Local News Q&A: Three UW Biology Researchers Discuss What It’s Like to Study Mosquitoes ‘All Day and All the Time’ UW News | June 18, 2026 Summer is almost here, which means that people are starting to look up best practices…karnottJune 18, 2026 Read More
Awards Announcing the 2026 Rita Allen Foundation Scholars Rita Allen Foundation | June 17, 2026 The Rita Allen Foundation has named its 2026 class of Rita Allen Foundation Scholars, celebrating…karnottJune 17, 2026 Read More
Local News A Bubble Tea Approach to Kidney Disease UW College of Engineering | June 17, 2026 A new treatment for chronic kidney disease (CKD) born out of CEE research might look…karnottJune 17, 2026 Read More
Awards Dr. Visesh Kapur Elected President-Elect of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine UW Medicine | June 16, 2026 Dr. Vishesh Kapur , professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) has been elected as…karnottJune 16, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Drp1 Knockdown Aggravates Obesity-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction and Remodeling Wu, D., et al. | July 14, 2025 Obesity is an independent risk factor for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Dynamin…karnottJuly 14, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week The Alzheimer’s Disease Gene SORL1 Regulates Lysosome Function in Human Microglia Mishra, S., et al. | July 11, 2025 The SORL1 gene encodes the sortilin-related receptor protein SORLA, a sorting receptor that regulates endo-lysosomal…karnottJuly 11, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Molecular Profiling of Adult C. elegans Glia Across Sexes by Single-Nuclear RNA-Seq Purice, M., et al. | July 7, 2025 A comprehensive understanding of nervous system function requires molecular insight into the diversity and sex…karnottJuly 7, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Elicitation of Liver-Stage Immunity by Nanoparticle Immunogens Displaying P. falciparum CSP-Derived Antigens Langowski, M., et al. | July 2, 2025 A vaccine that provides robust, durable protection against malaria remains a global health priority. Although…karnottJuly 2, 2025 Read More
Local News How the Body Ages: Exploring Frailty, Menopause, and the Biology of Healthspan Institute for Systems Biology | May 1, 2026 At a recent ISB Research Roundtable, Assistant Professor Dr. Alice Kane shared new insights into…karnottMay 1, 2026 Read More
Local News Umbilical Cord Blood Transplant With Pooled Stem Cell Product Shows 96% Survival and No Graft-Versus-Host-Disease in Leukemia Patients Fred Hutch | April 30, 2026 A new way of using umbilical cord blood for treating blood diseases could make the…karnottApril 30, 2026 Read More
Local News Wayfinder Biosciences Advances Collaboration With Daiichi Sankyo on Key Neurodegeneration Target To Second Phase PR Newswire | April 29, 2026 Wayfinder Biosciences announced the advancement to the second phase of its research collaboration with Daiichi…karnottApril 29, 2026 Read More
Local News MolES’ Scientific Exchange Sparks Microbial Engineering Collaborations University of Washington Molecular Engineering and Sciences Institute (MolES) | April 29, 2026 On April 8, the University of Washington Molecular Engineering and Sciences (MolES) Institute hosted a…karnottApril 29, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles Biden’s New Science Adviser Shares Views on Foreign Influence, Research Budgets, and More Science | June 7, 2021 President Joe Biden’s newly installed science adviser says he understands why scientists are baffled by…kchenJune 7, 2021 Read More
Interesting Articles Senate Confirms Eric Lander to Lead White House Science Shop Science | June 1, 2021 The U.S. Senate today confirmed mathematician and geneticist Eric Lander as director of the White…kchenJune 1, 2021 Read More
Interesting Articles Human Stem Cell Research Guidelines Updated The Scientist | May 28, 2021 In response to the technological advances of recent years, the International Society for Stem Cell…kchenMay 28, 2021 Read More
Interesting Articles Bills to Give NSF Massive Spending Boost Advance in Senate and House, but Hurdles Remain Science | May 21, 2021 Two key congressional committees this week endorsed the idea of a sizable spending increase for…kchenMay 21, 2021 Read More
Awards Dr. Soheil Meshinchi, a Leading Expert in Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Named Dylan Burke Endowed Chair in Immunotherapy Fred Hutch | March 10, 2026 As a child, Dylan Burke was an athlete and gymnast who shunned sugar and worked…karnottMarch 10, 2026 Read More
Awards Dr. Holly Harris Awarded the Inaugural Bus Family Endowed Chair for Research on Women’s Health Fred Hutch | March 3, 2026 Fred Hutch Cancer Center recently celebrated the Bus Family Endowed Chair, made possible by a…karnottMarch 3, 2026 Read More
Awards Pankhuri Gupta Receives Richard King Trainee Award UW Medicine | March 3, 2026 Pankhuri Gupta, MS, CGC, is the recipient of the 2026 Richard King Trainee Award. This…karnottMarch 3, 2026 Read More
Awards Seattle Magazine Has Named Mary Brunkow as One of the Extraordinary Individuals It Featured for Its Most Influential List. Seattle Magazine | February 26, 2026 Every year, Seattle magazine’s Most Influential list takes a close look at the people shaping…karnottFebruary 26, 2026 Read More
Local News BRI’s Bernard Khor, MD, PhD, Joins DSC Board of Directors Benaroya Research Institute | June 30, 2026 Benaroya Research Institute (BRI) is excited to share that BRI faculty member Bernard Khor, MD,…karnottJune 30, 2026 Read More
Awards Cary Paine Honored as Teacher of the Year UW Medicine | June 30, 2026 Dr. Cary Paine, associate professor of clinical practice (Nephrology) was selected as the 2026 Nephrology…karnottJune 30, 2026 Read More
Local News MSS 2027 Symposium is Returning to its Seattle Roots Brotman Baty Institute | June 29, 2026 The annual Mutational Scanning Symposium, hosted by the Atlas of Variant Effects (AVE) Alliance, is…karnottJune 29, 2026 Read More