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Lynda Stuart Joins CEPI’s Scientific Advisory Committee
We are proud to announce that our Executive Director, Lynda Stuart, MD, PhD, has been appointed to the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI). CEPI, a key player in global health initiatives, has expanded its SAC with nine new experts, including Dr. Stuart, to…
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Results from our summit on responsible AI
Convened on October 25, the meeting explored how to responsibly develop software for creating new proteins. The event included leading academics from around the world and representatives from several industry, philanthropic, and government organizations.
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Introducing All-Atom versions of RoseTTAFold and RFdiffusion
Recent deep-learning breakthroughs allow us to look beyond just amino acids, expanding the types of proteins that can be modeled and designed using RoseTTAFold and RFdiffusion.
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NPR: “Scientists are using AI to speed up discoveries”
NPR senior editor and correspondent Geoff Blumfiel recently visited our labs as part of his coverage of how artificial intelligence is accelerating scientific research.
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Derrick Hicks receives WRF translational funding
The $250,000 grant will enable Hicks and colleagues to compare novel technology with established approaches to treating a range of cancers.
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High schoolers try protein design at UW’s Summer STEM Camp
Several members of our Institute recently spent a day with 60 high school students as part of the UW’s STEM camp at W.F. West High School in Chehalis, Washington. Our goal was simple: we wanted to show students that science is more than just a subject in school—it’s a fascinating…
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NIH highlights the King Lab’s universal flu vaccine research
In a quest to thwart future pandemics, the King Lab has made significant strides toward the development of universal vaccines, as recently noted by the National Institutes of Health. Traditional vaccines—while crucial—only target certain strains of a given disease. Universal vaccines, on the other hand, are meant to train the…
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Nature: “AI tools are designing entirely new proteins that could transform medicine”
RFdiffusion was published in Nature this week. The journal reports on how it and other generative algorithms are being used to create custom biomolecules in seconds.
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David Baker receives Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Spain
From the BBVA Foundation: From El Mundo: Vaccines against the coronavirus or malaria, drugs against cancer without side effects… With artificial intelligence as an ally, the biochemist from the University of Washington, winner of the Fronteras FBBVA award, develops proteins on demand to create solutions to medical and environmental problems…
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Lynda Stuart appointed Executive Director of the Institute for Protein Design
We’re pleased to announce that Lynda Stuart, MD, PhD, will serve as Executive Director of the Institute for Protein Design starting May 1. She is an accomplished immunologist and former Deputy Director at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Dr. Lynda Stuart is a physician, scientist, and advocate for healthcare…