A new study from Dr. Patricia Pavlinac at @uwmnewsroom.bsky.social has uncovered the incredibly high burden of antibiotic resistance in #Shigella bacteria. This resistance has limited treatment options and threatened global health.
Learn more about the team's next steps: https://bit.ly/4tJNeH2
Aging isn’t a single, uniform process.
Join us April 21 for a Research Roundtable with @alicekane.bsky.social, exploring frailty and women’s health across the menopause transition — and what it reveals about how the body ages.
Free, virtual — register today!
isbscience.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Dr. Wesley Van Voorhis at @uwmnewsroom.bsky.social has received a grant to advance a new therapeutic candidate for cryptosporidiosis.
#Cryptosporidiosis is a devastating diarrheal disease that disproportionately affects children in low- and middle-income countries: https://bit.ly/42ibuEt
A new study led by Dr. Kennidy Takehara at the @alleninstitute.org reveals that the prostate has its own defense force and unlocks key insights into how this army of cells, known as tissue-resident memory CD8 #TCells, works.
💡 https://bit.ly/4crlIr4
From tadpole tail regeneration to prenatal hydrocephalus to the use of antibiotics on kidney patients and more, UW Science Now will take you on a tour of the latest science from the bright, young minds at the UW campus.
🎟️ Get your tickets for the talks on April 17, 23, & 25: https://bit.ly/4vC4xfd
Fred Hutch researchers are increasingly excited about the promise of a new type of radiation therapy (FLASH-RT) currently in pre-clinical trials that protects healthy tissue from the effects of radiation while destroying cancerous cells. Read more: https://bit.ly/48r1oEU
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Our feed features opportunities across biotech, academia, healthcare, and beyond.
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Dr. David Hawkins at @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social and Drs. Jane Buckner and Karen Cerosaletti at @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social have uncovered how subtle differences in noncoding regions of DNA can contribute to #RheumatoidArthritis by disrupting the regulation of immune genes: https://bit.ly/4dGfgyx
Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Huang recently led the first thumb joint-replacement surgeries performed in the Pacific Northwest.
In this @seattletimes.com story, he compares the procedure to a "mini hip replacement,” with quicker recovery times, less pain and a wider range of motion.
Seattle locals, my student Rachel is giving department research reports today. Special time of 2:00 in Foege auditorium! Come hear about yeast centromere evolution.
The @aaas.org has named three UW Molecular Engineering & Sciences Institute faculty members Drs. Maitreya Dunham (@maitreya.bsky.social), David Baker, and David J. Masiello as Fellows!
🎊 Congratulations to all researchers! https://bit.ly/4dWPZAv
Is the "relocation rule" real? 🧳
If you’re weighing a postdoc move, considering a faculty position, or thinking strategically about long-term independence, the latest episode of Lab Coats & Life™ Podcast offers a grounded and practical perspective. #GradLife
🤩 @fredhutch.org's Drs. Bo Zhang, Yunda Huang, Maria Lemos and Karsten Eichholz have received prestigious NIH awards.
These awards will sustain large, multi-year investigations of biomarkers of vaccine efficacy, antibody pharmacokinetics, and the cells that harbor HIV: https://bit.ly/4vctXzD
One week left to register for the Cascadia Advanced Genomic Technologies Meeting!
Join leading minds in synthetic biology across Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia.
🗓️ May 14-15
📍 Seattle, WA
🎟️ Register: https://bit.ly/4aidUa4
In research published in Nature Communications, researchers in the @paulvaldmanis.bsky.social lab at UW identified a new gene variant near APOE e4 that is protective against #Alzheimer’s disease in individuals of African ancestry.
🔬 https://go.nature.com/4bYgsfz
🗞️ https://bit.ly/48AxFJF
Dr. Jonathan Bricker, a psychologist and public health researcher, was recently awarded the Endowed Chair in Cancer Prevention at @fredhutch.org .
🥳 Congratulations Dr. Bricker! https://bit.ly/41FP7Zs
How are @fredhutch.org scientists tackling the world’s top infectious killer: tuberculosis?
Experts in immunology and biostatistics support work in #tuberculosis vaccines, biomarkers, and pathology that could usher in a new era of health: https://bit.ly/3PIQT9v
Dr. Karin Bornfeldt at @uwmedicine.bsky.social has been awarded an Outstanding Investigator Award from the NIH for her project, “Bridging the Gap Between Basic and Clinical Research to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease in Diabetes.”
