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Diagram showing two experimental conditions with stem cells: (A) normal state and (B) with Wnt3A protein. Colored circles represent different cell states or markers in response to culture conditions and Wnt3A treatment.

Drs. Randall Moon and Jason Berndt in March 22 edition of Science

May 10, 2013 | Categories: Announcements | Tagged: , , ,

Randall Moon, director of the UW’s Institute for Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine (ISCRM) and professor of pharmacology, and Jason Berndt, acting instructor of pharmacology, wrote a review in the […] Read More

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American Academy of Arts and Sciences selects Dr. Randall Moon as Fellow

April 29, 2013 | Categories: Announcements | Tagged: , , , ,

University of Washington faculty members Susan Eggers and Randall Moon have been elected fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The 4,000 fellows and 600 foreign honorary members of […] Read More

Gene variants that affect brain signal receptors may be one of several causes of schizophrenia symptoms

Brain cell signal network genes linked to schizophrenia risk in families

April 3, 2013 | Categories: Research | Tagged: , ,

May 14, 2013 New genetic factors that predispose to schizophrenia have been uncovered in five families with several affected relatives. The psychiatric disorder can disrupt thinking, feeling, and acting, and […] Read More

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Gene therapy may aid failing hearts

March 26, 2013 | Categories: Research | Tagged: , , , ,

March 26, 2013 The potential of gene therapy to boost heart muscle function was explored in a recent University of Washington animal study. The findings suggest that it might be […] Read More

A photo of the auditory sensory epithelium (called the organ of Corti) from an adult mouse. Hair cells (the sensory receptor cells for the ear) are labeled green by an antibody. Supporting cells are labeled red by another antibody. Cell nuclei are stained

UW researchers split hairs

February 27, 2013 | Categories: Research | Tagged: ,

The ability to hear and balance is in the roots. Both depend on hair cells, small sensory cells in the inner ear. Damage of hair cells leads to the loss […] Read More

A monitor displays human embryonic stem cells under a microscope at the South Lake Union Campus. Based on environmental conditions

Give your heart a break

December 3, 2012 | Categories: Research | Tagged: ,

UW geneticists have recently come across a discovery that can possibly help alleviate the high prevalence of heart disease, which could have profound implications in the field of medicine. Researchers, […] Read More

Dr. Daniel Miller studies the molecular basis of muscle disorders in his lab at UW Medicine South Lake Union.

Mutations in genes that modify DNA packaging result in form of muscular dystrophy

November 19, 2012 | Categories: Research | Tagged: , , ,

November 19, 2012 A recent finding by medical geneticists sheds new light on how facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy develops and how it might be treated. More commonly known as FSHD, the […] Read More

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Charles Sabine On Genetic Testing

November 8, 2012 | Categories: Research | Tagged: ,

Charles Sabine was a war correspondent with NBC for 25 years, covering conflicts all over the world — including Bosnia, Baghdad, and the Rwanda genocide. His reporting garnered him an […] Read More

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UW researchers see work as step toward regenerating human heart

August 7, 2012 | Categories: Research | Tagged: , , ,

Two University of Washington scientists, using expertise in stem cells, cardiology, pathology, cell biology and the electrophysiology of the heart, are a step closer to their holy grail: regenerating a […] Read More

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