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🎆 In January 2026, the first #Treg-based therapy for T1D entered clinical trials. The Buckner lab at @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social is already looking forwards.
“My hope is that we can rapidly invest in making this drug [available] to everyone who needs it,” Dr. Buckner said: https://bit.ly/407vWqE
“My hope is that we can rapidly invest in making this drug [available] to everyone who needs it,” Dr. Buckner said: https://bit.ly/407vWqE
February 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM
🎆 In January 2026, the first #Treg-based therapy for T1D entered clinical trials. The Buckner lab at @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social is already looking forwards.
“My hope is that we can rapidly invest in making this drug [available] to everyone who needs it,” Dr. Buckner said: https://bit.ly/407vWqE
“My hope is that we can rapidly invest in making this drug [available] to everyone who needs it,” Dr. Buckner said: https://bit.ly/407vWqE
Why repeat old experiments?
⌛ Scientists at UW are repeating decades-old studies to track how organisms actually change over time. See how Dr. Lauren Buckley is using “functional resurvey” experiments to gain new insights: https://bit.ly/403f7wW
⌛ Scientists at UW are repeating decades-old studies to track how organisms actually change over time. See how Dr. Lauren Buckley is using “functional resurvey” experiments to gain new insights: https://bit.ly/403f7wW
February 12, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Why repeat old experiments?
⌛ Scientists at UW are repeating decades-old studies to track how organisms actually change over time. See how Dr. Lauren Buckley is using “functional resurvey” experiments to gain new insights: https://bit.ly/403f7wW
⌛ Scientists at UW are repeating decades-old studies to track how organisms actually change over time. See how Dr. Lauren Buckley is using “functional resurvey” experiments to gain new insights: https://bit.ly/403f7wW
🤩 UW was awarded $2.5 million from the @moorefound.bsky.social to fund 16 postdoctoral fellows in a number of fields.
Drs. Debarati Das, Jamie Cochran, Sophia Jannetty, and @atsushimatsuda.bsky.social will use this funding to advance biology-based discoveries: https://bit.ly/462pSmQ
Drs. Debarati Das, Jamie Cochran, Sophia Jannetty, and @atsushimatsuda.bsky.social will use this funding to advance biology-based discoveries: https://bit.ly/462pSmQ
February 11, 2026 at 11:35 PM
🤩 UW was awarded $2.5 million from the @moorefound.bsky.social to fund 16 postdoctoral fellows in a number of fields.
Drs. Debarati Das, Jamie Cochran, Sophia Jannetty, and @atsushimatsuda.bsky.social will use this funding to advance biology-based discoveries: https://bit.ly/462pSmQ
Drs. Debarati Das, Jamie Cochran, Sophia Jannetty, and @atsushimatsuda.bsky.social will use this funding to advance biology-based discoveries: https://bit.ly/462pSmQ
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Today and every day, we celebrate the women and girls whose curiosity and determination push science forward.
From groundbreaking research to inspiring the next generation, their impact is everywhere.
#IDWGIS #WomenInScienceDay
From groundbreaking research to inspiring the next generation, their impact is everywhere.
#IDWGIS #WomenInScienceDay
February 11, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Today and every day, we celebrate the women and girls whose curiosity and determination push science forward.
From groundbreaking research to inspiring the next generation, their impact is everywhere.
#IDWGIS #WomenInScienceDay
From groundbreaking research to inspiring the next generation, their impact is everywhere.
#IDWGIS #WomenInScienceDay
A PNAS study from the Dudley Lab at @pnrigenetics.bsky.social is challenging a long-held assumption in #genetics: that two harmful variants in the same gene always make disease worse.
See how these two variants can actually work together to restore protein function: https://bit.ly/4qp9X9l
See how these two variants can actually work together to restore protein function: https://bit.ly/4qp9X9l
February 11, 2026 at 12:13 AM
A PNAS study from the Dudley Lab at @pnrigenetics.bsky.social is challenging a long-held assumption in #genetics: that two harmful variants in the same gene always make disease worse.
