Local News Promising Young Scientist: Samantha Schuster’s ‘Goal-Oriented Grit’ Likely will Serve Her Well in the Biotech SectorBrotman Baty Institute | March 24, 2023One might think those three phrases could be excerpts from an introduction honoring a world…sciencecityMarch 24, 2023 Read More
Local News COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination Does Not Promote Autoantibody DevelopmentBenaroya Research Institute | March 24, 2023In an article published in Nature Communications, researchers from Benaroya Research Institute (BRI) and Yale University…sciencecityMarch 24, 2023 Read More
Local News Building a Better BMIInstitute for Systems Biology | March 23, 2023ISB researchers have constructed biological body mass index (BMI) measures that offer a more accurate…sciencecityMarch 23, 2023 Read More
Local News Biotech Experts Wary of Pfizer Cutting Seagen Workforce — But History Reveals Silver LiningGeekWire | March 23, 2023Seattle-area biotech experts are eying the past warily in the wake of this week’s news that Pfizer…sciencecityMarch 23, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Viral Genetic Diversity and Protective Efficacy of a Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine in Two Phase 3 TrialsJuraska, M., et al. | August 29, 2018Two phase 3 placebo-controlled trials of the CYD-TDV vaccine, evaluated in children aged 2-14 y…sciencecityAugust 29, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Deep Mutational Scanning of Hemagglutinin Helps Predict Evolutionary Fates of Human H3N2 Influenza VariantsLee, J.M., et al. | August 24, 2018Human influenza virus rapidly accumulates mutations in its major surface protein hemagglutinin (HA). The evolutionary…sciencecityAugust 24, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Crystal Structure of the COMPASS H3K4 Methyltransferase Catalytic ModuleHsu, P.L., et al. | August 22, 2018The SET1/MLL family of histone methyltransferases is conserved in eukaryotes and regulates transcription by catalyzing…sciencecityAugust 22, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Single-Molecule Analysis of a Viral Fusion Protein Illuminates a Fusion-Active Intermediate StateBenhaim, M. and Lee, K.K. | August 20, 2018The influenza virus hemagglutinin (HA) fusion glycoprotein mediates viral entry into host cells through its…sciencecityAugust 20, 2018 Read More
Local News Construction Begins at New 197K Square-Foot Life Sciences Building in Seattle Near Space NeedleGeekWire | June 27, 2022Ground broke on Wednesday at a new 197,000 square foot life sciences building under construction…dcorriganJune 27, 2022 Read More
Local News UW Develops First Successful Auto-Adjusting Prosthetic SocketUW Department of Bioengineering | June 24, 2022University of Washington researchers have developed the first adaptive socket, giving people with limb amputation…dcorriganJune 24, 2022 Read More
Local News Gates Foundation Funds Biotech Company Cataloging the Viruses That Infect BacteriaGeekWire | June 23, 2022A Seattle DNA analysis startup is taking on a project with global ambitions with $5.5…dcorriganJune 23, 2022 Read More
Local News Health Data Company Truveta to Partner with Pfizer on Monitoring COVID Vaccines and TherapiesGeekWire | June 23, 2022Seattle-area health data company Truveta announced a partnership Tuesday with biopharma giant Pfizer, which will…dcorriganJune 23, 2022 Read More
Local News UW Medicine Launches a New Center to Study MicrobiomesUniversity of Washington Medicine | June 21, 2023UW Medicine launched the Microbial Interactions & Microbiome Center to investigate the diverse communities of microorganisms that…pthomsonJune 21, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles Virus Researchers Cohn and Blanco-Melo Win Coveted GrantsFred Hutch Cancer Center | June 21, 2023Having grown up in Seattle, Lillian Cohn, PhD, remembers often riding in her parents’ car, passing…pthomsonJune 21, 2023 Read More
Local News Study Highlights Varied Need for Botox with Vocal DisordersUniversity of Washington Medicine | June 20, 2023Some of Dr. Tanya Meyer’s patients contend with chronic neuromuscular conditions that can turn smooth, unencumbered…pthomsonJune 20, 2023 Read More