Awards Polycystic Kidney Disease In Vitro Center UW Medicine | October 15, 2025 Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a common genetic disease in which balloon-like structures arise from…karnottOctober 15, 2025 Read More
Local News Scientists Fix Genetic Defect in Mice Tied to Brain Disorders That Include Autism and Epilepsy Allen Institute | October 15, 2025 In an exciting scientific first, researchers at the Allen Institute successfully designed a new gene…karnottOctober 15, 2025 Read More
Awards Dr. Jingyi Jessica Li Named Donald and Janet K. Guthrie Endowed Chair in Statistics Fred Hutch | October 14, 2025 For Jingyi Jessica Li, PhD, the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 felt…karnottOctober 14, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Inhibition of Hedgehog Signaling Does Not Mitigate Polycystic Kidney Disease Severity in a Pkd1 Mutant Mouse Model Gombart, S., et al. | October 14, 2025 Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a monogenic disorder caused by mutations in PKD1…karnottOctober 14, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Progression To Rheumatoid Arthritis in At-Risk Individuals Is Defined by Systemic Inflammation and by T and B Cell Dysregulation Science Translational Medicine | September 29, 2025 Individuals who go on to develop rheumatoid arthritis (RA) experience a stage of disease development…karnottSeptember 29, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Genetic and Epigenetic Screens in Primary Human T Cells Link Candidate Causal Autoimmune Variants to T Cell Networks Ho, C., et al. | September 25, 2025 Genetic variants associated with autoimmune diseases are highly enriched within putative cis-regulatory regions of CD4+…karnottSeptember 25, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Preventing Hypocontractility-Induced Fibroblast Expansion Alleviates Dilated Cardiomyopathy Bretherton, R., et al. | September 16, 2025 Cardiomyocyte hypocontractility underlies inherited dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Yet, whether fibroblasts modify DCM phenotypes remains unclear…karnottSeptember 16, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Early and Opposing Neutrophil and CD4 T Cell Responses Shape Pulmonary Tuberculosis Pathology Gern, B., et al. | September 10, 2025 Pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection results in a variety of heterogeneous lesion structures, from necrotic…karnottSeptember 10, 2025 Read More
Local News Arzeda to Lead Major NSF-Funded Initiative Advancing Electricity-Driven Cell-Free Biomanufacturing Through AI-Designed Enzymes Arzeda | October 10, 2025 Arzeda has been awarded a $7.8M US National Science Foundation grant under the CFIRE initiative…karnottOctober 10, 2025 Read More
Local News Innovation Fund Spotlight: Exploring Immune System Cells and Gut Bacteria Benaroya Research Institute | October 9, 2025 Allyson Byrd, PhD, is an expert in the gut microbiome, the study of the tiny…karnottOctober 9, 2025 Read More
Local News BBI’s Single Cell Genomics Team Generates Data to Drive ‘Landmark Initiatives’ in Precision Medicine Brotman Baty Institute | October 8, 2025 BBI’s Single Cell Genomics Team is helping empower not one – but two – research…karnottOctober 8, 2025 Read More
Local News Wildfire Smoke Linked to Declines in Sperm Quality UW Medicine | October 7, 2025 As wildfires grow more frequent across the U.S. and Canada, their hidden toll may extend…karnottOctober 7, 2025 Read More
Spotlight Dr. Aaron Korkegian Talks Tuberculosis and Drug Discovery Science in Seattle | February 27, 2019 Dr. Aaron Korkegian is a Scientist at the Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI) in Seattle…sciencecityFebruary 27, 2019 Read More
Spotlight Dr. James Bryers Talks Biomaterials and Tissue Regeneration Science in Seattle | January 30, 2019 Historically, biomaterials heal poorly. This includes those used in solid hip replacements, contact lenses, dental…sciencecityJanuary 30, 2019 Read More
Spotlight Chris Large Talks Brewing, Yeast, and Evolution Science in Seattle | November 28, 2018 Chris Large is a graduate student in the laboratory of Dr. Maitreya Dunham in the…sciencecityNovember 28, 2018 Read More
Spotlight Dr. Lai Hong Wong Talks Cytochrome P450s and Adverse Drug Reactions Science in Seattle | September 19, 2018 Dr. Lai Hong Wong is a senior research fellow working in the laboratory of Prof.…sciencecitySeptember 19, 2018 Read More
Interesting Articles Allen Institute 2025 Next Generation Leader Applications Are Now Open UW Office of Research | May 16, 2025 Applications are now open for the 2025 cohort of The Next Generation Leaders (NGL) program at the…sciencecityMay 16, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Washington Research Foundation Opens Application for WRF Postdoctoral Fellowships Washington Research Foundation (WRF) | May 7, 2025 Washington Research Foundation (WRF) is currently accepting applications for up to 12 three-year WRF Postdoctoral…karnottMay 7, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Apply Now for TSEP: The ITHS Translational Science Entrepreneurship Program Institute of Translational Health Sciences | March 14, 2025 The ITHS Technology Development Center is looking for researchers who are ready to prepare for…karnottMarch 14, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Expand Your Clinical Research Skills With the COBALT Curriculum Institute of Translational Health Sciences | March 3, 2025 Clinical research is constantly evolving, and that means continuously developing new skills and knowledge if…karnottMarch 3, 2025 Read More
Awards ‘Seattle Biotech Is on Fire’: Industry Produces Three Nobel Prize Winners in Two Years GeekWire | October 9, 2025 Seattle is showing the rest of the world what kind of innovative scientific discovery is…karnottOctober 9, 2025 Read More
Awards Paving the Way for Real-Time Subphenotyping in Sepsis UW Medicine | October 8, 2025 Dr. Linzee Mabrey, acting instructor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine) has been awarded an…karnottOctober 8, 2025 Read More
Awards A Plasma Metabolite Diagnostic for Melioidosis UW Medicine | October 7, 2025 Drs. T. Eoin West, professor and Sina Gharib, professor (Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine)…karnottOctober 7, 2025 Read More
Awards Dr. Yeon Soo Kim Receives NIH Pathway to Independence Award Fred Hutch | October 6, 2025 Like many young scientists in the last five years, postdoctoral researcher Yeon Soo Kim, PhD,…karnottOctober 6, 2025 Read More
Awards New Grants and Fellowships Awarded to UW Biology Community! UW Department of Biology | October 16, 2025 Clemens Cabernard, Biology Professor, received a National Institute of Health (NIH) R21 Grant of more…karnottOctober 16, 2025 Read More
Awards Polycystic Kidney Disease In Vitro Center UW Medicine | October 15, 2025 Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a common genetic disease in which balloon-like structures arise from…karnottOctober 15, 2025 Read More
Local News Scientists Fix Genetic Defect in Mice Tied to Brain Disorders That Include Autism and Epilepsy Allen Institute | October 15, 2025 In an exciting scientific first, researchers at the Allen Institute successfully designed a new gene…karnottOctober 15, 2025 Read More