Awards Dr. Jingyi Jessica Li Named Donald and Janet K. Guthrie Endowed Chair in Statistics Fred Hutch | October 14, 2025 For Jingyi Jessica Li, PhD, the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 felt…karnottOctober 14, 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
Awards New $8.6M NIH RC2 Grant for an Interdisciplinary Team of ISCRM Faculty UW Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine | October 13, 2025 Today, 1.6 million adults and children living with type 1 diabetes rely on insulin for…karnottOctober 13, 2025 Read More
Local News Scientists Create ChatGPT-Like AI Model for Neuroscience To Build Detailed Mouse Brain Map Allen Institute | October 13, 2025 In a powerful fusion of AI and neuroscience, researchers at the University of California, San…karnottOctober 13, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Emergence and Disruption of Cooperativity in a Denitrifying Microbial Community Carr, A., et al. | June 23, 2025 Anthropogenic perturbations to the nitrogen cycle, primarily through use of synthetic fertilizers, is driving an…karnottJune 23, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Enhancer AAVs for Targeting Spinal Motor Neurons and Descending Motor Pathways in Rodents and Macaque Kussick, E., et al. | June 20, 2025 Experimental access to cell types within the mammalian spinal cord is severely limited by the…karnottJune 20, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Human De Novo Mutation Rates From a Four-Generation Pedigree Reference Porubsky, D., et al. | June 19, 2025 Understanding the human de novo mutation (DNM) rate requires complete sequence information1. Here using five…karnottJune 19, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Longitudinally Stable T Cell Function and Innate Immune Activation Distinguish Healthy Adult Immunotypes Science Translational Medicine | June 9, 2025 Understanding immune system variation between and within individuals may offer insight into healthy aging and…karnottJune 9, 2025 Read More
Local News Fred Hutch Study Finds New Life for ‘Ineffective’ Drugs Fred Hutch | September 25, 2025 Pharmaceutical companies typically test drugs on isolated cancer cells cultured under ideal conditions in a…karnottSeptember 25, 2025 Read More
Local News Monod Bio Receives $1.5M Grant to Develop NovoBodies for Next-Generation Tuberculosis Diagnostics PR Newswire | September 24, 2025 Monod Bio, a biotechnology startup and spinout from the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein…karnottSeptember 24, 2025 Read More
Local News Arzeda to Lead Major NSF-Funded Initiative Advancing Cell-Free Manufacturing Through AI-Designed Enzymes PR Newswire | September 23, 2025 Arzeda, announced it has been selected to lead a highly competitive US National Science Foundation…karnottSeptember 23, 2025 Read More
Local News Scientists Use Open Ephys GUI To Study How Psychedelics Affect the Brain Allen Institute | September 23, 2025 Alex Kwan, Ph.D., is a researcher at Cornell University passionate about finding new therapies for…karnottSeptember 23, 2025 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
Interesting Articles The US Government Should Close Funding Gaps in Pediatric Cancer Research The Seattle Times | May 8, 2023 It can be easy to take health for granted. If you’re sick, you might visit…sciencecityMay 8, 2023 Read More
Awards Welcome to the 2025–2026 TL1 Cohort! Institute of Translational Health Sciences | August 26, 2025 ITHS is happy to introduce the latest group of investigators in our TL1 Translational Research…karnottAugust 26, 2025 Read More
Awards Gratitude for Life-Saving Care at Fred Hutch Leads to Endowed Chair Fred Hutch | August 25, 2025 Mike Rubin will always remember April Fool’s Day in 1987. On that day, he received…karnottAugust 25, 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
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
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
Local News Between Hype and Hope: Seattle Biotech Leaders Size up AI’s Real Impact on Drug Development GeekWire | October 17, 2025 Dozens of Seattle biotech companies are using artificial intelligence to design new medical treatments. But…karnottOctober 17, 2025 Read More
Local News Dr. Jennifer Davis Named New ISCRM Director Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine | October 17, 2025 The University of Washington School of Medicine is pleased to announce that Dr. Jennifer (Jen)…karnottOctober 17, 2025 Read More