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March 21, 2023 | by BBI Communications
Since arriving in Seattle in 2017, Samantha Schuster has demonstrated those professional characteristics – and more – in her graduate work at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.
Read MoreMarch 01, 2023 | by The American Society of Human Genetics
Editor’s Note: BBI’s Dr. Gail Jarvik was president of ASHG in 2021when the organization launched a year-long initiative to “understand and document experiences of past injustice, as well as progress toward justice, in human genetics research.” That report was released earlier this year.
Read MoreMarch 01, 2023 | by BBI Communications
The paper’s authors “generated a 4.2 million cell (combined) transcriptomic and epigenomic atlas across the brain of the rhesus macaque, the most widely used nonhuman primate model organism for studies of human perception, cognition, aging, and neurological disease.
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2023 | by BBI Communications
'Mitchell takes problems that may have been solved in the past in a very specific way and he takes a very different approach to deal with them in a much more efficient way.' Dr. Evan Eichler
Read MoreFebruary 27, 2023 | by BBI
Dr. Dunham is a professor of Genome Sciences at the University of Washington
Read MoreFebruary 01, 2023 | by BBI Communications
ConnectMyVariantbecomes a non-profit organization. President Dr. Brian Shirts explains the implications and opportunities.
Read MoreJanuary 31, 2023 | by BBI Communications
The first annual report of the Atlas of Variant Effects Alliance, an international consortium of more than 400 geneticists, biologists, clinicians, mathematicians, and other scientists, outlines several highlights from 2022 and looks ahead to opportunities and challenges in 2023.
Read MoreJanuary 24, 2023 | by BBI
BBI Member Dr. Andrew Stacey is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s.
Read MoreJanuary 18, 2023 | by BBI Communications
Jenny Nathans devoted more than two years to kicking many tires at the National Institutes of Health before arriving at the UW in 2020
Read MoreJanuary 09, 2023 | by BBI Communications
BBI’s Dr. Danny Miller and the UW’s Nanopore Sequencing Core providing targeted and whole genome long-read sequencing of both DNA and RNA to assist researchers with projects that could benefit from long-read sequencing technology
Read MoreJanuary 08, 2023 | by BBI Communications
The start of a new year offers the opportunity to explore organizational highlights over the previous 12 months; here are a few exceptional events from 2022.
Read MoreDecember 16, 2022 | by BBI Communications
A ‘model scientist’ at age 28 with a Bachelor’s Degree
Read MoreDecember 01, 2022 | by BBI Communications
Eleven BBI members have been named to the annual global list of highly cited researchers
Read MoreDecember 01, 2022 | by BBI Communications
‘Advancing genetic diagnoses of children through the analysis of blood, rather than tissue’
Read MoreNovember 29, 2022 | by BBI Communications
For some researchers, their work is a challenging and rewarding opportunity. For Sander Frank, it is a calling.
Read MoreNovember 08, 2022 | by BBI Communications
Several dozen friends, family members, and supporters attended an event September 13 honoring BBI’s Scientific Director Dr. Jay Shendure, who was named “Inventor of the Year” by UW Medicine and UW’s CoMotion.
Read MoreNovember 03, 2022 | by Brooke Strickland – Contributing writer, PSBJ
NOTE: BBI congratulates Dr. Alice Berger, who will be honored November 10th by the Puget Sound Business Journal as a 2022 “Woman of Influence.” This article is the publication’s profile of her and her work.
Read MoreNovember 03, 2022 | by BBI Communications
‘The best science is that done in a multi-disciplinary manner’
Read MoreOctober 31, 2022 | by BBI Communications
‘This work exemplifies precision medicine in addressing potential relapses of brain tumors’
Read MoreOctober 26, 2022 | by BBI
Dr. Maves is an Associate Professor in the Center for Developmental and Regenerative Medicine at Seattle Children’s Research Institute (SCRI)
Read MoreOctober 21, 2022 | by BY SABIN RUSSELL / FRED HUTCH NEWS SERVICE
Fred Hutch virologist honored by peers for his work on infectious diseases
Read MoreOctober 11, 2022 | by BBI Communications
Florence Chardon and Moez Dawood, two BBI researchers based in Dr. Lea Starita’s lab, recently presented on their work at the international conference, “CRISPR and Beyond” in the U.K. Here are some of their reflections.
