Media Coverage
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Media Coverage
2025
- July 15, 2025 – Seattle Magazine’s 2025 Top Doctors List: ITHS primary investigator John Amory (internal medicine) and co-PI Jodi Smith (pediatric nephrology) were included in the annual list of Seattle’s best physicians – Seattle Magazine
2024
- September 26, 2024 – PNW research institutes awarded $2.5 million in federal funds to advance health equity through research with rural primary care practices: ITHS and OHSU’s OCTRI, with their affiliated primary care practice-based research networks, will make up new northwest Research Hub – OHSU News
- June 26, 2024 – Why Doctors Want to Know If You’re Lonely: ITHS WPRN Associate Director Sebastian Tong discusses his work on primary care and social isolation on the Seattle Now podcast – KUOW
- May 24, 2024 – Ozempic Cuts Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease Complications, Study Finds: Study co-author and ITHS Co-PI Kathy Tuttle featured in profile – New York Times
- May 15, 2024 – Promoting Diversity in Alzheimer’s Research: Dr. Linda K. Ko’s work to build trust and diversity in Alzheimer’s research. – UW Health Promotion Research Center
- February 8, 2024 – Promising drug-development systems get new U.S. funding – ITHS KL2 alum a key investigator in newly-funded drug-development system – UW Medicine Newsroom
- February 8, 2024 – NIH selects Dr. Sean Mooney as director of the Center for Information Technology – ITHS Director of Biomedical Informatics to leave UW for national role – NIH News & Events
- January 30, 2024 – “Can you imagine a world where no one would die of breast cancer because of a vaccine?” – ITHS Principal Investigator Dr. Nora Disis’ work on breast cancer vaccine profiled, focus on new momentum – NBC Today Show
- January 3, 2024 – Sandra Linde recognized with Carlos De La Peña Award – Sunnyside Sun
2023
- December 18, 2024, Outsize benefit seen in trial of drug for kidney disease
- September 5, 2023 – The Progress And Future Of Breast Cancer Vaccines With Dr. Nora Disis – Breast Cancer Research Foundation Blog
- October 9, 2023 – Three UW faculty members elected to National Academy of Medicine, including ITHS Integrating Special Populations Co-Director Tumaini Coker – UW News
- September 19, 2023 – UW Professor & ITHS Expo speaker profiled for groundbreaking research on opioid-resistance vaccine – KIRO 7
- August 4, 2023 – UM lab awarded millions to study people in extreme conditions lead by Dr. Robert Coker, ITHS – NBC Montana
- May 30, 2023 – Eradicate Breast Cancer? The Hunt for a Vaccine Looks Promising – Interview with and profile of Dr. Nora Disis as she works toward developing a breast cancer vaccine – Washington Post
- May 10, 2023 – Kidney stone breakthrough procedure at UW called ‘game changer’ for patients – Clinical trials in progress now at ITHS Translational Research Unit for a procedure that might even help astronauts get to Mars
- March 13, 2023 – How cancer vaccine research is providing hope KING 5
- February 13, 2023 – Financial coaching offered through pediatricians offices could improve infant health – Interview with ITHS leader Dr. Tumaini Coker featured on All Things Considered – NPR
- January 23, 2023 – Are we on the cusp of a breast cancer vaccine? – ITHS principal investigator Dr. Nora Disis interviewed about her work toward a breast cancer vaccine dubbed “a medical moonshot 100 years in the making.” – Seattle Met
2022
- November 21, 2022 – ITHS 2019 Pilot awardee Dr. Kemi Doll interviewed by PBS NewsHour regarding uterine cancer risks – PBS NewsHour
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October 22, 2022 Breast cancer vaccine safely generates anti-tumor immunity An experimental vaccine against breast cancer safely generated a strong immune response to a key tumor protein, researchers from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle report in a paper published by the journal –JAMA Oncology, lead author Dr. Mary “Nora” L. Disis, ITHS Principal Investigator and director of the Cancer Vaccine Institute.
