Leading researchers join effort to support responsible AI for biomolecular design More than 100 researchers — including a Nobel laureate — have signed on to a call for the scientific community… Read More
Scientists find more potential ingredients for ‘antibody cocktail’ that fights COVID-19 An international research team led by University of Washington scientists has identified two kinds of “ultrapotent human antibodies” that could… Read More
Scientists design proteins that could keep coronavirus from spreading COVID-19 Imagine being able to ward off COVID-19 just by spritzing a nasal spray into your nostrils. It may not be… Read More
Researchers create synthetic proteins that use logic to choose which cells to kill The age of molecular-scale computing is entering a new era, thanks to the development of a system that uses synthetic… Read More
A-Alpha Bio wins $620,000 grant to work on ‘molecular glue’ for treating disease A-Alpha Bio, a Seattle venture that began at the University of Washington, has won a $620,472 grant from the National… Read More
Amgen and University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design team up to build better cancer drugs Biotech giant Amgen is putting up the money to fund three research projects in partnership with the University of Washington’s… Read More
Institute for Protein Design wins $45M in funding from TED’s Audacious Project The era of engineering proteins for medical applications just got a lot closer, thanks to a five-year, $45 million grant… Read More
New Seattle startup emerges from UW to develop cancer-fighting protein three decades in the making For 30 years, scientists have been trying to unleash the promise of Interleukin-2 (IL-2), a powerful protein that fights cancer… Read More
