Publications of the Week Dynamics of Phage-Host Interactions in Bacteroides fragilis Resolved by Single-Cell Transcriptomics Gupta, A., et al. | March 23, 2026 The interactions between lytic phages and their hosts are typically studied in bulk culture, which…karnottMarch 23, 2026 Read More
Local News Giving CAR T Cells a Portable Pit Crew Fred Hutch | March 23, 2026 Over the last decade, the cellular cancer immunotherapy known as CAR T-cell therapy has roared…karnottMarch 23, 2026 Read More
Awards Washington Research Foundation Awards $250,000 to Seattle Children’s Researchers Developing Next-Generation Brain Tumor Therapy Washington Research Foundation | March 23, 2026 Washington Research Foundation (WRF) has awarded $250,000 to Jim Olson, M.D., Ph.D., and Andrew (Drew)…karnottMarch 23, 2026 Read More
Local News The Lifesaving Power of Early Colon Cancer Screening | March 20, 2026 Colorectal cancer — which affects the colon or rectum in the digestive tract — is…karnottMarch 20, 2026 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
Publications of the Week Boolean Logic-Gated Protein Presentation Through Autonomously Compiled Molecular Topology Gharios, R., et al. | October 16, 2025 Stimulus-responsive materials have enabled advanced applications in biosensing, tissue engineering and therapeutic delivery. Although controlled…karnottOctober 16, 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
Publications of the Week Fusobacterium sphaericum Sp. Nov., Isolated From a Human Colon Tumor Adheres To Colonic Epithelial Cells and Induces IL-8 Secretion Zepeda-Riveraa, M., et al. | October 10, 2025 Cancerous tissue is a largely unexplored microbial niche that provides a unique environment for the…karnottOctober 10, 2025 Read More
Local News What’s the Psychology Behind Using Dietary Supplements? Fred Hutch | March 10, 2026 Fred Hutch Cancer Center psychologist and public health researcher Jonathan Bricker, PhD, talks about why…karnottMarch 10, 2026 Read More
Local News Nine Biggest Biotech and Life Science Companies In Seattle Cure | March 9, 2026 Greater Seattle ranks among the top 10 biotech and life science clusters in the U.S.,…karnottMarch 9, 2026 Read More
Local News Oncology Insights With Dr. Petros Grivas Fred Hutch | March 6, 2026 In this episode of Meet the Greek, Petros Grivas, MD, PhD, and Rosa Nadal Rios,…karnottMarch 6, 2026 Read More
Local News ISCRM Researchers Use AI-Designed Protein To Produce More Mineralized Enamel UW Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine | March 5, 2026 Tooth decay is one of the most widespread diseases in the world, perhaps only second…karnottMarch 5, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles Aging Is Evolutionary, According to a New Molecular ‘Clock’ That Predicts Age in All Mammals Allen Institute | August 22, 2023 Gray hair. New wrinkles. Creaky knees. And then there’s the whole, increasing risk of nearly…sciencecityAugust 22, 2023 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
Awards Dr. Julie Gralow Named One of the 100 Most Influential People in Oncology UW Medicine | January 9, 2026 Dr. Julie Gralow, professor emeritus (Hematology and Oncology) has been named on the 100 most…karnottJanuary 9, 2026 Read More
Awards Washington Research Foundation Announces 2026 Cohort of WRF Postdoctoral Fellows Washington Research Foundation | January 6, 2026 Washington Research Foundation (WRF) has awarded three-year postdoctoral fellowships to a new cohort of 12…karnottJanuary 6, 2026 Read More
Awards UW Researchers David Baker and Lih-Yuan Lin Elected to National Academy of Inventors UW Office of Research | December 18, 2025 UW researchers David Baker and Lih-Yuan Lin have been elected to the National Academy of…karnottDecember 18, 2025 Read More
Awards Breast Cancer Research Foundation to Fund Seven Cancer Consortium Researchers Fred Hutch | December 17, 2025 Seven scientists with the Fred Hutch Cancer Center/University of Washington/Seattle Children’s Cancer Consortium received another…karnottDecember 17, 2025 Read More
Local News Drs. Nora Disis and Kiran Dhillon Join XPRIZE Brain Trust for Global Visioneering UW Medicine | March 27, 2026 Dr. Mary (Nora) Disis, professor (Hematology and Oncology) and director of the UW Cancer Vaccine…karnottMarch 27, 2026 Read More
Awards Washington Research Foundation Awards $7 Million to UW Institute for Protein Design for Ambitious Initiative to Advance AI-Enabled Enzyme Design Washington Research Foundation | March 26, 2026 Washington Research Foundation (WRF) has awarded a $7 million grant to the University of Washington…karnottMarch 26, 2026 Read More
Local News Findings May Inform New Approach to Huntington’s Disease UW Medicine | March 26, 2026 Treatments that target a fragment of the mutant protein that causes Huntington's disease might be…karnottMarch 26, 2026 Read More