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
Seattle Children’s researcher Jim Olson has some thoughts about how to go about launching and leading a biotech startup. His research lab has helped forge Seattle-area startups developing a wide… 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
Seattle Children’s Research Institute (SCRI) will train scientists from groups historically underrepresented in biotech as part of a new $45 million program focused on building skills for industry careers. “We… 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
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
Seattle Children’s Research Institute is launching a clinical trial that will examine a new kind of cancer-fighting treatment. The treatment is a type of CAR T immunotherapy, which reprograms a… Read More
Infectious diseases can make anyone sick, but those most at risk are almost always children and families. Despite recent advancements in fighting bugs like malaria, pneumonia and HIV, infectious diseases… 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
It’s an exciting time to be studying cures for cancer. New technology like cutting-edge immunotherapy treatments are opening doors to fight the disease, and the outlook for patients today is… Read More
When scientists at Seattle Children’s Research Institute began studying a new immunotherapy cancer treatment a few years ago, they found stunning results. More than 90 percent of children with leukemia… Read More
The Seattle Children’s Research Institute announced Wednesday that it has licensed a new gene therapy technology to Cambridge, Mass.,-based biotech company Casebia Therapeutics. Seattle Children’s and Casebia also announced they will… Read More
We’re all familiar with Facebook and Fitbit — they’re convenient technologies that make our lives a bit easier. But scientists at Seattle Children’s Research Institute are hoping those technologies could… Read More
Listen up, game developers and marketers. Catherine Mayer and Dr. Dimitri Christakis have a challenge for you. If you want to pitch an app for kids with the claim that… Read More
Juno Therapeutics, a heavily funded biotech company with a novel approach to fighting cancer, filed plans for an initial public offering today — seeking to raise at least $150 million… Read More
Dr. Megan Moreno once met a teen who went to bed every night with her smartphone tucked under her pillow and its alarm clock set to 2 a.m. When the… Read More
Facebook posts often seem like throwaway items, but they can actually serve as an early warning system to identify young adults at risk of substance abuse, depression or worse. That’s… Read More
Marking a milestone in the fight against cancer, Seattle Children’s Research Institute this afternoon reported that the first patient in a closely watched clinical trial has had a positive response… Read More
Dr. Rebecca Gardner and her colleagues at Seattle Children’s Research Institute are altering the body’s infection-fighting blood cells to attack cancer in the same way those cells fight viruses. The… Read More
