— Kim Vu, vice president of environmental social governance at Seattle digital remittance giant Remitly, will step down from her role at the end of the third quarter. Vu wrote… Read More
Italian-born neuroscientist Vittorio Gallo first got interested in research through his appreciation of art, which made him wonder how our brains process colors, forms and compositions. That curiosity launched Gallo… Read More
— Kate Johnson will become the new CEO of Lumen Technologies, formerly known as CenturyLink. She was also appointed president and will join the board of directors of the 35,000-employee company,… Read More
As a bear market takes a bite out of biotech stock values that had soared during the pandemic, some companies are retrenching. Adaptive Biotechnologies had recently doubled its headcount as… Read More
Zain Nadella, the son of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and his wife, Anu Nadella, died Monday at the age of 26, according to a message sent to the company’s executives.… Read More
Cancer care and research in the Pacific Northwest may undergo a shift next year with a new partnership structure among Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, UW Medicine and Seattle Children’s,… Read More
On a beautiful August day in a Bellevue park, just as he was getting ready to cut the cake for his little boy’s first birthday, Sanath Kumar Ramesh got a… Read More
A native of Vancouver, B.C., Dr. Elizabeth Lawlor is thrilled to be back in the Pacific Northwest. And she’s equally excited about joining the research community in Seattle, as Lawlor… Read More
Along with the health care workers, delivery drivers, grocery store employees and many others being celebrated for their efforts on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak, save some applause… Read More
Maryn Sage remembers the words she heard on the day she learned that her 16-year-old son, Jedd Feliciano, was cancer-free. “His marrow’s clean,” the doctor told her over the phone,… Read More
As a neonatologist at Seattle Children’s, Dr. Rachel Umoren knows that every second counts when a baby is born and doesn’t breathe or cry. If a caregiver doesn’t act fast,… Read More
Microsoft data scientists and researchers at Seattle Children’s Hospital have teamed up to give a high-resolution picture of the link between unexplained death in newborns and smoking. In a paper… Read More
Calling all feverish, coughing, achy Seattleites: Your germs could help prevent the next big pandemic. At least, that’s the hope of a new project from the Brotman Baty Institute for… Read More
Today’s featured stories Facebook discovers coordinated political influence campaign ahead of midterm elections Seattle Children’s opens new community clinic to serve families affected by gentrification Apple beats earnings expectations with… Read More
When Avery Berg was diagnosed with aggressive, late-stage brain cancer at just 10 years old, she fought hard to stay positive and beat the disease with a smile. “I didn’t… Read More
New cancer immunotherapies could revolutionize how we treat the disease, but for many children, those treatments are far out of reach. A new collaboration between four children’s hospitals across North… Read More
Two clinical studies have provided evidence suggesting that an experimental precision-medicine drug called larotrectinib can fight soft-tissue tumors regardless of the patient’s age or the type of tumor. Seattle Children’s… Read More
A study conducted by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, with contributions from researchers across North America, has found stark differences between children and adults with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a… Read More
Seattle Children’s, a hospital and research institute focused on curing childhood diseases, is kickstarting the biggest campaign in its 110-year history. The campaign is called It Starts With Yes and aims… Read More
Is there anything a smartphone app can’t do? Researchers at the University of Washington, UW Medicine and Seattle Children’s hospital have figured out how to let people measure their own… Read More
Seattle Children’s Research Institute has secured a $2.3 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to finish developing the prototype for an innovative, low-cost respiratory device designed to support breathing… Read More
