Our Research Defines Us

The goal of BBI’s tools and platforms is to enable our members to explore new opportunities at the interface of basic science and precision medicine.

Below are some recent examples of our work.

UW Medicine Fred Hutch Seattle Children's Hospital

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Sea Hub

The Brotman Baty Institute & The Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology

Lead Researchers

Jay Shendure, Cole Trapnell, Marion Pepper, Sud Pinglay, Nobuhiko (Nobu) Hamazaki
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Mutational Scanning

Variant Effects Analysis Program

Lead Researchers

Lea Starita, Doug Fowler, Jay Shendure, Andrew Stergachis
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Genomics

BBI Advanced Technology Lab

Lead Researchers

Lea Starita

Jay Shendure

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Welcome to The Brotman Baty Institute

Welcome to The Brotman Baty Institute, an innovation hub for genomic research and precision medicine.

The BBI is a collaboration among Seattle’s three top research institutions—The University of Washington, Seattle Children’s Hospital, and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.

The offices of the Brotman Baty Institute and the UW Campus overlook Seattle’s Montlake Cut, Lake Union, and the city skyline. Photo courtesy of University of Washington Communications.

The offices of the Brotman Baty Institute and the UW Campus overlook Seattle’s Montlake Cut, Lake Union, and the city skyline. Photo courtesy of University of Washington Communications.

Our Resources

Investigators based at partner institutions have equal access to our platforms at identical costs.

Tools & Data

BBI tools and data support BBI members and researchers worldwide.

BBI provides data and a repository for our datasets, analysis code, and protocols. We also provide tutorials to assist you in downloading, analyzing, and exploring these datasets.

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Platforms

BBI Platforms support our research.

Our goal is to support the work of our faculty, researchers, and investigators by fostering collaboration and innovation.

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BBI Grant Program

The BBI invests in promising pilot research.

The Brotman Baty Institute (BBI) aims to create a community of investigators across the three founding institutions (UW, Fred Hutch, Seattle Children’s) to advance basic science and translational research with clear relevance to precision medicine. The BBI invests in innovative, collaborative projects that address basic science or translational research questions related to precision medicine. To learn more about the grants offered by BBI and to apply, contact info@brotmanbaty.org.

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Collaborators

BBI members include more than 300 faculty at The University of Washington, Seattle Children’s Hospital, and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
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Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

BBI embraces diversity and inclusion in all its work and, like the University of Washington, believes diversity is integral to excellence.

We value and honor diverse experiences and perspectives, strive to create welcoming and respectful learning environments, and promote access, opportunity, and justice for all.

News

Promising Young Scientist: A Researcher Finds ‘Perfect Match for My Professional Interests’ at Seattle Hub

March 20, 2025 | by BBI Communications

As a teenager, Hina Iftikhar set her sights on practicing medicine in her home country of Pakistan. But her father, a physician, was convinced she could “do much more interesting things in life than become a doctor.”

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Paper Advances Understanding how Genetic Variations Drive Disease: Q &A with BBI’s Dr. Andrew Stergachis

March 17, 2025 | by BBI Communications

‘We were able to precisely resolve the genetic and molecular basis of (the individual patient’s) condition, thereby providing both her family and care team with answers to help support her moving forward.’

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Washington Research Foundation Awards $10M to Seattle Hub to Advance Cell and Genome Technologies

March 06, 2025 | by Washington Research Foundation

Five-year grant, one of the largest in the foundation's history, will support groundbreaking work by Brotman Baty Institute and the Allen Institute

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