See how these two variants can actually work together to restore protein function: https://bit.ly/4qp9X9l
See how these two variants can actually work together to restore protein function: https://bit.ly/4qp9X9l
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"Location is everything in the brain."
@quantamagazine.bsky.social spotlights how CellTransformer is using AI to reveal new “neighborhoods” in the brain from massive single‑cell datasets.
🧠📈 https://www.quantamagazine.org/fed-on-reams-of-cell-data-ai-maps-new-neighborhoods-in-the-brain-20260209/
@quantamagazine.bsky.social spotlights how CellTransformer is using AI to reveal new “neighborhoods” in the brain from massive single‑cell datasets.
🧠📈 https://www.quantamagazine.org/fed-on-reams-of-cell-data-ai-maps-new-neighborhoods-in-the-brain-20260209/
February 10, 2026 at 5:00 PM
"Location is everything in the brain."
@quantamagazine.bsky.social spotlights how CellTransformer is using AI to reveal new “neighborhoods” in the brain from massive single‑cell datasets.
🧠📈 https://www.quantamagazine.org/fed-on-reams-of-cell-data-ai-maps-new-neighborhoods-in-the-brain-20260209/
@quantamagazine.bsky.social spotlights how CellTransformer is using AI to reveal new “neighborhoods” in the brain from massive single‑cell datasets.
🧠📈 https://www.quantamagazine.org/fed-on-reams-of-cell-data-ai-maps-new-neighborhoods-in-the-brain-20260209/
🛑 How does the immune system hit the brakes?
Dr. Daniel Campbell and his team at @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social are exploring how IL-2 and Tregs keep our immune responses in check and how harnessing their “brake system” could lead to new treatments for #AutoimmuneDiseases: https://bit.ly/400KQim
Dr. Daniel Campbell and his team at @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social are exploring how IL-2 and Tregs keep our immune responses in check and how harnessing their “brake system” could lead to new treatments for #AutoimmuneDiseases: https://bit.ly/400KQim
February 10, 2026 at 12:14 AM
🛑 How does the immune system hit the brakes?
Dr. Daniel Campbell and his team at @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social are exploring how IL-2 and Tregs keep our immune responses in check and how harnessing their “brake system” could lead to new treatments for #AutoimmuneDiseases: https://bit.ly/400KQim
Dr. Daniel Campbell and his team at @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social are exploring how IL-2 and Tregs keep our immune responses in check and how harnessing their “brake system” could lead to new treatments for #AutoimmuneDiseases: https://bit.ly/400KQim
Congratulations to the newly elected members of @the-asci.org: Drs. Petter Bjornstad, Helen Chu, and Andrew Stergachis from @uwmedicine.bsky.social.
The ASCI is one of the nation’s oldest medical honor societies: https://bit.ly/3O10CHy
The ASCI is one of the nation’s oldest medical honor societies: https://bit.ly/3O10CHy
February 6, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Congratulations to the newly elected members of @the-asci.org: Drs. Petter Bjornstad, Helen Chu, and Andrew Stergachis from @uwmedicine.bsky.social.
The ASCI is one of the nation’s oldest medical honor societies: https://bit.ly/3O10CHy
The ASCI is one of the nation’s oldest medical honor societies: https://bit.ly/3O10CHy
⚗️ Legend alert! 📚
Dr. Elizabeth “Betz” Halloran, a trailblazer in infectious disease modeling and vaccine trial design at @fredhutch.org, is now emerita after a career that changed how scientists think about vaccines and public health: https://bit.ly/4bJdg7T
Dr. Elizabeth “Betz” Halloran, a trailblazer in infectious disease modeling and vaccine trial design at @fredhutch.org, is now emerita after a career that changed how scientists think about vaccines and public health: https://bit.ly/4bJdg7T
February 5, 2026 at 8:06 PM
⚗️ Legend alert! 📚
Dr. Elizabeth “Betz” Halloran, a trailblazer in infectious disease modeling and vaccine trial design at @fredhutch.org, is now emerita after a career that changed how scientists think about vaccines and public health: https://bit.ly/4bJdg7T
Dr. Elizabeth “Betz” Halloran, a trailblazer in infectious disease modeling and vaccine trial design at @fredhutch.org, is now emerita after a career that changed how scientists think about vaccines and public health: https://bit.ly/4bJdg7T
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@uofwa.uw.edu was awarded $2.5 million from the @moorefound.bsky.social to fund 16 postdoctoral fellows in a number of fields across the @uwartsci.bsky.social, the College of Engineering and the @uwenvironment.bsky.social.