- October 20, 2022 – Life sciences entrepreneurs offer advice on launching and building startups – Geekwire
- October 14, 2022 – UW cancer researcher tells us, ‘it’s been a ride.’ She’s hopeful about cancer vaccine prospects – KUOW
- October 10, 2022 – ITHS Principal Investigator Nora Disis discusses her work on cancer vaccines – New York Times
- September 16, 2022 – ITHS Executive Director Tong Sun on the new Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) – The Conversation
- May 25, 2022 – Longtime UW science leader Nora Disis on gender inequity, translational research, and more – Geekwire
2019
- May 23, 2019 – VIDEO: Male birth control: Seattle couple opens up about gel study – Kiro 7
- February 13, 2019 – AUDIO: The Aging Physician: Should Doctors Be Forced to Retire? – Business Radio
- February 11, 2019 – Precigen Announces Clearance of IND to Initiate Phase 1 Study for First-in-Class PRGN-3005 UltraCAR-T™ to Treat Advanced Stage Platinum Resistant Ovarian Cancer Patients – Ciston PR Newswire
- February 1, 2019 – VIDEO: Mom voices concerns during Washington measles outbreak – K5 News
2018
- September 19, 2018 – Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong – Huffington Post
- August 31, 2018 – Unconscious bias plays role in ovarian cancer screenings – UW Medicine Newsroom
- July 6, 2018 – VIDEO: Seattle seniors choosing cannabis over opioids for pain – K5 News
- June 19, 2018 – A pocket-size research revolution – University of Washington
- May 25, 2018 – VIDEO: Vaccines to End Cancer – KCTS News, PBS
- May 3, 2018 – VIDEO: How a male contraceptive pill could work – TEDMED
- April 25, 2018 – VIDEO: UW Medicine working to develop new breast cancer vaccine – KIRO 7 News
- April 20, 2018 – Ethicists Call for More Scrutiny of ‘Human-Challenge’ Trials – New York Times
- April 20, 2018 – Deok-Ho Kim and team awarded human frontier science program research grant – UW Dpt of Bioengineering
- April 18, 2018 – Study explores crash risk among older drivers – UW Medicine Newsroom
- April 12, 2018 – Clinical trials’ ethical liability: risk to non-participants – UW Medicine Newsroom
- April 12, 2018 – A new, personalized vaccine is targeting the deadliest cancers in America – CNBC
- April 11, 2018 – NIH director Dr. Francis Collins used the Kidney Research Institute’s kidney-on-a-chip during a speech to Congress last week to demonstrate the value of biomedical research. Watch the video.
- March 21, 2018 – Breast cancer vaccine is being tested at University of Washington – KIRO Radio
- March 15, 2018 – With new ‘shuffling’ trick, researchers can measure gene activity in single cells – UW News
- February 26, 2018 – New vaccine could keep breast cancer from coming back – The Daily at the University of Washington
- February 19, 2018 – Are cancer vaccines the future of treatment? – Global News
- February 2, 2018 – Test vaccine aimed at breast-cancer’s recurrence – UW Medicine Newsroom
- January 16, 2018 – Meet the Rheumatologist: Rheumatoid Arthritis – HealthGrades.com
2017
- November 27, 2017 – U.S. children with CF now have better nutrition and lung function than Canadian counterparts – UW Medicine News Release
- November 14, 2017 – Michael G. Kurilla Joins NCATS as Clinical Innovation Director – National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
- October 2, 2017 – Killing Cancer – Inlander
- September 14, 2017 – UW Researcher Talks Cancer Vaccines – Spokane Public Radio
- August 27, 2017 – Here’s where we’re at with the male birth control pill – Business Insider
- August 15, 2017 – The tragic Charlie Gard case and what we can learn from it – The Seattle Times
- August 3, 2017 – Why We Can’t Have the Male Pill – Bloomberg Businessweek
- August 1, 2017 – Yes, sperm counts may be dropping, but it’s not time to panic yet – The Verge
- July 10, 2017 – UW scientists to launch kidney cells into space to accelerate research process – Q13 Fox
- July 7, 2017 – Personalized vaccines could help the immune system fight cancer – Popular Science
