Local News Raimon Duran-Struuck Named Chair of Department of Comparative MedicineThe Huddle | October 9, 2024Raimon Duran-Struuck, DVM, PhD, will serve as the next chair of the Department of Comparative…karnottOctober 9, 2024 Read More
Local News Dr. Nisha Bansal New Assistant Vice Chair for Clinical ResearchUW Medicine | October 8, 2024Dr. Nisha Bansal, professor (Nephrology) is our new assistant vice chair for clinical research, effective Oct.…karnottOctober 8, 2024 Read More
Local News Cole DeForest Named New Director of Education at UW Molecular Engineering & Sciences InstituteMolecular Engineering and Sciences Institute | October 8, 2024Cole DeForest, Weyerhaeuser Endowed Professor and associate chair for graduate studies in chemical engineering, has…karnottOctober 8, 2024 Read More
Awards ITHS Faculty Member Lynn Rose Wins Award for ExcellenceInstitute of Translational Health Sciences | October 7, 2024ITHS faculty member Lynn Rose, PhD, has been honored with the 2024 Martha Feldman Award…karnottOctober 7, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week SARS-CoV-2 Immune Evasion by the B.1.427/B.1.429 Variant of ConcernMcCallum, M., et al. | July 12, 2021A novel variant of concern (VOC) named CAL.20C (B.1.427/B.1.429), originally detected in California, carries spike…kchenJuly 12, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Activated Interleukin-7 Receptor Signaling Drives B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in MiceThomas, K. R., et al. | July 7, 2021One key focus within our lab is to better understand signaling events that alter lymphocyte…kchenJuly 7, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Resolution of Tissue Signatures of Therapy Response in Patients with Recurrent GBM Treated with Neoadjuvant Anti-PD1Lu, Y., et al. | July 6, 2021The response of patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme to neoadjuvant immune checkpoint blockade has been…kchenJuly 6, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Pharmacologic Modulation of RNA Splicing Enhances Anti-Tumor ImmunityLu, S. X., et al. | July 5, 2021Although mutations in DNA are the best-studied source of neoantigens that determine response to immune…kchenJuly 5, 2021 Read More
Local News Biotech Giant Genmab to Acquire Seattle Company ProfoundBio in $1.8B DealGeekWire | April 2, 2024ProfoundBio, a Seattle-based biotech firm developing drugs to treat ovarian and endometrial cancers, will be…karnottApril 2, 2024 Read More
Local News Runner Completes “2 Half Marathons, 2 Coasts, 2 Days” in Support of BRI and Autoimmune Disease AwarenessBenaroya Research Institute | April 1, 2024Gretchen Schoenstein achieved an extraordinary feat completing two half marathons on opposite coasts in two…karnottApril 1, 2024 Read More
Local News Institute Director Chuck Murry Takes New Role at USCUW Medicine | March 29, 2024Dr. Charles “Chuck” Murry, the director of the Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine…karnottMarch 29, 2024 Read More
Local News Berndt Lab Machine Learning Model Sets a New Pace in Protein Sensor DesignInstitute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine | March 28, 2024In the human brain, billions of neurons transmit unfathomable amounts of information across an elaborate…karnottMarch 28, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Nora Disis Named to Breast Cancer Alliance Sterling ClubUW Medicine | December 15, 2021Dr. Mary Lenora “Nora” Disis, a noted breast cancer vaccine and immunotherapy researcher at UW…sciencecityDecember 15, 2021 Read More
Awards Welcome to the 2022–23 Incoming Cohort of Nephrology FellowsUW Division of Nephrology | December 6, 2021The UW Division of Nephrology is excited to welcome the 2022-23 incoming cohort of nephrology…dcorriganDecember 6, 2021 Read More
Awards $20M Awards Fund Centers’ Studies of Human Brain Evolution, Animal DevelopmentAllen Institute | December 6, 2021Research groups on opposite sides of the country are taking two very different approaches to…dcorriganDecember 6, 2021 Read More
Awards Washington Research Foundation Awards $245,000 to Shiri Levy to Develop De Novo Protein TechnologyWashington Research Foundation (EIN Presswire) | November 26, 2021The Washington Research Foundation (WRF) has awarded a technology commercialization grant of $245,000 to Shiri Levy,…dcorriganNovember 26, 2021 Read More
Awards Fred Hutch PhD Student Honored by American Society of HematologyFred Hutch | December 12, 2024Rasika Venkataraman, a third-year doctoral student working in the lab of Stanley Lee, PhD, at…karnottDecember 12, 2024 Read More
Local News Milk-Based Therapies Could Be Coming. This Biotech CEO Is Aiming to Lead the Way.PharmaVoice | December 12, 2024Alex Martinez has worn many hats throughout his career. As CEO and co-founder of Intrinsic…karnottDecember 12, 2024 Read More
Local News Seattle Children’s Researchers Greatly Improve Survival for Children Diagnosed with the Most Common Form of Childhood Cancer, Changing the Standard of CareSeattle Children’s | December 12, 2024New findings set to be presented by Seattle Children’s Research Institute at the American Society…karnottDecember 12, 2024 Read More