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February 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM
@uofwa.uw.edu was awarded $2.5 million from the @moorefound.bsky.social to fund 16 postdoctoral fellows in a number of fields across the @uwartsci.bsky.social, the College of Engineering and the @uwenvironment.bsky.social.
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A vaccine called GBP511 has begun clinical testing in Australia.
💉 Pioneered by @uwmedicine.bsky.social researchers, it is intended to protect against COVID-19 and related coronaviruses.
Learn more from Drs. Neil King and @veeslerlab.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/4rA4ygT
💉 Pioneered by @uwmedicine.bsky.social researchers, it is intended to protect against COVID-19 and related coronaviruses.
Learn more from Drs. Neil King and @veeslerlab.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/4rA4ygT
February 4, 2026 at 9:48 PM
A vaccine called GBP511 has begun clinical testing in Australia.
💉 Pioneered by @uwmedicine.bsky.social researchers, it is intended to protect against COVID-19 and related coronaviruses.
Learn more from Drs. Neil King and @veeslerlab.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/4rA4ygT
💉 Pioneered by @uwmedicine.bsky.social researchers, it is intended to protect against COVID-19 and related coronaviruses.
Learn more from Drs. Neil King and @veeslerlab.bsky.social: https://bit.ly/4rA4ygT
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Lung cancer in mice hijacks neurons to send a signal that subdues the immune system
Read the full story: go.nature.com/4a7rxdn
Read the full story: go.nature.com/4a7rxdn
February 4, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Lung cancer in mice hijacks neurons to send a signal that subdues the immune system
Read the full story: go.nature.com/4a7rxdn
Read the full story: go.nature.com/4a7rxdn
🎙️ New Podcast Episode Alert!
In Episode 6 of Oncology Insights, Drs. Petros Grivas and Heather Parsons from @fredhutch.org dive into innovations in #BreastCancer care, including how circulating tumor DNA (#ctDNA) is reshaping detection and treatment decisions.
🎧 https://bit.ly/4aaD5Lz
In Episode 6 of Oncology Insights, Drs. Petros Grivas and Heather Parsons from @fredhutch.org dive into innovations in #BreastCancer care, including how circulating tumor DNA (#ctDNA) is reshaping detection and treatment decisions.
🎧 https://bit.ly/4aaD5Lz
February 3, 2026 at 8:11 PM
🎙️ New Podcast Episode Alert!
In Episode 6 of Oncology Insights, Drs. Petros Grivas and Heather Parsons from @fredhutch.org dive into innovations in #BreastCancer care, including how circulating tumor DNA (#ctDNA) is reshaping detection and treatment decisions.
🎧 https://bit.ly/4aaD5Lz
In Episode 6 of Oncology Insights, Drs. Petros Grivas and Heather Parsons from @fredhutch.org dive into innovations in #BreastCancer care, including how circulating tumor DNA (#ctDNA) is reshaping detection and treatment decisions.
🎧 https://bit.ly/4aaD5Lz
A novel dark borosilicate oral contrast agent has shown improved visualization of bowel anatomy in CT imaging.
In a pilot study from @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social, this new agent significantly improves visualization of #InflammatoryBowelDisease and abdominal cancer.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4qe7ONS
In a pilot study from @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social, this new agent significantly improves visualization of #InflammatoryBowelDisease and abdominal cancer.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4qe7ONS
February 3, 2026 at 12:22 AM
A novel dark borosilicate oral contrast agent has shown improved visualization of bowel anatomy in CT imaging.
