Interesting Articles The Quest To Discover the Cell Types of the BrainTechnology Networks | August 30, 2023The function of the human brain is mediated through its cell types and circuits, and…sciencecityAugust 30, 2023 Read More
Local News Applications Open for the ITHS KL2 ProgramITHS | August 30, 2023The ITHS KL2 Multidisciplinary Clinical Research Career Development program provides the time, funding, mentorship, and…sciencecityAugust 30, 2023 Read More
Local News AGA Equity Focused Future Leaders Program ScholarshipUW Medicine | August 29, 2023Department Chair Dr. Barbara Jung and her husband, Assistant Dean Dr. Gerald Tolbert, have established…sciencecityAugust 29, 2023 Read More
Awards Dr. Bessie Young Receives Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility Paul Beeson AwardUW Medicine | August 29, 2023The Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility Paul Beeson Award honors activists in the healthcare field who have…sciencecityAugust 29, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Mechanical Competition Triggered by Innate Immune Signaling Drives the Collective Extrusion of Bacterially Infected Epithelial CellsBastounis, E. E., et al. | March 8, 2021Intracellular pathogens alter their host cells' mechanics to promote dissemination through tissues. Conversely, host cells…kchenMarch 8, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Compartmentalization of Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Bisphosphate Metabolism Into Plasma Membrane Liquid-Ordered/Raft DomainsMyeong, J., et al. | March 5, 2021Lipids of bilayer membranes can segregate laterally into distinct liquid phases of different composition called…kchenMarch 5, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Haplotype-Resolved Diverse Human Genomes and Integrated Analysis of Structural VariationEbert, P., et al. | March 4, 2021Long-read and strand-specific sequencing technologies together facilitate the de novo assembly of high-quality haplotype-resolved human…kchenMarch 4, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Cx43 Phosphorylation Sites Regulate Pancreatic Cancer MetastasisSolan, J.L., et al. | March 4, 2021The work discussed here highlights our work on gap junctions. Gap junctions are highly organized…kchenMarch 4, 2021 Read More
Local News Clinical Trial Will Evaluate Mpox Vaccine for AdolescentsKaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute | April 7, 2023In 2022, multiple countries, including the U.S., saw an outbreak of mpox, previously known as…sciencecityApril 7, 2023 Read More
Local News The Inspiration Behind a New Diversity Program for Biotech in SeattleGeekWire | April 6, 2023When Eric Nealy returned from a workshop with other Black scientists, his perspective changed. The experience gave…sciencecityApril 6, 2023 Read More
Local News BBI Faculty Profile: Dr. Jacob SunshineBrotman Baty Institute | April 6, 2023I was fairly certain in medical school that I wanted research to be part of…sciencecityApril 6, 2023 Read More
Local News Computer Science Reveals Possible Drug Target for Deadly Childhood LeukemiaBenaroya Research Institute | April 5, 2023When Hamid Bolouri, PhD, was a computer science professor in England, one project changed the…sciencecityApril 5, 2023 Read More
Awards ASHG Honors Peter Byers, MD with the 2020 Victor A. McKusick Leadership AwardASHG | July 28, 2020The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Peter H. Byers, MD, as the…emcguinnJuly 28, 2020 Read More
Awards GeekWire Awards 2020 Revealed: Fred Hutch Wins Health Innovation of the YearGeekWire | July 27, 2020At a time when its work is taking on some of the most pressing and…emcguinnJuly 27, 2020 Read More
Awards Washington/Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research 2020 New Investigator AwardsUniversity of Washington/Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research | July 23, 2020The University of Washington/Fred Hutch Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) is pleased to announce the…eabramovichJuly 23, 2020 Read More
Awards 7 University of Washington Researchers Elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences in 2020UW News | July 21, 2020Seven scientists and engineers at the University of Washington have been elected to the Washington…emcguinnJuly 21, 2020 Read More
Local News Scientists Generate First Single-Cell ‘Atlas’ of Primate Brain to Help Explore Links Between Molecules, Cells, Brain Function, and DiseaseBrotman Baty | October 23, 2023A longstanding mystery in science is how the over 100 million individual neurons work together…sciencecityOctober 23, 2023 Read More
Awards Fred Hutch Announces Eight Recipients of 2023 Dr. Eddie Méndez Scholar AwardFred Hutch | October 23, 2023Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center has announced the recipients of the 2023 Dr. Eddie Méndez Scholar…sciencecityOctober 23, 2023 Read More
Local News More Study Needed into the ‘Why’ of New Weight-Loss DrugsUW Medicine | October 20, 2023Hitting the market over the past six years, the drugs Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro are…sciencecityOctober 20, 2023 Read More