Awards Dr. Lisa Tachiki Named Kuni Foundation 2025 Cancer Research Fellow Fred Hutch | March 25, 2026 Fred Hutch Cancer Center medical oncologist Lisa Tachiki, MD, has been named a 2025 Cancer…karnottMarch 25, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Divergent Effects of a Treg-Selective IL-2 Mutein on Influenza-Specific T Cell Responses Albe, J., et al. | March 25, 2026 Enhancing regulatory T cell (Treg) function offers a compelling therapeutic strategy for autoimmune disease. Engineered…karnottMarch 25, 2026 Read More
Local News Mind Trip: How Psilocybin Changes the Brain Allen Institute | March 24, 2026 “The rewiring in the mouse brain from psilocybin is not haphazard; there’s a definite pattern…karnottMarch 24, 2026 Read More
Local News Fred Hutch Collaboration Reveals Molecular Vulnerability in Rare Childhood Brain Cancer Allen Institute | March 24, 2026 When broken strands of DNA get repaired improperly, they can stitch together in new “Frankengene”…karnottMarch 24, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Microtubules Regulate Tissue-Level Navigation in Skin-Resident Macrophages Peterman, E., et al. | October 21, 2025 Specialised macrophages called Langerhans cells respond rapidly to skin damage, migrating to wounds to promote…karnottOctober 21, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Sex and Smoking Bias in the Selection of Somatic Mutations in Human Bladder Calvet, F., et al. | October 20, 2025 Men are at higher risk of several cancer types than women1. For bladder cancer the…karnottOctober 20, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Boolean Logic-Gated Protein Presentation Through Autonomously Compiled Molecular Topology Gharios, R., et al. | October 16, 2025 Stimulus-responsive materials have enabled advanced applications in biosensing, tissue engineering and therapeutic delivery. Although controlled…karnottOctober 16, 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
Local News Fred Hutch Researchers Test Privacy-First AI Platform for Cancer Research Fred Hutch | March 13, 2026 Researchers at Fred Hutch Cancer Center are testing whether a collaborative AI research platform can…karnottMarch 13, 2026 Read More
Local News Fred Hutch Hematologists Featured at 2026 Tandem Meetings Fred Hutch | March 12, 2026 Fred Hutch Cancer Center hematologists took center stage at the 2026 Tandem Meetings, a multidisciplinary…karnottMarch 12, 2026 Read More
Local News What’s the Psychology Behind Using Dietary Supplements? Fred Hutch | March 10, 2026 Fred Hutch Cancer Center psychologist and public health researcher Jonathan Bricker, PhD, talks about why…karnottMarch 10, 2026 Read More
Local News Nine Biggest Biotech and Life Science Companies In Seattle Cure | March 9, 2026 Greater Seattle ranks among the top 10 biotech and life science clusters in the U.S.,…karnottMarch 9, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles Aging Is Evolutionary, According to a New Molecular ‘Clock’ That Predicts Age in All Mammals Allen Institute | August 22, 2023 Gray hair. New wrinkles. Creaky knees. And then there’s the whole, increasing risk of nearly…sciencecityAugust 22, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles National Institutes of Health Withdraws Opposition to Unionization Effort Science | August 17, 2023 The move opens the door for postdocs and graduate students who want a union to…sciencecityAugust 17, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles How a Controversial US Drug Policy Could Be Harming Cancer Patients Worldwide Nature | August 15, 2023 The FDA’s accelerated-approval process was designed to help people access life-saving drugs. But gaps in…sciencecityAugust 15, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles Virus Researchers Cohn and Blanco-Melo Win Coveted Grants Fred Hutch Cancer Center | June 21, 2023 Having grown up in Seattle, Lillian Cohn, PhD, remembers often riding in her parents’ car, passing…pthomsonJune 21, 2023 Read More
Awards Allen Institute Announces Inaugural Innovation Awards Winners Allen Institute | January 12, 2026 The Allen Institute is proud to announce the winners of its first-ever Innovation Awards, an…karnottJanuary 12, 2026 Read More
Awards Dr. Julie Gralow Named One of the 100 Most Influential People in Oncology UW Medicine | January 9, 2026 Dr. Julie Gralow, professor emeritus (Hematology and Oncology) has been named on the 100 most…karnottJanuary 9, 2026 Read More
Awards Washington Research Foundation Announces 2026 Cohort of WRF Postdoctoral Fellows Washington Research Foundation | January 6, 2026 Washington Research Foundation (WRF) has awarded three-year postdoctoral fellowships to a new cohort of 12…karnottJanuary 6, 2026 Read More
Awards UW Researchers David Baker and Lih-Yuan Lin Elected to National Academy of Inventors UW Office of Research | December 18, 2025 UW researchers David Baker and Lih-Yuan Lin have been elected to the National Academy of…karnottDecember 18, 2025 Read More
Local News SeattleHub’s In Vivo Team: Pursuing Invaluable Insights to Inform and Influence the Future of Biotechnology and Medicine Brotman Baty Institute | March 31, 2026 During his undergraduate studies in genetics at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, James Acosta-Clark was…karnottMarch 31, 2026 Read More
Awards Dr. Karin Bornfeldt Receives Outstanding Investigator Award UW Medicine | March 30, 2026 Dr. Karin Bornfeldt, professor (Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition) has been awarded an Outstanding Investigator Award…karnottMarch 30, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week A Common 19 BP APOE Enhancer Deletion Is Protective Against Alzheimer’s Disease in African Americans Brutman, J., et al. | March 30, 2026 The APOE-ε4/ε4 genotype is the strongest genetic risk factor for sporadic Alzheimer’s disease, though the…karnottMarch 30, 2026 Read More