Articles about Seattle Children's Research Institute

Seattle’s new frontier: Biotech, AI and the race to revolutionize medicine

As new startups and initiatives continue to bolster its standing, Seattle is being called “the best place in the world to build an AI life sciences company.” Read More

Interview: Seattle Children’s new research leader Vittorio Gallo on AI, neuroscience, art and more

Italian-born neuroscientist Vittorio Gallo first got interested in research through his appreciation of art, which made him wonder how our… Read More

Don’t spin out too early, and get out of the way: Advice for biotech founders from Dr. Jim Olson

Seattle Children’s researcher Jim Olson has some thoughts about how to go about launching and leading a biotech startup. His… Read More

Tech Moves: Lumen taps former Microsoft exec as CEO; Seattle Children’s hires research officer

— Kate Johnson will become the new CEO of Lumen Technologies, formerly known as CenturyLink. She was also appointed president and… Read More

Seattle Children’s Research Institute launches $45M program to increase diversity in biotech

Seattle Children’s Research Institute (SCRI) will train scientists from groups historically underrepresented in biotech as part of a new $45… Read More

Life sciences news roundup: Adaptive layoffs; Seattle Children’s biotech partnership; and more

As a bear market takes a bite out of biotech stock values that had soared during the pandemic, some companies… Read More

Geek of the Week: Elizabeth Lawlor brings her lab — and hope for a cancer cure — to Seattle Children’s

A native of Vancouver, B.C., Dr. Elizabeth Lawlor is thrilled to be back in the Pacific Northwest. And she’s equally… Read More

Seattle Children’s launches into solid tumor treatments with new CAR T immunotherapy trial

Seattle Children’s Research Institute is launching a clinical trial that will examine a new kind of cancer-fighting treatment. The treatment… Read More

CIDR to merge with Seattle Children’s, creating largest pediatric infectious disease org in the US

Infectious diseases can make anyone sick, but those most at risk are almost always children and families. Despite recent advancements… Read More

Seattle Children’s aims to cure terminal brain cancer using immunotherapy with new BrainChild initiative

When Avery Berg was diagnosed with aggressive, late-stage brain cancer at just 10 years old, she fought hard to stay… Read More

Seattle Children’s launches CureWorks, a project aimed at revolutionizing cancer treatment for kids

New cancer immunotherapies could revolutionize how we treat the disease, but for many children, those treatments are far out of… Read More

Inside Seattle Children’s landmark $1B campaign to cure childhood cancer and other diseases

It’s an exciting time to be studying cures for cancer. New technology like cutting-edge immunotherapy treatments are opening doors to… Read More

New immunotherapy study aims to prevent children with leukemia from relapsing

When scientists at Seattle Children’s Research Institute began studying a new immunotherapy cancer treatment a few years ago, they found… Read More

Seattle Children’s licenses gene-editing therapy to Casebia Therapeutics and will partner on further research

The Seattle Children’s Research Institute announced Wednesday that it has licensed a new gene therapy technology to Cambridge, Mass.,-based biotech company… Read More

Study shows how tech like Fitbit and Facebook could help childhood cancer survivors stay healthy

We’re all familiar with Facebook and Fitbit — they’re convenient technologies that make our lives a bit easier. But scientists… Read More

LAUGH app helps kids find their zen — using scientific research to test effectiveness

Listen up, game developers and marketers. Catherine Mayer and Dr. Dimitri Christakis have a challenge for you. If you want… Read More

Juno Therapeutics files for IPO, a year after founding, seeking $150M for cancer breakthroughs

Juno Therapeutics, a heavily funded biotech company with a novel approach to fighting cancer, filed plans for an initial public… Read More

Sex, drugs and Facebook: Seattle Children’s social media research team takes on teen health

Dr. Megan Moreno once met a teen who went to bed every night with her smartphone tucked under her pillow… Read More

Using Facebook to predict the future, and save lives: Special meetup with Seattle Children’s Research Institute

Facebook posts often seem like throwaway items, but they can actually serve as an early warning system to identify young… Read More

Seattle Children’s cites early progress fighting cancer by reprogramming blood cells

Marking a milestone in the fight against cancer, Seattle Children’s Research Institute this afternoon reported that the first patient in… Read More

Geek of the Week: Dr. Rebecca Gardner is reprogramming blood cells to kill cancer

Dr. Rebecca Gardner and her colleagues at Seattle Children’s Research Institute are altering the body’s infection-fighting blood cells to attack… Read More