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News coverage of recent work:
Media contact: Dean R. Owen; dean1227@uw.edu; (+1) 253-906-8645
August 12, 2026 | by BBI Communications
The paper, “needLR: long read structural variant annotation with population-scale frequency estimation,” discusses filtering and prioritization of pathogenic structural variants using data from the 1,000 Genomes Project.
Read MoreAugust 07, 2026 | by BBI Communications
Chun is one of eight SeaBridge fellows incorporating Seattle Hub’s cell and genome programming technologies into their individual research projects in laboratories at the UW or Fred Hutch Cancer Center.
Read MoreJuly 28, 2026 | by BBI Communications
‘That kind of firsthand exposure is exactly what turns a passing interest into a lasting one’
Read MoreJuly 09, 2026 | by BBI Communications
'She is curious, asks sharp questions, and is incredibly thorough in her scientific thinking’
Read MoreJuly 02, 2026 | by BBI Communications
BBI’s Drs. Lea Starita and Doug Fowler are co-corresponding authors on “A Scalable Approach to Resolving Variants of Uncertain Significance,” a preprint available on bioRxiv.
Read MoreJune 23, 2026 | by BBI Communications
Conference will be June 23 – 25 2027 in Seattle, where the first symposium was held in 2017
Read MoreJune 18, 2026 | by BBI Communications
“I’ve only been here a year, but I love and believe in the cultural mantra that ‘We all rise together.’”
Read MoreJune 15, 2026 | by BBI Communications
‘There were underlying questions I had that the physicians could not answer’
Read MoreJune 09, 2026 | by Ben Mallory
"This adds an entirely new layer of information to plasmid-based reporter assays"
Read MoreJune 04, 2026 | by Sudarshan Pinglay
'It’s time for synthetic biologists, ethicists. and others to revisit a genome-scale project.'
Read MoreMay 27, 2026 | by BBI Communications
“Lucas is very determined. He’s very imaginative. He thinks in first principles."
Read MoreMay 18, 2026 | by BBI Communications
‘A period of growth and development important for careers’
Read MoreMay 01, 2026 | by UW Medicine
Scientists at BBI are expanding what is possible by using artificial intelligence and machine learning to understand disease and create genes that are not found in nature.
Read MoreApril 27, 2026 | by BBI Communications
‘Nearly five years of consistent programming, a growing global community, and an enduring commitment to open science’
Read MoreApril 24, 2026 | by BBI Communications
BBI's Riddhiman Garge discusses the new paper, “The proteomic landscape and temporal dynamics of human and mouse gastruloid development,” its findings and implications for future research.
Read MoreApril 21, 2026 | by BBI Communications
'The path ahead may not always be clear.... Whatever happens, I know a big part of my future will be engaging with people.'
Read MoreApril 08, 2026 | by BBI Communications
“Accelerate discovery at the intersection of biology and technology through collaboration and knowledge exchange”
Read MoreApril 07, 2026 | by BBI Communications
"Any time is the best time to be in this field."
Read MoreApril 01, 2026 | by BBI Communications
Lorenzo Vaccaro, a postdoctoral researcher at the Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, offers observations and insights about the conference.
Read MoreMarch 30, 2026 | by BBI Communications
Pinglay explains the paper’s thesis, some of its key points, and distinguishes between the well-established practice of “genome editing” and the emerging practice of “genome writing.”
Read MoreMarch 25, 2026 | by BBI Communications
‘Success is the widespread integration of MAVE evidence to reduce the rate of VUS’
Read MoreMarch 24, 2026 | by BBI Communications
“The In Vivo Team, as well as all of us at Seattle Hub, are focused on turning science fiction into reality.” Jesse Gray, Ph.D., Executive Director of Strategy and Platform, Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology
Read MoreMarch 16, 2026 | by BBI Communications
'Pankhuri has stood out as a leader since she first rotated with our team as a genetic counselor trainee…'
Read MoreMarch 02, 2026 | by BBI Communications
“Oftentimes, on a scientific project, you’re building off of what other people have developed. But a lot of this work has never been done before. And, that makes it exciting.”
Read MoreFebruary 27, 2026 | by BBI Communications
Miller explains new streamlined method for sequencing blood and tissue samples
Read MoreFebruary 26, 2026 | by BBI Communications
Thompson is one of the featured presenters at the Ninth Annual Mutational Scanning Symposium, March 25 through 27 in Melbourne, Australia
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2026 | by BBI Communications
‘A fountain of creative and impactful ideas’
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2026 | by BBI Communications
“A testament to the power of collaboration, curiosity, and innovation in advancing variant effect research.”
