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Institute for Systems Biology

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AI and the future of human health: Leroy Hood on the new age of ‘scientific wellness’

Biomedicine pioneer Leroy Hood says that artificial intelligence will play a key role in the future of healthcare by accelerating… Read More

Institute for Systems Biology awarded $13M to study administering cancer drugs in succession

The National Cancer Institute has awarded Seattle’s Institute for Systems Biology $13 million to lead a collaborative cancer center studying… Read More

Life sciences news: New vaccine manufacturing plant; police records detail arrest of Seagen CEO

Here’s a rundown of the top life sciences and health news across the Pacific Northwest this week. Bill Gates helps… Read More

Understanding long-COVID: Researchers will recruit 900 patients for new clinical study

Researchers in the Pacific Northwest have launched a new clinical effort to study long-COVID, the collection of symptoms such as… Read More

What predicts long-COVID? Study led by Seattle researchers provides some answers

What makes some people with COVID-19 develop the often-debilitating symptoms of long-COVID, with its varying effects like brain fog, weakness… Read More

Predicting weight loss: Study suggests gut bacteria may influence ability to shed pounds

A study led by Seattle’s Institute for Systems Biology suggests that the composition of the bacteria in the gut may… Read More

Inside the intense world of COVID-19 science, and unexpected findings from Seattle researchers

If the Keanu Reeves’ pedal-to-the-metal thriller “Speed” had a COVID-19 sequel, James Heath would be a worthy candidate for a… Read More

Bride and Zoom: Seattle couple marries in backyard with officiant and wedding guests on video call

Last Friday night, on the eve of what was to be their wedding day, Zac Simon and Nora Downs of… Read More

No poop required: Researchers devise blood test for gut microbiome diversity using data from defunct startup Arivale

If you want to know what’s going on in your gut microbiome, the community of bacteria in our intestines that… Read More

Genomics pioneer Lee Hood launches new institute to fight Alzheimer’s with data and wellness

If you want a glimpse at medicine’s track record against Alzheimer’s, look no further than the numbers: Pharmaceutical companies have… Read More

Genomics pioneer Lee Hood says biological age will be key to the future of medicine

How old are you? It’s an easy question to answer unless the person asking it is healthcare innovator Leroy (Lee)… Read More

Seattle’s Integrated Diagnostics acquired by lung cancer technology company Biodesix

Colorado-based Biodesix, a company that creates technology around lung cancer, announced that it has acquired Seattle’s Integrated Diagnostics for an… Read More

Future of Health panel

Experts predict how big data (and family ties) will shape the future of health

It’s no secret that a rising flood of data, from the results of sophisticated genetic tests to the vital signs… Read More

Podcast

Health Tech Podcast: A ‘tricorder’ in your home? Pioneer Lee Hood on the future of health technology

“I envision a time, in the 10-year future, when we’ll have a tricorder and you at home will put a… Read More

Arivale, ISB look to reverse early Alzheimer’s with data-driven lifestyle coaching

The Institute for Systems Biology is taking a swing at one of the most widespread and puzzling diseases in the… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Explore art and science at Consilience; get feedback on your next great startup idea; and more

How do we understand science? That’s the question posed by the Institute for Systems Biology’s annual event, Consilience, and this year’s… Read More

Genomics pioneer Lee Hood explains how data will flip the health system on its head

It’s something you hear surprisingly often in the medical sciences: we just don’t have enough data. That’s especially true for fields… Read More

Tech Moves: Institute for Systems Biology names president to replace Lee Hood; Seattle VC moves to Silicon Valley; new F5 CEO gets started

Seventeen years after founding the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB), spurring the creation of systems biology as a field, genomics… Read More

Leroy Hood

How biotech visionary Leroy Hood redefined the industry: Q&A with biographer Luke Timmerman

In the quest for a better understanding of the human body, the automated DNA sequencer was a breakthrough innovation, giving… Read More

Leroy Hood

How your health care will change in 10 (and 100) years: Five predictions from Arivale’s Leroy Hood

Good news: Arivale co-founder Leroy Hood says he can “almost guarantee” there’ll be ways to keep yourself physically and mentally fit… Read More

Institute for Systems Biology joins Providence; Biotech pioneer Leroy Hood named health system’s chief science officer

The non-profit Institute for Systems Biology, a Seattle-based biomedical research organization that has spun off eight companies in the past 15 years, is joining Providence… Read More

Genomics pioneer Lee Hood: New startup could be the Google or Microsoft of ‘scientific wellness’

Dr. Lee Hood led the team that pioneered the automated DNA sequencer, helping to give humans unprecedented insights into our personal genetic makeup. He has… Read More

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