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🚨 new paper alert 🚨

Here, we show how recently developed ML tools can be leveraged to design self-assembling protein nanoparticle immunogens in the absence of experimentally determined structures of the oligomeric building blocks.

Read more @pnas.org: doi.org/10.1073/pnas....
November 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Couldn't have asked for a lovelier day to break ground in our new lab downtown! 🌞
October 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
@uwproteindesign.bsky.social Thanks to Aia, Syed, Dixie, and James for joining us this summer as Rosetta Commons Undergraduate Researchers! We loved working with you these past 10 weeks and wish you the best as you head back home!
August 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
🚨 new paper alert 🚨

Here, we present a method for designing protein nanoparticles with two unique faces that can bring together distinct biological targets at controlled distances!

This project was led by Dr. Sanela Rankovic is out now in Nature Materials: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
August 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Congrats on graduating Priya! After working in the lab for 3 years on vaccine adjuvants targeting the CD40 signaling pathway in germinal centers, she earned a Distinguished Researcher in Biochemistry award! Now she's off to work on flu vaccine research at NIAID’s Vaccine Research Center.
June 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
There's a new doctor in town, Cameron Criswell defended her PhD thesis last week! 🥳

Congratulations on all your hard work Dr. Criswell!
June 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Our very own Grace Hendricks gave an excellent talk about her work on mRNA-launched nanoparticles at the Keystone Symposium on Vaccinology in Washington, DC today!
June 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
On Monday the lab celebrated "Cinco de Cara" in honor of Dr. Cara Chao successfully defending her PhD thesis! 🥂

In addition to making MERS vaccines, Cara is a beloved member of the lab who often shares tasty baked goods and infectious laughter.

Congratulations!
May 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Enjoying the cherry blossoms and blue skies in Seattle today 🌞
April 4, 2025 at 10:10 PM