genetics
September 1, 2002
Diabetes discovery
Discovery of a gene that plays a major role in type 1 diabetes in rats and is present in nearly identical form in humans might shed light on the little understood processes of the thymus, a research team including University of Washington scientists announced.
Genome chief
One of the world’s most notable genome scientists, Robert H. Waterston, will become chair of the new Department of Genome Sciences at the UW School of Medicine.
June 1, 2002
Kissing cousins OK
The genetic consequences of first cousins marrying each other are not as severe as commonly thought, say UW genetics experts.
December 1, 2001
Sound solution
UW scientists, with the aid of some bird brains, may have found an answer to hearing loss: bringing dead cells back to life.
September 1, 2001
Turning off TB
UW Pathobiology Professor David Sherman announced that he was able to interrupt the function of a TB gene that allows the bacterium to go dormant.
Code control
Scientists may be solving the mystery of the human genome, but the debate is getting hotter over profit motives and the rights to the human blueprint.
March 1, 2000
Gene expert departs
Leroy Hood, chair of the Department of Molecular Biotechnology, announced he is leaving the UW to form the Institute for Systems Biology.
March 1, 1998
Deafness gene
UW Postdoctoral Fellow Eric D. Lynch successfully cloned a gene which, when mutated, causes an inherited form of deafness.
September 1, 1996
Genes unlock the mysteries of the immune system
Scientists have uncovered some powerful and surprising information about the human immune system.
Cancer detective
After discovering the gene linked to breast cancer, Mary-Claire King now is on the hunt for ways to combat the disease.
June 1, 1996
New hope for ways to reverse breast and ovarian cancers
Biologists have found the first direct evidence suggesting that the gene known to cause hereditary forms of breast and ovarian cancers can also halt—and in some cases reverse—both diseases.
December 1, 1995
‘Super mice’ illustrate the power of genetic engineering
Scientists using technology discovered at the UW and other research universities are inserting bits of DNA from a person into a pig or a mouse.
March 1, 1995
Hope against Alzheimer's
Almost half of all Americans over 85 have Alzheimer's, but hope is on the horizon as UW research begins to break its secrets.
December 1, 1992
UW lures Leroy Hood to help break the human genetic code
In a 15-year, $3-billion project, scientists are trying to map the chemical sequence of every gene in the human being, what they call the human genome.
September 1, 1990
Campaign gains
Recent grants to the UW from IBM and the Lucille P. Markey Charitable Trust brought the Campaign for Washington to $166.7 million as of June 30.
June 1, 1990
Why me, doc?
The University of Washington is home to the nation’s first concentrated research effort in the budding field of ecogenetics.