Local News Study Details Changes in Omicron’s Spike Protein UW Medicine | January 28, 2022 An international team of scientists has determined the precise structural changes in the spike protein…dcorriganJanuary 28, 2022 Read More
Local News Diverse Protein Assemblies by (Negative) Design Insitute for Protein Design | January 28, 2022 Today we report in Science the design of new protein assemblies made from modular parts. These complexes…dcorriganJanuary 28, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week A Conditioned Place Preference for Heroin Is Signaled by Increased Dopamine and Direct Pathway Activity and Decreased Indirect Pathway Activity in the Nucleus Accumbens O'Neal, T. J., et al. | January 28, 2022 Repeated pairing of a drug with a neutral stimulus, such as a cue or context,…dcorriganJanuary 28, 2022 Read More
Awards Harmit Malik Receives Novitski Prize Fred Hutch | January 27, 2022 The Genetics Society of America awarded Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center evolutionary biologist Dr. Harmit Malik one of the…dcorriganJanuary 27, 2022 Read More
Local News Athira Pharma Announces Initiation of Patient Dosing in SHAPE, a Phase II Clinical Trial of ATH-1017 for the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease Dementia and Dementia with Lewy Bodies Athira Pharma | January 27, 2022 Athira Pharma, a late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing small molecules to restore neuronal…dcorriganJanuary 27, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Fewer LAG-3+ T Cells in Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis and Type 1 Diabetes Jones, B. E., et al. | January 26, 2022 Dr. Jane Buckner’s laboratory focuses on identifying the underlying mechanisms by which the adaptive immune…dcorriganJanuary 26, 2022 Read More
Local News Supplement Appears to Boost Muscle, Mitochondria Health UW Medicine | January 26, 2022 An oral supplement intended to stimulate a natural body process appears to promote muscle endurance…dcorriganJanuary 26, 2022 Read More
Local News Researchers Link Mutations in Coronavirus’ Internal Machinery to Higher Risk of Severe Disease Fred Hutch | January 26, 2022 A new study has identified small mutations in genes of early COVID-19 viruses that appeared…dcorriganJanuary 26, 2022 Read More
Local News Predicting ‘Long COVID’ at Initial Point of COVID-19 Diagnosis Institute for Systems Biology | January 25, 2022 An ISB-led study has identified several factors that can predict if a patient is likely…dcorriganJanuary 25, 2022 Read More
Local News Breakthrough Infections Spur Strong Antibody Responses UW Medicine | January 21, 2022 A recent study looked at the strength, durability and breadth of neutralizing antibody responses generated…dcorriganJanuary 21, 2022 Read More