Local News Washington Research Foundation Appoints Dr. Orin S. Levine as New President and CEO Washington Research Foundation | August 22, 2025 Washington Research Foundation (WRF) has appointed Dr. Orin S. Levine as its new President and…karnottAugust 22, 2025 Read More
Awards Immunobiology and Immune Therapy for Merkel Cell Carcinoma UW Medicine | August 22, 2025 The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has officially renewed the Program Project Grant, “Immunobiology and Immune…karnottAugust 22, 2025 Read More
Local News Pilot Test of Novel Opioid-Use Therapy Shows Success UW Medicine | August 21, 2025 A novel treatment protocol for opioid-use disorder significantly improves patient outcomes, according to research published…karnottAugust 21, 2025 Read More
Local News Two Lifetimes’ Worth of Bone Marrow Transplant Breakthroughs Fred Hutch | August 21, 2025 A blackboard hangs in the office of bone marrow transplant pioneer Rainer Storb, MD, in…karnottAugust 21, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Dendritic atoh1a+ Cells Serve As Merkel Cell Precursors During Skin Development and Regeneration Craig, E., et al. | August 20, 2025 Sensory cells often adopt specific morphologies that aid in the detection of external stimuli. Merkel…karnottAugust 20, 2025 Read More
Local News Lab Notes: Why Don’t We Understand the Brain? Allen Institute | August 20, 2025 The 21st century is the century of biology. Discoveries made in the lab today will…karnottAugust 20, 2025 Read More
Awards New Grants Awarded to the Biology Community UW Department of Biology | August 19, 2025 Alejandro Rico-Guevara, Biology Assistant Professor, received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award of $1,200,000…karnottAugust 19, 2025 Read More
Awards Horacio de la Iglesia Elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences UW Department of Biology | August 19, 2025 Biology Professor Horacio de la Iglesia was elected as a new member of the Washington…karnottAugust 19, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Metagenomic Estimation of Absolute Bacterial Biomass in the Mammalian Gut Through Host-Derived Read Normalization Tang, G., et al. | August 18, 2025 Absolute bacterial biomass estimation in the human gut is crucial for understanding microbiome dynamics and…karnottAugust 18, 2025 Read More
Local News 2025 ITHS EXPO and Symposium Lightning Talks: People Behind the Innovations Institute of Translational Health Sciences | August 18, 2025 At the 2025 ITHS EXPO and Symposium, alongside keynote speakers and an in-depth panel discussion…karnottAugust 18, 2025 Read More