Read MoreJanuary 22, 2026 | by BBI Communications
‘An exceptional opportunity for early career scientists’
Read MoreJanuary 20, 2026 | by BBI Communications
Professor Yang Jianrong, a researcher and professor at with Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China, is a confirmed speaker at the upcoming Ninth Annual Mutational Scanning Symposium, March 25-27, in Melbourne, Australia.
Read MoreJanuary 15, 2026 | by BBI Communications
'As biologists, we’re still very much transitioning from understanding biology to engineering it'
Read MoreDecember 23, 2025 | by BBI Communications
It’s been an eventful year for the Brotman Baty Institute. Here are several exceptional events and peer-reviewed papers from 2025.
Read MoreDecember 16, 2025 | by BBI Communications
BBI’s Ivan Woo, a member of the Starita Lab, is the first author on a new preprint paper contributing to the understanding of how changes in the BARD1 gene affect cancer risk
Read MoreDecember 03, 2025 | by BBI Communications
‘He’s not only delivered technically, but he’s also translated those advances to illuminate the genetic basis of rare disease’
Read MoreNovember 24, 2025 | by BBI Communications
‘Building cellular technologies to record and capture live data from millions of cells as those cells change and respond to their environments’
Read MoreNovember 12, 2025 | by BBI Communications
‘Long-read sequencing has ushered in new diagnostic opportunities in rare diseases’
Read MoreNovember 10, 2025 | by BBI Communications
'We aim to strike a balance between theoretical, computational, and experimental approaches to ensure comprehensive coverage of the field.'
Read MoreNovember 05, 2025 | by BBI Communications
Marazzano Colón admits he has taken an “interdisciplinary path” to become a computational biologist in the lab of BBI's Cole Trapnell, Ph.D.
Read MoreOctober 17, 2025 | by BBI Communications
‘There has been such a growing trajectory in this field; there is no other meeting like this one.’
Read MoreOctober 01, 2025 | by BBI Communications
'This conference has become a cornerstone event helping to lead the academic study and clinical application of genomics.'
Read MoreSeptember 30, 2025 | by BBI Communications
“It’s exciting to see the scale of it all.”
Read MoreSeptember 24, 2025 | by BBI Communications
Sophie Kogut, a graduate student in the Blanco-Melo lab at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, and F. Kumara Mastrorosa, Ph.D., a Post-doctoral Scholar, in the Eichler Lab at the UW, offer insights
Read MoreSeptember 02, 2025 | by BBI Communications
Subsequent work represents ‘the next frontier of variants effect modeling’
Read MoreAugust 29, 2025 | by BBI Communications
The working group is taking on a task much-needed and long and overdue.
Read MoreAugust 27, 2025 | by BBI Communications
'The momentum for wider use of long-read sequencing and collaboration among researchers and clinicians is growing in the Puget Sound.' Danny Miller, M.D., Ph.D.
Read MoreAugust 25, 2025 | by BBI Communications
Ivan Woo is committed to educating, training, and mentoring the next generation of scientists. He is only 22 years old.
Read MoreAugust 04, 2025 | by BBI Communications
"The summer intern networking panel is my favorite BBI event every year," says BBI's Lea Starita.
Read MoreJuly 30, 2025 | by BBI Communications
In the Starita Lab, her projects involve applying chemotherapy treatments to increase the sensitivity of the Saturation Genome Editing assay
Read MoreJuly 29, 2025 | by BBI Communications
Findings highlight how the burden of variants of uncertain significance falls unevenly on patients
Read MoreJuly 23, 2025 | by BBI Communications
“Once you leave bench science, you’re not going back. For me it was a great choice.”
Read MoreJune 26, 2025 | by BBI Communications
‘Hardest part is just sticking with it and being adaptable’
Read MoreJune 24, 2025 | by BBI Communications
‘I see science as physical craftsmanship… it’s a finely choreographed motion’
Read MoreJune 17, 2025 | by BBI Communications
New survey among genetics professionals indicates a strong demand for a comprehensive database with standardized metrics to support using functional evidence in clinical variant interpretation
Read MoreJune 11, 2025 | by BBI Communications
‘Leading Seattle forward as the epicenter of synthetic biology’
Read MoreJune 09, 2025 | by BBI Communications
BBI’s Shawn Fayer and Noelia Ferruz Capapey, a Group Leader at the Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona, reflect on the 8th annual Mutational Scanning Symposium.