Read MoreOctober 06, 2022 | by BBI Communications
BBI Scientific Director Dr. Jay Shendure will honored October 13 by UW Medicine as the 2022 “Inventor of the Year.”
Read MoreSeptember 30, 2022 | by BBI Communications
‘Using technology to make clinical decisions rapidly, helping clinicians determine effective treatments, and enlightening parents about their children’s genetic conditions’
Read MoreSeptember 12, 2022 | by BBI Communications
Many 12-year-olds focus on sports, the latest video-sharing platform, and wonder how to navigate peer-pressure in middle school. For Aleena Arakaki, the emergence into adolescence was an overwhelming and tragic introduction into the mortality of cancer.
Read MoreSeptember 06, 2022 | by BBI Communications
BBI will be well-represented at the upcoming conference of the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function, (IGVF), September 21 through 23, with presentations by three researchers.
Read MoreAugust 29, 2022 | by BBI Communications
BBI’s Dr. Albert Folch has three passions in life: microfluidics, art, and soccer. It might be difficult to combine all three in one book, but in his latest manuscript, he deftly integrates the first two.
Read MoreAugust 22, 2022 | by Scientific American Custom Media
The Cancer Community Awards, sponsored by AstraZeneca, presents an individual or organization with the Catalyst for Precision Medicine Award. In this interview, BBI's Dr. Colin Pritchard, recipient of the 2021 award, reflects on his work and the impact of the award.
Read MoreAugust 15, 2022 | by BBI
BBI Member Dr. Fuki Hisama is a professor in the Department of Medical Genetics and medical director of the University of Washington Genetic Medicine Clinic.
Read MoreAugust 10, 2022 | by BBI Communications
President Biden’s Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci joined BBI’s Dr. Larry Corey August 9 in an engaging conversation covering their work together on HIV-AIDS starting in the 1980s, as well as sharing insights on the coronavirus, monkeypox, and other significant public health issues.
Read MoreAugust 09, 2022 | by The European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Scientists have constructed the most complete and detailed single-cell map of embryo development in any animal to date, using the fruit fly as a model organism.
Read MoreAugust 08, 2022 | by BBI Communications
One was the valedictorian of her high school class, in a Los Angeles County public school that did not have a college counselor. Another is a member of the Chickasaw Nation. And the third is fluent in Akan, the most widely spoken indigenous language in Ghana, West Africa.
Read MoreJuly 28, 2022 | by BBI Communications
The Seattle Flu Study (SFS) and Greater Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network Study (SCAN) are ending their active recruitment and research on July 31, 2022, after years of contributing to scientific discovery and improving public health in Seattle
Read MoreJuly 25, 2022 | by BBI Communications
BBI Member Dr. Holly Harris Collaborates on Paper with Researchers at Several Other Institutions Identifying New Insights on Extending Survival Pre-and Post-Diagnosis
Read MoreJuly 20, 2022 | by BBI Communications
What are three characteristics necessary to identify subtypes of cancer from cell-free DNA? The ability to solve difficult genetic computational problems, a high level of enthusiasm for translational cancer research, and a passion for improving the outcomes for cancer patients.
Read MoreJune 30, 2022 | by BBI Communications
BBI’s Dr. Colin Pritchard believes that to chart the future of precision medicine, one needs to look no further than the development of radiology.
Read MoreJune 28, 2022 | by BBI
Today we are joined by BBI Member Dr. Manu Setty, assistant professor in the Herbold Computational Biology Program at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.
Read MoreJune 28, 2022 | by BBI Communications
Genomics and your favorite ice cream sundae: What could be better?
Read MoreJune 27, 2022 | by BBI Communications
Organizer Dr. Fritz Roth and keynote speakers Drs. Clare Turnbull and Doug Fowler offer their observations and insights of the event and suggestions for the 2023 symposium to be held in the U.K.
