads of Autoimmunity Jones, B.E., et al. | October 8, 2018 IL-6 is implicated in the development and progression of autoimmune diseases in part by influencing…sciencecityOctober 8, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Transcriptional Fates of Human-Specific Segmental Duplications in Brain Dougherty, M.L., et al. | October 5, 2018 Despite the importance of duplicate genes for evolutionary adaptation, accurate gene annotation is often incomplete,…sciencecityOctober 5, 2018 Read More
Local News Hit ’Em Where They Eat. Stealth Drug Fights Resistant Bacteria UW Medicine | October 5, 2018 The lack of new antibiotics is among the most critical challenges facing medicine. Researchers have…sciencecityOctober 5, 2018 Read More
Local News 5 Things We (Still) Don’t Know About Cells Allen Institute for Cell Science | October 4, 2018 Picture one of your cells. If you’re not a biologist, chances are you’re thinking about…sciencecityOctober 4, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Jeannette Tenthorey Named HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellow Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | October 4, 2018 Dr. Jeannette Tenthorey of Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has been named as one…sciencecityOctober 4, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Hyundai Hope on Wheels Presents Fred Hutch Scientist with Grant for Childhood Leukemia Research Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | October 3, 2018 On Tuesday, Hyundai Hope on Wheels Foundation awarded Dr. Roland Walter, a clinical researcher at Fred Hutchinson Cancer…sciencecityOctober 3, 2018 Read More