Read MoreMay 30, 2025 | by BBI Communications
‘Field of VEPs has grown rapidly, without clear standards’
Read MoreMay 28, 2025 | by BBI Communications
SASC plans its fifth quarterly meeting
Read MoreMay 15, 2025 | by BBI Communications
‘She isn't satisfied with a superficial or inexplicable result, one of the hallmarks of a successful scientist’
Read MoreMay 12, 2025 | by BBI Communications
The award recognizes an employee who “has made an outstanding achievement or provides ongoing excellence through effective collaboration.”
Read MoreApril 30, 2025 | by BBI Communications
‘Useful for diagnoses, family planning, and to test other relatives at risk’
Read MoreApril 16, 2025 | by BBI Communications
Fifth grade teacher ‘allowed me to establish a life-long knack and passion for STEM’
Read MoreApril 10, 2025 | by BBI Communications
‘The science in the field of genetic variants is moving really fast and the Mutational Scanning Symposium offers great opportunities to stay connected with other institutions and colleagues at its forefront.’
Read MoreApril 07, 2025 | by BBI VCommunications
Kresten Lindorff-Larsen, one of the speakers at the 2025 Mutational Scanning Symposium, discusses his upcoming presentation and his background.
Read MoreMarch 25, 2025 | by Excerpted from Nature Reviews Genetics
‘Further our understanding of cell decisions over time, given their cellular ancestry and past cell trajectories, and in response to external signals and spatial context’
Read MoreMarch 20, 2025 | by BBI Communications
As a teenager, Hina Iftikhar set her sights on practicing medicine in her home country of Pakistan. But her father, a physician, was convinced she could “do much more interesting things in life than become a doctor.”
Read MoreMarch 17, 2025 | by BBI Communications
‘We were able to precisely resolve the genetic and molecular basis of (the individual patient’s) condition, thereby providing both her family and care team with answers to help support her moving forward.’
Read MoreMarch 06, 2025 | by Washington Research Foundation
Five-year grant, one of the largest in the foundation's history, will support groundbreaking work by Brotman Baty Institute and the Allen Institute
Read MoreFebruary 26, 2025 | by BBI Communications
‘Unique blend of creativity, technical mastery, and unwavering enthusiasm’
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2025 | by GeneDX Communications
New study reveals widespread use of rapid genome sequencing demonstrates more critically ill infants should be tested to reduce missed genetic conditions and promote equitable care for infants at their most critical stage
Read MoreFebruary 21, 2025 | by BBI Communications
The Atlas of Variant Effects Alliance has chosen “gratitude” as the theme for its 2024 Annual Report and for good reason.
Read MoreFebruary 20, 2025 | by BBI Communications
Dr. David Adams, founding member of the Atlas of Variant Effects Alliance, will be a featured speaker at the Eighth Annual 2025 Mutational Scanning Symposium, May 21 to 23, in Barcelona
Read MoreFebruary 13, 2025 | by Matt Fitzsimons, UW Medicine
Accelerating discoveries: UW Medicine and the Brotman Baty Institute lead a worldwide effort; Scientists are on track to map 1,000 genes by 2030; and Patients and families are already seeing benefits.
Read MoreFebruary 12, 2025 | by BBI Communications
Dr. Pinglay and UW Genome Sciences researchers recently published, “Multiplex generation and single cell analysis of structural variants in mammalian genomes” in the journal Science. That study, in tandem with another paper by the Wellcome Sanger Institute, advance the study of structural variants.
Read MoreJanuary 28, 2025 | by BB Communications
A 25-plus-year career in science and operations management bookended by fascinating start-ups
Read MoreJanuary 27, 2025 | by BBI Communications
‘Hopeful our work will enable not just us – but researchers everywhere – in a few years to readily obtain synthetic DNA’
Read MoreJanuary 24, 2025 | by BBI Communications
Register now for the 8th Annual Mutational Scanning Symposium, May 21st through 23rd in Barcelona: “Mapping and Modeling Variant Effects at Scale.”
Read MoreJanuary 07, 2025 | by BBI Communications
‘Animals represent an important potential for human pathogens'
Read MoreJanuary 07, 2025 | by BBI Communications
The start of a new year offers the opportunity to explore organizational highlights over the previous 12 months. Here are several exceptional events and peer-reviewed papers from 2024.