Read MoreJune 23, 2022 | by BBI Communications
Funding ‘provides resources and intellectual freedom to make a lasting impact on the future of epigenetics research’
Read MoreJune 21, 2022 | by BBI Communications
Florence Chardon’s introduction to scientific concepts started when she was old enough to understand dinnertime conversations with her parents and two older sisters. Her mother and father, both European physicists, would hold court usually on one of two topics: science or world politics.
Read MoreJune 20, 2022 | by BBI Communications
Funding will enable mentoring of UW Medicine fellow and compare optical genome mapping with proximity ligation sequencing
Read MoreJune 09, 2022 | by UW Medicine Communications
Researchers seeking to 3,500 children and adults to assess how well vaccines protect against COVID-19 infection
Read MoreJune 01, 2022 | by BBI Communications
The Relentless Pursuit of Computational Genomics, Biomarkers, and Precision Medicine
Read MoreMay 27, 2022 | by BBI
BBI Member Dr. Jay Sarthy is an assistant professor of pediatrics in the Division of Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation at the University of Washington School of Medicine.
Read MoreMay 25, 2022 | by Excerpted from UW Medicine press release
BBI’s Dr. Evan Eichler has been named to the 2022 TIME 100, the magazine’s annual list of the hundred most influential people over the past year.
Read MoreMay 17, 2022 | by BBI Communications
Lead organizer of the 5th Annual Mutational Scanning Symposium, in-person and online, June 13 and 14 in Toronto
Read MoreMay 16, 2022 | by BBI Communications
It’s become a cliché: “They are wise beyond their years.” Unless you’re referring to Debora Ferede.
Read MoreMay 12, 2022 | by Michael McCarthy
The finding supports theory that genetic differences between individuals and species can affect the acquisition of mutations.
Read MoreApril 29, 2022 | by BBI Communications
A Q&A with BBI researchers reveals why the merger of two sequencing systems was crucial to landmark study
Read MoreApril 29, 2022 | by BBI Communications
BBI’s Dr. Danny Miller and the UW’s Nanopore Sequencing Core are providing both targeted and whole genome long read sequencing on the Oxford Nanopore platform to assist other researchers with their projects.
Read MoreApril 28, 2022 | by BBI Communications
With just six weeks away from the opening session, the fifth annual Mutational Scanning Symposium, to be held in-person and online June 13 and 14 in Toronto, now has most of its speakers confirmed.
Read MoreApril 28, 2022 | by BBI
BBI Member Alison Paquette, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine and a member of the Seattle Children's Research Institute's Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine.
Read MoreApril 12, 2022 | by BBI Communications
‘Killing is not the hard part for the immune system. The hard part is precisely killing the right thing.’
Read MoreApril 07, 2022 | by BBI Communications
'The evolution has been remarkably fast so far'
Read MoreApril 01, 2022 | by BBI Communications
‘Our view of how humans differ from each other is going to be transformed’
Read MoreApril 01, 2022 | by BBI Communications
Take one enthusiastic high school science teacher. Combine with summer internships at an international pharmaceutical company and a leading academic research center. The result is an inspired college undergraduate and promising young scientist. That was Amanda Riley seven years ago.
Read MoreMarch 31, 2022 | by Stephanie Perry, UW Medicine Communications Specialist
Alumnus Dr. Colin Pritchard’s genetic research career and his gift to help future researchers.
Read MoreMarch 30, 2022 | by BBI Communications
BBI is sponsoring a “Viruses and Vaccines Seminar Series.”
Read MoreMarch 29, 2022 | by BBI Communications
The Brotman Baty Institute is co-sponsoring the fifth annual Mutational Scanning Symposium to be held in-person and online June 13 and 14 in Toronto, followed by an online only poster session on June 16th. More information, including registration details, are available here.
Read MoreMarch 28, 2022 | by Sarah Cobey, Jesse Bloom and Tyler Starr, and Nathaniel Lash
NOTE: BBI’s Dr. Jesse Bloom and his lab colleague Dr. Tyler Starr are two of the four co-authors on this op-ed published March 28 in The New York Times. To observe the compelling accompanying graphics, please click here.
Read MoreMarch 28, 2022 | by BBI Communications
Initial results of the BBI-sponsored SeqFirst Project using whole genome sequencing have demonstrated that “clear opportunities exist to center equity for providing a precise genetic diagnosis that adds value to the care of critically ill newborns.”