- July 6, 2017 – Rising doctors: Inspired to instruct – Spokane Journal of Business
- June 13, 2017 – How astronauts are keeping you healthy from 250 miles up – CNN
- March 29, 2017 – As Central District gets whiter, new barriers to health care – Kuow
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January 9, 2017 – A video game designed to treat depression, and it works – My Northwest
- January 5, 2017 – Dealing with Depression? Science Says This Video Game Could Treat It – Reader’s Digest
- January 3, 2017 – Gaming Your Brian to Treat Depression – Science Daily
- January 3, 2017 – Game your brain to treat depression, studies suggest – UW Health Sciences NewsBeat
2016
- October 2016 – Team Science, Translated – UW Medicine
- August 9, 2016 – U.S. diabetic kidney disease rate unchaged – NewsBeat
- April 1, 2016 – A secret to healthy aging might be found in the chorus – NewsBeat
- January 29, 2016 – What compels parents to act on signs of kids’ tooth decay? – NewsBeat
- January 29, 2016 – University of Washington Researcher Addresses Infant Feeding Challenges – Association for Clinical and Translational Science
- January 12, 2016 – Move it along: Ultrasound to rid kidney stones sans surgery – NewsBeat
2015
- December 7, 2015 – Steps toward greater awareness of Parkinson’s symptoms – NewsBeat
- September 23, 2015 – ‘NIFTY’ cup could be lifesaver for high-risk babies – KING 5
- August 25, 2015 – UW-led team to develop innovative HIV treatment lasting at least 7 days – University of Washington School of Pharmacy
- June 8, 2015 – UW Researcher Selected as a ‘Rising Star’ – University of Wyoming News
- May 28, 2015 – Idaho State University’s Hevener and Tavernier named to WWAMI’s Rising Star program – Idaho State University
- May 27, 2015 – 12 scientists kick off effort to boost grant-funding savvy – NewsBeat
- April 22, 2015 – No sign of heart muscle repair after stem cell injections – NewsBeat
- April 17, 2015 – Life-Saving Blood-Clotting Polymer – UWTV
- April 15, 2015 – Depression Plus Diabetes May Boost Dementia Risk – HealthDay
- March 12, 2015 – UW researchers develop injectable polymer to prevent severe blood loss – Puget Sound Business Journal
- March 11, 2015 – UW researchers develop polymer to stop bleeding – KIRO 7
- March 11, 2015 – UW research: Injectable polymer could save bleeding patients – KING 5
- March 11, 2015 – PolySTAT: Injection that stops bleeding has potential to save soldiers on battlefield – International Business Times
- March 10, 2015 – An injectable UW polymer could keep soldiers, trauma patients from bleeding to death – UW Today
- March 5, 2015 – Injectable Goo Developed In Seattle Could Help Stop Trauma Patients From Bleeding To Death – KPLU News for Seattle
2014
- September 9, 2014 – University of Washington biotech start-up to develop game-changing cancer therapies – Medical Xpress
- January 22, 2014 – UW Chemistry Professor Seeks Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis Tool – University of Wyoming News
2013
- December 6, 2013 – WSU’s $80M Pharma and Biomed Building to Emphasize PGx, Expand Omics Capacity – GenomeWeb Daily News
- September 5, 2013 – Local research groups team up in new way on life-saving blood device – Puget Sound Business Journal
2012
- July 23, 2012 – $65M grant aims to help turn UW health research into applications – Puget Sound Business Journal
- July 22, 2012 – $65M federal grant helps UW turn lab research into products – The Seattle Times
2010
- March 23, 2010 – Great potential in meshing state’s life-sciences, global-health riches – The Seattle Times
2009
- August 9, 2009 – University of Washington-based institute wins $2M to get more medical research into real world – Puget Sound Business Journal
2008
- September 30, 2008 – IT at work on clinical research at Seattle university, hospital – Healthcare IT News
2007
- October 11, 2007 – NIH funds UW Institute of Translational Health Sciences – UW Today