In a pilot study from @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social, this new agent significantly improves visualization of #InflammatoryBowelDisease and abdominal cancer.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4qe7ONS
In a pilot study from @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social, this new agent significantly improves visualization of #InflammatoryBowelDisease and abdominal cancer.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4qe7ONS
Lymph nodes (LNs) can limit pathogen spread while driving adaptive immunity, but how are LN responses regulated?
A @uwmedicine.bsky.social study shows that after infection, LN architecture is rapidly altered, with large-scale, polarized recruitment of immune cells: https://bit.ly/45zMJWD
A @uwmedicine.bsky.social study shows that after infection, LN architecture is rapidly altered, with large-scale, polarized recruitment of immune cells: https://bit.ly/45zMJWD
January 30, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Lymph nodes (LNs) can limit pathogen spread while driving adaptive immunity, but how are LN responses regulated?
A @uwmedicine.bsky.social study shows that after infection, LN architecture is rapidly altered, with large-scale, polarized recruitment of immune cells: https://bit.ly/45zMJWD
A @uwmedicine.bsky.social study shows that after infection, LN architecture is rapidly altered, with large-scale, polarized recruitment of immune cells: https://bit.ly/45zMJWD
📖 A new review co-authored by Institute for Systems Biology scientists outlines how advances in #SystemsBiology and AI could help detect the earliest transitions from wellness to disease.
This work could enable interventions long before symptoms appear: https://bit.ly/49PmTAx
This work could enable interventions long before symptoms appear: https://bit.ly/49PmTAx
January 29, 2026 at 10:35 PM
📖 A new review co-authored by Institute for Systems Biology scientists outlines how advances in #SystemsBiology and AI could help detect the earliest transitions from wellness to disease.
This work could enable interventions long before symptoms appear: https://bit.ly/49PmTAx
This work could enable interventions long before symptoms appear: https://bit.ly/49PmTAx
The first cohort of postdocs has been selected for the SeaBridge Fellowship, a translational research training program affiliated with the Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology focused on cell and genome programming technologies.
🤩 Congratulations to all eight fellows! https://bit.ly/4rlwWTL
🤩 Congratulations to all eight fellows! https://bit.ly/4rlwWTL
January 28, 2026 at 9:53 PM
The first cohort of postdocs has been selected for the SeaBridge Fellowship, a translational research training program affiliated with the Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology focused on cell and genome programming technologies.
🤩 Congratulations to all eight fellows! https://bit.ly/4rlwWTL
🤩 Congratulations to all eight fellows! https://bit.ly/4rlwWTL
#RheumatoidArthritis is often thought to begin when joints become stiff and painful.
But new research from @alleninstitute.org & @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social suggests that the autoimmune disease may start quietly, years before symptoms appear, deep within the immune system: https://bit.ly/4r9KCkG
But new research from @alleninstitute.org & @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social suggests that the autoimmune disease may start quietly, years before symptoms appear, deep within the immune system: https://bit.ly/4r9KCkG
January 28, 2026 at 12:16 AM
#RheumatoidArthritis is often thought to begin when joints become stiff and painful.
But new research from @alleninstitute.org & @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social suggests that the autoimmune disease may start quietly, years before symptoms appear, deep within the immune system: https://bit.ly/4r9KCkG
But new research from @alleninstitute.org & @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social suggests that the autoimmune disease may start quietly, years before symptoms appear, deep within the immune system: https://bit.ly/4r9KCkG
Dr. Nancy Davidson at @uwmedicine.bsky.social is the 2026 recipient of the David Karnofsky Science of Oncology Award from @ascocancer.bsky.social.
Dr. Davidson is being recognized for decades of groundbreaking work on epigenetic changes in #BreastCancer.
🥳 Congratulations! https://bit.ly/4pZj1BK
Dr. Davidson is being recognized for decades of groundbreaking work on epigenetic changes in #BreastCancer.
🥳 Congratulations! https://bit.ly/4pZj1BK
January 27, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Dr. Nancy Davidson at @uwmedicine.bsky.social is the 2026 recipient of the David Karnofsky Science of Oncology Award from @ascocancer.bsky.social.
