June 28, 2019
Alex Salter named one of Forbes “30 under 30” in Healthcare
MSTP Student Alex Salter (E12) is investigating how to enhance the efficacy of CAR T-cell therapy, a technique that utilizes synthetic proteins (CARs) to improve the ability of T cells to detect and destroy cancer cells, at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
February 12, 2019
New PLOS Pathogens Publication
E-12 MSTP student Heather Machkovech has a publication in January’s issue of PLOS Pathogens. This publication investigates the sites in the mRNAs that initiate protein translation during influenza infection. In particular, it explores whether some of this translation initiates at codons other than the canonical ones used to produce the primary protein product of each…
September 20, 2017
New Blood Publication
E-11 MSTP student Aaron Seo has a Blood publication describing bone marrow failure in 3 unrelated families caused by inherited mutations in the gene encoding thrombopoietin, an important growth factor for blood cell development produced primarily in the liver and kidney. The mutations result in a lack of thrombopoietin in patients’ serum. Though patients do…
New Nature Methods Publication
UW MSTP student Jack Rose (E-10) has a new Nature Methods publication in collaboration with fellow E-11 MSTP student BJ Valente in which they developed two new tools: ciCas9—a rapidly inducible Cas9 construct, and DSB-ddPCR—a method for time-resolved quantification of double strand breaks in DNA. Using these tools, they investigated CRISPR/Cas9 editing kinetics in human…
New Advanced Materials Paper
E-12 UW MSTP student Chris Arakawa (Bioengineering, DeForest Lab) has a new Advanced Materials paper in which he showcases a new way to create blood vessels using lasers and a synthetic light sensitive biomaterial. Using this novel technique and material he successfully has created the world’s smallest artificial human blood vessels to date with complete…
New Nature Neuro Paper
UW MSTP students Madeleine Geisheker (E-12, first author) and Gabe Heymann (E-13, second author) have a new Nature Neuro paper characterizing the properties of missense mutations in those with autism and other neurodevelopment disorders showing these mutations tend to cluster in specific regions important to protein function, and in genes involved in neuronal signaling.
August 2, 2016
Greg Findlay’s Nature Paper
UW MSTP student Greg Findlay (E-12) is co-first author on a new Nature paper. The paper presents a new technique to create hundreds to thousands of targeted mutations in the human genome and assess the consequences of each one in a rapid and cost-effective manner.
Genome Sequencing
UW MSTP students sequenced the whole genome of a cadaver during their first year medical school human anatomy course. The patient had died from complications of pulmonary fibrosis. The genome revealed a risk factor, in the form of a genetic variant involved in mucous production. The variant’s association with pulmonary fibrosis had been previously known,…
Congratulations to Russell and Steven
UW MSTP students Russell Berg (E-07) and Steven Levitte (E-10) are co-first authors on a new Cell paper “Lysosomal Disorders Drive Susceptibility to Tuberculosis by Compromising Macrophage Migration”. The paper discusses the increased risk of Tuberculosis in smokers utilizing zebrafish as a genetic screen for determinants. Both Russell and Steven worked in the lab of Dr….
Dr. Catherine Blish
UW MSTP alumni Dr. Catherine Blish (entered ’93, graduated ’01) and Dr. Adam Lauring (entered ’94, graduated ’02 ) were awarded Doris Duke Foundation 2013 Clinical Scientist Development Awards of $486,000 each over three years. A total of 16 physician-scientists were awardees this year. Both Blish and Lauring were trainees under MSTP Associate Director Dr….
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