Publications of the Week Nanoscavenger Provides Long-Term Prophylactic Protection against Nerve Agents in Rodents Zhang, P., et al. | January 14, 2019 Nerve agents are a class of organophosphorus compounds (OPs) that blocks communication between nerves and…sciencecityJanuary 14, 2019 Read More
Local News New Seattle Startup Emerges from UW to Develop Cancer-Fighting Protein Three Decades in the Making GeekWire | January 11, 2019 For 30 years, scientists have been trying to unleash the promise of Interleukin-2 (IL-2), a…sciencecityJanuary 11, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week The Vaginal Microbiome of Transgender Men Winston McPherson, G., et al. | January 11, 2019 Hormonal changes influence the composition of vaginal flora, which is directly related to the health…sciencecityJanuary 11, 2019 Read More
Local News Former Juno Execs Unveil Sana, a New Cell Engineering Biotech That’s Reportedly Raising More Than $800M GeekWire | January 11, 2019 Former Juno Therapeutics executives Hans Bishop and Steve Harr have launched Sana Biotechnology, a startup focused…sciencecityJanuary 11, 2019 Read More
Local News Gift Creates Karalis Johnson Retina Center at UW Medicine UW Medicine | January 10, 2019 Angie Karalis Johnson has a dream that a cure for the progressive eye disease known…sciencecityJanuary 10, 2019 Read More
Local News Bristol-Myers Squibb’s $74B Acquisition of Juno Parent Celgene Puts Seattle Biotech World on Alert GeekWire | January 10, 2019 Things are a little on edge in Seattle’s biotech scene after the Jan. 3 announcement…sciencecityJanuary 10, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETs) Are Increased in the Alveolar Spaces of Patients with Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Mikacenic, C., et al. | January 10, 2019 Neutrophils release neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in response to invading pathogens. Although NETs play an…sciencecityJanuary 10, 2019 Read More
Local News ‘DeepSqueak’ Helps Researchers Decode Rodent Chatter UW Medicine | January 9, 2019 Many researchers realize that mice and rats are social and chatty. They spend all day…sciencecityJanuary 9, 2019 Read More
Local News Microgels, Middle School, and the UW Grad Student Who Makes Science Matter Institute for Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine | January 9, 2019 Mary O’Kelly Boit is a graduate student in Chemical Engineering at the University of Washington,…sciencecityJanuary 9, 2019 Read More
Local News Making Research Funding More Efficient UW Department of Biology | January 9, 2019 As scientific funding becomes increasingly scarce, professors in STEM fields spend more time in their…sciencecityJanuary 9, 2019 Read More