Local News Dr. Kurt Griffin: Exploring New Ways to Prevent Type 1 DiabetesBenaroya Research Institute | October 11, 2024“T1D often starts at a very young age, and it’s a relentless, around-the-clock disease that…karnottOctober 11, 2024 Read More
Local News Bill Gates-Backed TerraPower Isotopes Produces Rare, Radioactive Ingredient Sought for Cancer DrugsGeekWire | October 10, 2024Nearly a decade ago, radio chemists at the nuclear power startup TerraPower saw a promising…karnottOctober 10, 2024 Read More
Awards UW’s David Baker Wins Nobel Prize for Designing ProteinsGeekWire | October 10, 2024University of Washington biochemist David Baker has won a share of this year’s Nobel Prize…karnottOctober 10, 2024 Read More
Local News AI Enlisted to Design Vaccines Against Pandemic ThreatsUW Medicine | October 9, 2024Medicine will lead one of the seven new centers in a network funded by the…karnottOctober 9, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week PGD2 and CRTH2 Counteract Type 2 Cytokine–Elicited Intestinal Epithelial Responses during Helminth InfectionOyesola, E., et al. | July 27, 2021Type 2 inflammation is associated with epithelial cell responses, including goblet cell hyperplasia, that promote…kchenJuly 27, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week The Interplay between Matrix Deformation and the Coordination of Turning Events Governs Directed Neutrophil Migration in 3D MatricesFrançois, J., et al. | July 23, 2021Neutrophils migrating through extravascular spaces must negotiate narrow matrix pores without losing directional movement. We…kchenJuly 23, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Accurate Prediction of Protein Structures and Interactions Using a Three-Track Neural NetworkBaek, M., et al. | July 22, 2021DeepMind presented remarkably accurate predictions at the recent CASP14 protein structure prediction assessment conference. We…kchenJuly 22, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Multiplexed Functional Genomic Analysis of 5′ Untranslated Region Mutations across the Spectrum of Prostate CancerLim, Y., et al. | July 14, 2021The functional consequences of genetic variants within 5’ untranslated regions (UTRs) on a genome-wide scale…kchenJuly 14, 2021 Read More
Local News New Frontiers in Immunology: Studying Diseases in the Tissues Where They HappenBenaroya Research Institute | April 9, 2024Traditionally, scientists have studied immune system diseases by looking at blood samples. But they’ve also…karnottApril 9, 2024 Read More
Local News SeaHub’s Jesse Gray: Embarking on the Greatest Opportunity – and Most Daunting Challenge – of His CareerBrotman Baty Institute | April 8, 2024The “summary” section of Jesse Gray’s resume is short and understated: “I build teams to…karnottApril 8, 2024 Read More
Local News Long-Read Sequencing Consortium Offers PhD Students a Role in Addressing Precision Medicine ChallengeBrotman Baty Institute | April 5, 2024Working under the direction of BBI’s Danny Miller, M.D., Ph.D., three graduate students, along with…karnottApril 5, 2024 Read More
Local News Inside the New Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology, Which Uses DNA to ‘Record Biology over Time’GeekWire | April 4, 2024Researchers opened the doors Monday to the new Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology, a collaboration…karnottApril 4, 2024 Read More
Awards Harmit Malik Receives Novitski PrizeFred Hutch | January 27, 2022The Genetics Society of America awarded Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center evolutionary biologist Dr. Harmit Malik one of the…dcorriganJanuary 27, 2022 Read More
Awards UW Pharmacy’s Drug Interaction Database, Built to Promote Medication Safety, Wins National Innovation AwardUW News | January 19, 2022For more than 20 years, the University of Washington has been home to a database…dcorriganJanuary 19, 2022 Read More
Awards 2022 BBI Grant AwardeesBrotman Baty Institute (BBI) | January 17, 2022Each year, the Brotman Baty Institute (BBI) awards grants to encourage engaging and impactful research…dcorriganJanuary 17, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Infectious Disease Research Institute Awarded BARDA Funding for Development of Intranasal Influenza RNA VaccineBioSpace | December 17, 2021The Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI), a Seattle-based non-profit biotech research institute, announced today a contract…sciencecityDecember 17, 2021 Read More
Awards Benaroya Research Institute’s Dr. Adam Lacy-Hulbert Receives Puget Sound Business Journal Researcher of the Year AwardBenaroya Research Institute | December 16, 2024The Puget Sound Business Journal (PSBJ) is honoring Adam Lacy-Hulbert, PhD, for its 2024 Researcher…karnottDecember 16, 2024 Read More
Local News Three Spokane-Based Companies, One Seattle-Based Company, and Spokane Regional Health District Receive HSSA Matching Grants for Bioscience-Based Economic DevelopmentHealth Sciences and Services Authority of Spokane County (HSSA) | December 13, 2024Health Sciences and Services Authority of Spokane County (HSSA) is proud to announce the recipients…karnottDecember 13, 2024 Read More
Awards Nora Disis Receives 2024 Health Care Leadership Lifetime Achievement AwardUW Medicine | December 13, 2024Dr. Mary L. (Nora) Disis, professor (Hematology and Oncology) is the 2024 recipient of the…karnottDecember 13, 2024 Read More