A Powerful Collaboration For Precision Medicine

Precision medicine, genomics and data science have the potential to transform health care.

UW Medicine, The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and Seattle Children’s have co-founded The Brotman Baty Institute to accelerate both the basic sciences of precision medicine and the delivery of benefits to patients.

The Institute is made possible by the generosity of Jeff and Susan Brotman, and Dan and Pam Baty.

Research

Can digital devices help detect flu, COVID-19 infection?

September 16, 2020 | By BrotmanBaty

UW Medicine will examine whether changes in biosignals from the Apple Watch can point up early signs of acute respiratory infection. MEDIA CONTACT: Susan Gregg – 206.6166730, sghanson@uw.edu Researchers at UW Medicine in Seattle and Apple Inc. will launch a study to learn if physiological measurements from Apple Watch, like heart rate or blood oxygen, can...

Data & Tools

Seattle Organismal Molecular Atlases (SOMA)

UW Medicine, The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and Seattle Children’s have co-founded The Brotman Baty Institute to accelerate both the basic sciences of...

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Data & Tools

BRCA1 Variant Score Database

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News And Results

News

Gavin Ha wins “45 under 40 in Cancer” for 2020

October 16, 2020 | By BrotmanBaty

Congratulations to Dr. Gavin Ha at Fred Hutch for being recognized as a rising stars and emerging leader in cancer in 2020.

News

UW labs are racing against the pandemic

October 13, 2020 | By BrotmanBaty

BY ELEANOR LICATA | PHOTOS BY DENNIS WISE | SEPTEMBER 2020 ISSUE February 2020 might seem a lifetime ago, but that’s when UW Medicine...

News

SCANning for coronavirus

September 28, 2020 | By BrotmanBaty

The SCAN study launched to track Covid-19 in the Seattle area led by Allen Discovery Center leader Dr. Jay Shendure September 23, 2020 In...

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Congratulations to BBI member Dr. Helen Chu (@HelenChuMD)! She was named in the @uwsph 50 Changemakers of Public Health for being at the heart of Seattle's COVID-19 response. Read more: https://t.co/w5icqA1QVI

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Mary Kuhner & colleagues at @UWGenome used within-patient phylogenies of WGS data on Barrett's Esophagus patients showing both TP53 & CDKN2A have enhanced spread through the esophagus, but growth advantage in itself does not drive cancer risk. Read more: https://t.co/5WIvoHiDJn

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BBI members Fuki Hisama & Thomas Payne found 50% of women who met criteria for hereditary breast cancer genetic screening did not get referred. Because their information is scattered throughout their EHR, providers may not connect the dots. Read more: https://t.co/bLV4NqPACq

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