AwardsFeatured Awards Allen Institute Announces 2019 Next Generation Leaders The Allen Institute for Brain Science | September 27, 2019 The Allen Institute debuted the 2019 Next Generation Leaders, a group of six early-career neuroscientists…sciencecitySeptember 27, 2019 Read More
Uncategorized A-Alpha Bio Raises $2.8M for Genetically Engineered Drug Discovery Platform GeekWire | September 26, 2019 A Seattle startup that took root at the University of Washington has closed a $2.8…sciencecitySeptember 26, 2019 Read More
Local News Watchdog Organization Calls for Investigation of UW’s Animal Testing The Daily | September 26, 2019 Stop Animal Exploitation Now (SAEN), a Cincinnati-based watchdog organization for animal welfare, sent a letter…sciencecitySeptember 26, 2019 Read More
Local News An Entrepreneur’s Quest to Make Seattle a Genome Sciences Hub Xconomy | September 26, 2019 Ivan Liachko turned postdoctoral research at the University of Washington into a company whose genomics…sciencecitySeptember 26, 2019 Read More
Local News New, Improved Human Genome Reference in the Works UW Medicine | September 25, 2019 A completely new, comprehensive human genome reference will be created in a National Institutes of…sciencecitySeptember 25, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Tissue Chips in Space — Challenges and Opportunities Yeung, C.K., et al. | September 25, 2019 The microgravity environment results in a multitude of physiological changes associated with aging and altered…sciencecitySeptember 25, 2019 Read More
Interesting Articles Trump’s Top Scientist Outlines Plan to Reduce Foreign Influence on US Research Nature News | September 25, 2019 After months of outcry over whether the United States government is unfairly targeting foreign-born researchers…sciencecitySeptember 25, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Cell-Specific Image-Guided Transcriptomics Identifies Complex Injuries Caused by Ischemic Acute Kidney Injury in Mice Miyazaki, T., et al. | September 24, 2019 The highly heterogeneous nature of the kidney’s tubular epithelium has made it challenging to identify…sciencecitySeptember 24, 2019 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Washington Research Foundation Provides Additional $1.5M Grant for Dr. Jim Olson’s Novel Immunotherapy Program at Fred Hutch Washington Research Foundation | September 24, 2019 Washington Research Foundation (WRF) has pledged over $1.5 million in additional support for a novel…sciencecitySeptember 24, 2019 Read More
Local News University of Washington Spinout Split Bio Raises Cash for RNA Sequencing Kits GeekWire | September 23, 2019 University of Washington spinout Split Bio raised $560,000 in bridge financing to fund the manufacturing of kits…sciencecitySeptember 23, 2019 Read More