Read MoreMarch 25, 2022 | by BBI Communications
BBI will be part of a major development approved recently by the UW Board of Regents – an 11-story building in the Portage Bay Crossing area on the west side the UW campus.
Read MoreMarch 17, 2022 | by UW Medicine
The nearly 100,000 whole genome sequences reflect contributions from diverse participants.
Read MoreMarch 14, 2022 | by UW Medicine | Newsroom
BBI scientists and others have mapped out the key molecular changes that orchestrate how embryonic mouse cells differentiate into the diverse cell types that will ultimately form all the different tissues and organs of the adult animal.
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2022 | by BBI Communications
‘Hope to potentially deliver more information and more confidence in assessing the potential – or even likelihood – of children relapsing’
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2022 | by BBI Communications
Today we are joined by BBI member Dr. Swati Shree, Assistant Professor in Maternal Fetal Medicine in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Washington.
Read MoreFebruary 17, 2022 | by BBI Communications
The Brotman Baty Institute Advanced Technology Lab (BAT Lab) will soon be evaluating animal and plant specimens as part of a new UW initiative to help combat international wildlife trafficking.
Read MoreFebruary 14, 2022 | by BBI Communications
“Technological advances are making the routine sequencing of human genomes increasingly practical, including in clinical settings. However, our inability to interpret the clinical consequences of genetic variants discovered by sequencing remains a critical roadblock.”
Read MoreFebruary 07, 2022 | by BBI Communications
Dr. Helen Chu discusses Covid testing with Kim Malcolm
Read MoreFebruary 02, 2022 | by BBI Communications
Ashley Doyle, a client of BBI’s ConnectMyVariant with hereditary cancer, is making a ‘Herculean effort” to connect with relatives near and far, urging them to seek genetic testing.
Read MoreJanuary 28, 2022 | by BBI Communications
Moez Dawood: Pushing Himself Outside His Comfort Zone and Using BBI Technologies to Address Unanswered Questions in Human Genetics
Read MoreJanuary 24, 2022 | by BBI Communications
Storylines: Bloomberg Businessweek documentary examines Seattle Flu Study with BBI’s Drs. Lea Starita and Trevor Bedford
Read MoreJanuary 24, 2022 | by BBI Communications
‘It’s one thing to find a genetic variant. But how does that affect the brain architecture, structure, and function? We wanted to know more.’
Read MoreJanuary 19, 2022 | by Lea Starita
We generate data in our research labs to inform the classification of variants found in people like Chris and Jeanne Evert.
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2022 | by BBI Communications
Public health policy makers cannot move on unless and until a sustainable surveillance system is in place
Read MoreJanuary 07, 2022 | by BBI Communications
‘Conversations that Matter’ host Stuart McNish interviews BBI’s Dr. Brian Shirts who articulates the imperative of genetic testing and the services of connecting with family members through ConnectMyVariant.
Read MoreNovember 22, 2021 | by BBI Communications
A Flyer, Lecture, and Meeting on Mouse Brains Spawn 4-Year Study and Expected Future Research
Read MoreOctober 28, 2021 | by BBI Communications
Today we are joined by BBI member Dr. Heather Gustafson, Assistant Professor in the Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research at Seattle Children’s Hospital
Read MoreOctober 21, 2021 | by BBI Communications
This October marks the one-year anniversary of the Atlas of Variant Effects (AVE) Alliance.
Read MoreOctober 20, 2021 | by BBI Communications
UW Medicine’s Dr. Colin Pritchard, a leader in molecular diagnostics for cancer, has received the Catalyst for Precision Medicine Award from Scientific American.
Read MoreSeptember 21, 2021 | by BBI Communications
BBI’s Dr. Doug Fowler on September 16 presented at a National Human Genome Institute’s (NHRGI) “Bold Predictions”: The clinical relevance of all encountered genomic variants will be readily predictable, rendering the diagnostic designation “variant of uncertain significance (VUS)” obsolete.
