Local News Coding Saves Lives, and Fred Hutch Cancer Center Wants the Next Generation to Take NoteGeekWire | September 25, 2023Plenty of high school students plan to make careers out of coding when they graduate…sciencecitySeptember 25, 2023 Read More
Local News Upcoming Long-Read Sequencing Symposium: Q&A with BBI’s Dr. Danny MillerBrotman Baty Institute (BBI) | September 25, 2023UW’s Dr. Danny Miller (M.D., Ph.D.) specializes in long-read genome sequencing, unsolved genetic disorders, and…sciencecitySeptember 25, 2023 Read More
Awards Patrick Boyle Honored with CMBE Young Innovator AwardUW Department of Bioengineering | September 22, 2023UW Department of Bioengineering Assistant Professor Patrick M. Boyle will be honored at the 2023…sciencecitySeptember 22, 2023 Read More
Local News Dr. Andrew Stergachis Explains BBI’s New Clinical Variant DatabaseBrotman Baty Institute | September 22, 2023The impetus for this database was to improve our ability to offer personalized medicine to…sciencecitySeptember 22, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week An Actin-Related Protein That Is Most Highly Expressed in Drosophila Testes Is Critical for Embryonic DevelopmentSchroeder, C., et al. | July 28, 2021Most actin-related proteins (Arps) are highly conserved and carry out well-defined cellular functions in eukaryotes.…kchenJuly 28, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week PGD2 and CRTH2 Counteract Type 2 Cytokine–Elicited Intestinal Epithelial Responses during Helminth InfectionOyesola, E., et al. | July 27, 2021Type 2 inflammation is associated with epithelial cell responses, including goblet cell hyperplasia, that promote…kchenJuly 27, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week The Interplay between Matrix Deformation and the Coordination of Turning Events Governs Directed Neutrophil Migration in 3D MatricesFrançois, J., et al. | July 23, 2021Neutrophils migrating through extravascular spaces must negotiate narrow matrix pores without losing directional movement. We…kchenJuly 23, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Accurate Prediction of Protein Structures and Interactions Using a Three-Track Neural NetworkBaek, M., et al. | July 22, 2021DeepMind presented remarkably accurate predictions at the recent CASP14 protein structure prediction assessment conference. We…kchenJuly 22, 2021 Read More
Local News Infectious Disease Scientists Look Beyond the PandemicFred Hutch | May 18, 2023Three years after COVID-19 upended their own lives and endangered the lives of their patients,…sciencecityMay 18, 2023 Read More
Local News School of Dentistry Researchers to Expand Upon Research Into How and Why Our Gums SwellUW News | May 17, 2023Like many of life’s challenges, it turns out that dental plaque is all about how…sciencecityMay 17, 2023 Read More
Local News Why Seattle Has Become a Hotbed for Life SciencesDaily Journal of Commerce | May 17, 2023As Seattle continues to transform, the life sciences industry has helped buoy the commercial real…sciencecityMay 17, 2023 Read More
Local News UW Medicine Plays Key Role in NIH Pangenome StudiesUW Medicine | May 17, 2023UW Medicine genome experts made significant scientific contributions to a National Institutes of Health Human…pthomsonMay 17, 2023 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Innovator of the Year Awarded to Directors of Virology LabUW Medicine | May 6, 2021Drs. Keith Jerome and Alex Greninger were named Innovators of the Year 2020 by the University…kchenMay 6, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards UW Biology Professors Drs. Jeffrey Riffell, David Perkel Awarded Research Grants from Human Frontier Science ProgramUW | April 28, 2021Malaria mosquitoes, the world’s deadliest creatures, cause 400,000 deaths a year. One of two grants awarded to…kchenApril 28, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Student Advocate on Race and Medicine Wins Soros AwardUW Medicine | April 15, 2021Naomi Nkinsi grew up in Yaoundé, Cameroon, speaking French, wearing brightly colored clothes, and her…kchenApril 15, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Alice Berger Received a National Institutes of Health MERIT AwardFred Hutch | April 13, 2021Targeted therapies have transformed outcomes for lung cancer patients. After reduced smoking rates, drugs that…kchenApril 13, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Induction of Long-Term Tolerance to a Specific Antigen Using Anti-CD3 Lipid Nanoparticles Following Gene TherapyChen, C., et al. | November 8, 2023Development of factor VIII (FVIII) inhibitors is a serious complication in the treatment of hemophilia…sciencecityNovember 8, 2023 Read More
Local News Petter Bjornstad to Direct UW Medicine Diabetes InstituteUW Medicine | November 7, 2023Dr. Petter Bjornstad will be the new director of the UW Medicine Diabetes Institute (UWMDI)…sciencecityNovember 7, 2023 Read More
Local News Diving Deep into the Mouth’s Microbial Dark MatterDiscover | November 7, 2023There's a whole world of stunning and strange microorganisms that scientists are just starting to…sciencecityNovember 7, 2023 Read More