Dr. Davidson is being recognized for decades of groundbreaking work on epigenetic changes in #BreastCancer.
🥳 Congratulations! https://bit.ly/4pZj1BK
Dr. Davidson is being recognized for decades of groundbreaking work on epigenetic changes in #BreastCancer.
🥳 Congratulations! https://bit.ly/4pZj1BK
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Two obstacles in #CancerImmunotherapy are tumor-infiltrating T cell exhaustion & mitochondrial dysfunction.
Drs. @yapeng-su.bsky.social & Philip Greenberg at @fredhutch.org & @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social identified KLHL6 as a dual-negative regulator of both.
Abstract: https://go.nature.com/4qqLAsK
Drs. @yapeng-su.bsky.social & Philip Greenberg at @fredhutch.org & @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social identified KLHL6 as a dual-negative regulator of both.
Abstract: https://go.nature.com/4qqLAsK
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Two obstacles in #CancerImmunotherapy are tumor-infiltrating T cell exhaustion & mitochondrial dysfunction.
Drs. @yapeng-su.bsky.social & Philip Greenberg at @fredhutch.org & @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social identified KLHL6 as a dual-negative regulator of both.
Abstract: https://go.nature.com/4qqLAsK
Drs. @yapeng-su.bsky.social & Philip Greenberg at @fredhutch.org & @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social identified KLHL6 as a dual-negative regulator of both.
Abstract: https://go.nature.com/4qqLAsK
Researchers have identified two #biomarkers that could distinguish between people with and without #schizophrenia, according to a study published by Drs. Robert Chen and Debby Tsuang at @uwmedicine.bsky.social.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/45lTxXI
Learn more: https://bit.ly/45lTxXI
January 22, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Researchers have identified two #biomarkers that could distinguish between people with and without #schizophrenia, according to a study published by Drs. Robert Chen and Debby Tsuang at @uwmedicine.bsky.social.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/45lTxXI
Learn more: https://bit.ly/45lTxXI
🎊 Congratulations to the 2025 William J. Bremner Endowed Mentorship Award recipients, Drs. William Altemeier and Ellen Schur at @uwmedicine.bsky.social!
These awards honor their contributions to the scientific, educational, and patient care missions through their mentorship: https://bit.ly/4r0kskf
These awards honor their contributions to the scientific, educational, and patient care missions through their mentorship: https://bit.ly/4r0kskf
January 20, 2026 at 9:22 PM
🎊 Congratulations to the 2025 William J. Bremner Endowed Mentorship Award recipients, Drs. William Altemeier and Ellen Schur at @uwmedicine.bsky.social!
These awards honor their contributions to the scientific, educational, and patient care missions through their mentorship: https://bit.ly/4r0kskf
These awards honor their contributions to the scientific, educational, and patient care missions through their mentorship: https://bit.ly/4r0kskf
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.@fredhutch.org is seeking applications for the 8th Annual Dr. Eddie Méndez Scholar Award which recognizes outstanding and diverse postdocs who are conducting cancer, infectious disease or basic science research. Apply by Feb. 1, 2026: https://apply.interfolio.com/176955 #MendezSymposium
January 20, 2026 at 5:15 PM
.@fredhutch.org is seeking applications for the 8th Annual Dr. Eddie Méndez Scholar Award which recognizes outstanding and diverse postdocs who are conducting cancer, infectious disease or basic science research. Apply by Feb. 1, 2026: https://apply.interfolio.com/176955 #MendezSymposium
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Coming up! with Yuriy Baglaenko @baglaenkolab.bsky.social and Stephan Riesenberg @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social
Details ℹ️ ➡️ www.varianteffect.org/seminar-seri...
Details ℹ️ ➡️ www.varianteffect.org/seminar-seri...
January 20, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Coming up! with Yuriy Baglaenko @baglaenkolab.bsky.social and Stephan Riesenberg @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social
Details ℹ️ ➡️ www.varianteffect.org/seminar-seri...
Details ℹ️ ➡️ www.varianteffect.org/seminar-seri...