Congratulations! https://bit.ly/4v2aqlj
📢 New in Science Immunology!
Researchers led by Dr. Shivani Srivastava at @fredhutch.org have demonstrated that CAR T resistance to checkpoint therapy can be overcome by restoring c-Jun alongside PD-L1 blockade.
📜: https://bit.ly/4sGZA2s
🎧: https://bit.ly/4sYIflI
Treatments that target a fragment of the mutant protein that causes #Huntington's disease might be more effective than treatments that target the whole protein but leave this fragment intact.
Learn more from the Carroll lab at @uwmedicine.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/47oDSIm
A new study from the @alleninstitute.org shows that #psilocybin has a long-lasting effect on the physical structure of the brain’s connections. Just one dose of psilocybin changes the structure of dendritic spines!
Learn how these findings could improve psychedelic therapy: https://bit.ly/4rPpi3L
🧬 Don’t miss on your chance to explore the latest advances in immunology and autoimmune #DiseaseResearch!
@benaroyaresearch.bsky.social's third annual immunology symposium, New Horizons in Immunity and Disease, is happening on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
🎟️ Register today: https://bit.ly/4lmx9ng
👏 @fredhutch.org's Dr. Lisa Tachiki has been named a 2025 Cancer Research Fellow by the Kuni Foundation, an honor that includes an unrestricted, two-year $300,000 award.
Congratulations Dr. Tachiki! https://bit.ly/3PWXq0g
The Washington Research Foundation has awarded $250,000 to Drs. Jim Olson and Andrew Mhyre of @seattlechildrens.org to continue developing an antibody therapy for diffuse midline gliomas!
Congratulations! https://bit.ly/3NSL4po
UW Science Now - April 17 Beatrice Milnes: How Tadpoles Grow Back Their Tails: The Science of Regeneration Sophia Chioma Chima: Small Beginnings, Strong Defenses: The Science of Early Immunity Kathleen Durkin: How Corals Remember
UW Science Now - April 23 Haley Walk: Keeping the Garden: Faithful Attention in a Warming World Ishaan Ambrish: Language, Space, and the Ways Kids Use Them Ralph Tayyar: When Silence Isn't Harmless: Rethinking Antibiotics After Kidney Transplant
UW Science Now - April 25 Maya Singh: A Simple Way to Measure Long-Term HIV Medication Levels Deja Monet: A Study of Prenatal Hydrocephalus AJ Mallory: Learning to Move: How Your Brain Handles the Unexpected
Hear about cutting-edge research from graduate students at our UW Science Now series! See the presentation lineup for April 17, April 23, and April 25 below.
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4/25 at 5:30 PM | buff.ly/7B2VH2c
Presented with UW Engage.
A new study eavesdrops on the behind-the-scenes argument between helper proteins as ribosomes select their start sites.
The study, by Dr. Christopher Lapointe and his @fredhutch.org colleagues, shows how breakdowns in that dialogue can have serious ramifications: https://bit.ly/3NvBZmc
Dr. Luke Wander at @uwmedicine.bsky.social is the new PI of the Diabetes Prevention Program Outcomes Study (DPPOS) Seattle clinic.
The DPPOS aims to assess the long-term effects of interventions on the development of type 2 diabetes: https://bit.ly/4uilDhv
And the winners areeee... 🥁
Congratulations to the CPRight team and all of the prize-winning teams of the 2026 Hollomon Health Innovation Challenge! This annual student competition at the Buerk Center supports budding innovators in the Seattle community: https://bit.ly/4uC864y
Dr. Hans-Peter Kiem at @uwmedicine.bsky.social is the 2026 recipient of the George Stamatoyannopoulos Mentorship Award from the American Society of Gene + Cell Therapy!
This recognizes Dr. Kiem's contributions toward the mentorship, training, education, and support: https://bit.ly/3NwGCfM
A new publication by the Srivastava lab (@sriv4000.bsky.social) at @fredhutch.org shows there may be a way to give CAR T cells their own portable pit crew to refuel and rejuvenate while fighting disease.
🧪 Abstract: https://bit.ly/4sGZA2s
🗞️ Press release: https://bit.ly/3NwG4Xg
