Local News Seattle Children’s Aims to Cure Terminal Brain Cancer Using Immunotherapy with New BrainChild Initiative Seattle Children's Hospital | August 20, 2018 Seattle Children’s is launching BrainChild with the goal of finding better treatments, or even cures,…sciencecityAugust 20, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Single-Molecule Analysis of a Viral Fusion Protein Illuminates a Fusion-Active Intermediate State Benhaim, M. and Lee, K.K. | August 20, 2018 The influenza virus hemagglutinin (HA) fusion glycoprotein mediates viral entry into host cells through its…sciencecityAugust 20, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week B Cell Adaptor for PI3-Kinase (BCAP) Modulates CD8+ Effector and Memory T Cell Differentiation Singh, M.D., et al. | August 17, 2018 CD8+ T cells respond to signals via the T cell receptor (TCR), costimulatory molecules, and immunoregulatory…sciencecityAugust 17, 2018 Read More
Local News Dr. Charles Murry on the Stem Cell Podcast The Stem Cell Podcast | August 16, 2018 Dr. Charles Murry is the Woods Professor of Pathology, Bioengineering and Medicine/Cardiology at the University…sciencecityAugust 16, 2018 Read More
Local News Anti-Reflux Surgery May Help Some Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis UW Medicine | August 16, 2018 A clinical trial conducted in six medical centers in the United States has suggested that…sciencecityAugust 16, 2018 Read More
Local News Inventing a Blood Test for Early Detection of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases UW Memory & Brain Wellness Center | August 15, 2018 “Imagine a world where diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease is as simple as getting your blood tested…sciencecityAugust 15, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Synthetic Microbe Communities Provide Internal Reference Standards for Metagenome Sequencing and Analysis Hardwick, S.A., et al. | August 15, 2018 The complexity of microbial communities, combined with technical biases in next-generation sequencing, pose a challenge…sciencecityAugust 15, 2018 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Yingqi Zhao Receives SWOG Coltman Fellowship Early-Career Award Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center | August 14, 2018 Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center biostatistician Dr. Yingqi Zhao has been awarded the Dr. Charles A. Coltman Jr.…sciencecityAugust 14, 2018 Read More
Local News Dr. Wei Wei Joins ISb, Eyes ‘Transformative Impacts on Future Health Care’ Institute for Systems Biology | August 14, 2018 Before joining ISB as assistant professor and as our newest faculty member this month, Dr.…sciencecityAugust 14, 2018 Read More
Local News NIH Awards University of Washington, Partner Institutions $6.5M for Reusable, Reproducible Biomedical Modeling UW News | August 13, 2018 The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $6.5 million, five-year grant to the University…sciencecityAugust 13, 2018 Read More