Local News Going Long: Viruses Linger With Lasting ImpactFred Hutch | April 13, 2023Some viruses, like the common cold, are a flash in the pan. They infect us,…sciencecityApril 13, 2023 Read More
Local News Watching Traffic Jams on the Genomic HighwayUW Department of Bioengineering | April 13, 2023Investigators in the physics, bioengineering, and microbiology departments at the University of Washington have developed…sciencecityApril 13, 2023 Read More
Local News Report Highlights Growth of Life Sciences Sector in Seattle, Buoyed by NIH FundingGeekWire | April 13, 2023Life sciences employment and federal research funding have grown rapidly in the Seattle area since…sciencecityApril 13, 2023 Read More
Local News Biologists Say Deep Learning Is Revolutionizing Pace of InnovationThe Wall Street Journal | April 13, 2023The latest advances in artificial intelligence extend beyond tools that write text, create illustrations and…sciencecityApril 13, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Chiral DNA Sequences as Commutable Controls for Clinical GenomicsDeveson, I.W., et al. | April 12, 2019Chirality is a property describing any object that is inequivalent to its mirror image. Due…sciencecityApril 12, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Application of Blood Concentration Biomarkers in Nutritional Epidemiology: Example of Carotenoid and Tocopherol Intake in Relation to Chronic Disease RiskPrentice, R.L., et al. | April 10, 2019Biomarkers provide potential to objectively measure the intake of nutrients and foods, and thereby to…sciencecityApril 10, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week The Future of the GLP-1 Receptor AgonistsHirsch, I.B. | April 9, 2019The discovery of the enteric hormone glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), and subsequent demonstration that its…sciencecityApril 9, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Logic-Gated ROR1 Chimeric Antigen Receptor Expression Rescues T Cell-Mediated Toxicity to Normal Tissues and Enables Selective Tumor TargetingSrivastava, S., et al. | April 5, 2019Many potential targets for CAR-T cells in solid tumors are expressed in some normal tissues,…sciencecityApril 5, 2019 Read More
Local News Using Nanotechnology and AI to Diagnose TB in ChildrenUW Medicine | September 8, 2022A technique that combines nanotechnology with artificial intelligence can diagnose tuberculosis in children in whom…dcorriganSeptember 8, 2022 Read More
Local News BBI Researchers to Present at Upcoming IGVF ConferenceBrotman Baty Institute (BBI) | September 7, 2022BBI will be well-represented at the upcoming conference of the Impact of Genomic Variation on…dcorriganSeptember 7, 2022 Read More
Local News Seattle Biotech Company Is the First to Receive Approval to Test B Cell Gene Therapy in HumansGeekWire | September 6, 2022Seattle biotech startup Immusoft has received approval to begin clinical trials of its novel strategy for treating…dcorriganSeptember 6, 2022 Read More
Local News BBI’s Dr. Albert Folch: Combining Passions of Microfluidics, Science, and Art to Drive the Future of Precision MedicineBrotman Baty Institute (BBI) | September 2, 2022BBI’s Dr. Albert Folch has three passions in life: microfluidics, art, and soccer. It might…dcorriganSeptember 2, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week A Model of the Post-implantation Human Embryo Derived from Pluripotent Stem CellsZernicka-Goetz, M., et al. | June 30, 2023Stem cell-derived models of the embryo are important tools to interrogate developmental events and tissue-tissue…pthomsonJune 30, 2023 Read More
Local News AltPep Developing Tests and Treatments for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease Raises $52.9MLife Science Washington | June 30, 2023University of Washington spinout AltPep, which is developing tests and treatments for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease,…pthomsonJune 30, 2023 Read More
Awards Dr. Sita Kugel Receives v Foundation Translational Research AwardFred Hutch | June 29, 2023Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center pancreatic cancer researcher Sita Kugel, PhD, has received an inaugural Translational Research Award from…pthomsonJune 29, 2023 Read More