Read MoreSeptember 09, 2021 | by Written by Michael McCarthy for UW Medicine Newsroom
The National Institutes of Health has awarded $16 million to UW Medicine scientists and their collaborators to fund two projects within the consortium. The funding is part of a 5-year, $185-million initiative sponsored by the NIH’s National Human Genome Research Institute.
Read MoreAugust 19, 2021 | by By Paige Cornwell, Seattle Times staff reporter
The Greater Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network has sent out twice the usual number of its home-based test kits, which are used to track the spread of COVID-19 in the region, said Dr. Lea Starita
Read MoreAugust 18, 2021 | by Gailen Greenstein
This year BBI has three undergraduate interns working at the Fred Hutch, Seattle Children’s Hospital, and the UW Medicine: Amira Ellison, Heidi Solis, and Maria E. Benitez-Cortez. Here, each one offers insights into their passions for their work.
Read MoreJuly 28, 2021 | by BBI Communications
A new scientific study led by Brotman Baty Institute members offers insights into pregnant women with preeclampsia and the association between the severity of the condition and high-circulating cell-free DNA.
Read MoreJuly 17, 2021 | by Keith Eldridge, KOMO-TV News
This story briefly explains Dr. Shirts' hereditary cancer study, ConnectMyVariant
Read MoreJuly 16, 2021 | by BBI Communications
NIH Funds BBI members to participate in new Mendelian Genomics Research Consortium
Read MoreJuly 01, 2021 | by BBI Communications
New ‘sci-Space’ method, ‘like an intricately folded origami,’ allows measurement and visualization of growth from the moment of conception
Read MoreJuly 01, 2021 | by BBI Communications
BBI member Dr. Sarah Baxter MD, PhD, is Acting Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UW, and Attending Physician in Pediatric Rheumatology at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
Read MoreJune 17, 2021 | by BBI Communications
BBI Administrative Director Nola Klemfuss and Research Coordinator Peter Han received the University’s “Together We Will” award for their outstanding contributions during “the extraordinary challenges of 2020.”
Read MoreJune 11, 2021 | by BBI Communications
Members of the Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (BBI) are using electronic health records to identify women with a risk of having a genetic predisposition to breast cancer.
Read MoreJune 01, 2021 | by BBI COMMUNICATIONS
“Although recent advances have led to a surge in the number of therapies available to treat Multiple Myeloma, it remains a challenge to identify which treatment a patient is most likely to respond to.” Dr. David Coffey, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Read MoreMay 26, 2021 | by BBI Communications
On May 19, The Brotman Baty Institute and Seattle Children’s co-hosted a one-day Pediatric Sequencing Symposium. Sessions ranged from the genomics of pediatric epilepsy disorders, to extended family outreach after finding hereditary cancer risk.
Read MoreApril 19, 2021 | by BBI COMMUNICATIONS
BBI’s Scientific Director Dr. Jay Shendure and Principal Investigator Dr. Helen Chu briefed Washington Governor Jay Inslee on Friday (April 16th) on the institute’s work regarding the Seattle Flu Study, progress on studying COVID-19 transmission and variants, and other issues.
Read MoreApril 08, 2021 | by BBI Communications
BBI co-hosted with the Center for the Multiplex Assessment of Phenotype on April 5, 6, and 7 the fourth annual Mutational Scanning Symposium with global experts sharing their expertise. The Institute's Drs. Lea Starita and Doug Fowler share their observations.
Read MoreApril 01, 2021 | by BBI Communications
An international consortium of geneticists, biologists, clinicians, mathematicians, and other scientists is determined to take the study of the human genome to the next level – creating a comprehensive atlas of genetic variants to advance the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of disease.
Read MoreMarch 29, 2021 | by Fox 13 News - Salt Lake City
This story provides information on the risk of hereditary cancers and BBI's ConnectMyVariant project.
Read MoreJanuary 15, 2021 | by BBI Communications
Researchers in Seattle have mapped gene expression and DNA accessibility within individual cells across 15 fetal tissues. The findings are presented in back-to-back publications in the November 13, 2020 issue of the journal Science.
Read MoreSeptember 14, 2020 | by BBI Communications
The Husky Coronavirus Testing program is powered by the Seattle Flu Study – the group that was the first to report community spread of COVID-19 in the United States.
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