Read MoreJanuary 06, 2025 | by BBI Communications
‘Critical step toward CZI’s mission to cure, prevent, or manage diseases by end of 21st Century’
Read MoreJanuary 06, 2025 | by BBI Communications
There are about 8.2 billion people in the world and each one has their own set of common and rare genetic variants. Moreover, environmental exposures determine each person’s risk of disease and potential prognosis.
Read MoreDecember 04, 2024 | by BBI Communications
‘Bringing together the best of large-scale science and philanthropy’
Read MoreDecember 03, 2024 | by BBI Communications
Nikhita Damaraju works in the family business.
Read MoreDecember 02, 2024 | by BBI Communications
Three BBI scientists - Riza Daza, Jay Shendure, and Cole Trapnell - have been recognized as “Highly Cited Researchers”
Read MoreNovember 05, 2024 | by BBI Communications
A dozen experts on subjects, ranging from computational biology to bioengineering to AI, have been confirmed for the Eighth Annual Mutational Scanning Symposium, May 21st through 23rd in Barcelona, Spain.
Read MoreNovember 01, 2024 | by BBI Communcations
[Editor’s note: BBI’s Danny Miller, M.D., Ph.D., hosted the second and now annual Long Read Sequencing Symposium on October 28th at the Seattle Children’s Research Institute. The event was hosted by PacBio. Here, Miller shares his observations on the symposium.]
Read MoreOctober 28, 2024 | by BBI Communications
“By building something new, we can have a deeper understanding of how that new creation functions.” Nobuhiko Hamazaki
Read MoreOctober 23, 2024 | by BBI Communications
‘Writing music is similar to writing a research paper’
Read MoreOctober 21, 2024 | by BBI Communications
‘Tight integration of AI and experiments needed to optimize allocation of resources and deliver high-quality variant effect information’
Read MoreOctober 17, 2024 | by BBI Communications
The 8th annual Mutational Scanning Symposium will be held in Barcelona, Spain, May 21-23, at the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park
Read MoreOctober 01, 2024 | by BBI Communications
'I’m not really an East Coast person. It’s more laid back here in Seattle. People are friendlier, and there’s the beautiful natural environment – the water, the mountains.'
Read MoreSeptember 30, 2024 | by BBI Communications
[NOTE: Dr. Furlan, M.D. is a physician at Seattle Children's, an assistant professor in the Clinical Research Division at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, is scheduled to present at the BBI-sponsored Long-Read Sequencing Symposium on October 28th at the Seattle Children’s Research Institute.]
Read MoreSeptember 30, 2024 | by BBI Communications
[NOTE: Dr. Wei, Ph.D., is the Director of the Northwest Genomics Center and a Professor of Genome Sciences at the UW. She is scheduled to present at the BBI-sponsored Long-Read Sequencing Symposium on October 28th at the Seattle Children’s Research Institute.]
Read MoreSeptember 19, 2024 | by BBI Communications
Symposium on advancing cancer vaccines will convene 'national leaders in vaccine design and expert immune-oncologists'
Read MoreSeptember 06, 2024 | by BBI Communications
Seeking ‘dynamic young people who are willing to dream big’ for his work at the Hutch
Read MoreSeptember 04, 2024 | by BBI Communications
‘Output from these AI models requires careful calibration before it can be used in clinical genetics…. Data must be tested against control variants and adjusted as needed.’
Read MoreSeptember 04, 2024 | by BBI Communications
Deadline to submit abstracts is rapidly approaching – 5 pm on September 27th
Read MoreSeptember 04, 2024 | by BBI Communications
Fostering belonging and unity among Puget Sound area researchers working in single cell genomics
Read MoreDecember 07, 2023 | by UW Medicine
‘Potential to transform how scientists study the role of cells and genes in human health by providing unprecedented clarity into how biological events unfold over time’
Read MoreMarch 01, 2023 | by BBI Communications
The paper’s authors “generated a 4.2 million cell (combined) transcriptomic and epigenomic atlas across the brain of the rhesus macaque, the most widely used nonhuman primate model organism for studies of human perception, cognition, aging, and neurological disease.
Read MoreJuly 17, 2021 | by Keith Eldridge, KOMO-TV News
This story briefly explains Dr. Shirts' hereditary cancer study, ConnectMyVariant
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