Publications of the Week Targeting the Perivascular Niche Sensitizes Disseminated Tumour Cells to Chemotherapy Carlson, P., et al. | February 8, 2019 The presence of disseminated tumour cells (DTCs) in bone marrow is predictive of poor metastasis-free…sciencecityFebruary 8, 2019 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards The Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy Welcomes Tijana Martinov as Parker Scholar Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy | February 8, 2019 The Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy recently welcomed seven talented early career researchers in cancer immunotherapy to…sciencecityFebruary 8, 2019 Read More
Interesting Articles After Shutdown, NSF Catching Up on Review Panels, Funding Requests The Scientist | February 7, 2019 When the US government was partially shut down for 35 days starting December 22, work…sciencecityFebruary 7, 2019 Read More
Local News In Vitro Grafts Increase Blood Flow in Infarcted Rat Hearts UW Medicine | February 7, 2019 Advances in stem cell research offer hope for treatments that could help patients regrow heart…sciencecityFebruary 7, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Characterizing the Major Structural Variant Alleles of the Human Genome Audano, P.A., et al. | February 6, 2019 In order to provide a comprehensive resource for human structural variants (SVs), we generated long-read…sciencecityFebruary 6, 2019 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Tietze Young Scientist Awards for Two ISCRM Faculty Members Institute for Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine | February 6, 2019 Two ISCRM faculty members, Dr. Smita Yadav, Assistant Professor, Pharmacology and Dr. Ronald Kwon, Associate…sciencecityFebruary 6, 2019 Read More
Local News Gene Therapy Cassettes Improved for Muscular Dystrophy UW Medicine | February 6, 2019 Experimental gene therapy cassettes for Duchenne muscular dystrophy have been modified to deliver better performance. …sciencecityFebruary 6, 2019 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Arvind Subramaniam Receives Grant to Study How Cells Cope with Stalled Protein Synthesis Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | February 5, 2019 Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center computational and molecular biologist Dr. Arvind “Rasi” Subramaniam has received a five-year,…sciencecityFebruary 5, 2019 Read More
Local News Seattle Area’s Life-Science Sector is on the Upswing, and It is Scrambling to Fill Jobs The Seattle Times | February 5, 2019 In a quiet Bothell business park far from booming South Lake Union, players in the…sciencecityFebruary 5, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Basophil-Derived Tumor Necrosis Factor Can Enhance Survival in a Sepsis Model in Mice Science in Seattle | February 4, 2019 Our publication in Nature Immunology revealed how a rare group of white blood cells called basophils play…sciencecityFebruary 4, 2019 Read More