Washington Research Foundation awards $100,000 to Pacific Northwest Research Institute in honor of David J. Galas, Ph.D. The funding will support continuation of work started by Galas and Lisa Stubbs, Ph.D. to identify genetic factors influencing brain’s response to stress.
PNRI’s Dr. Aimée Dudley joins Dr. Andrea Gropman of Children’s National Hospital and Tresa Warner of the National Urea Cycle Disorders Foundation to discuss a novel genetic screening tool that offers hope to babies born with OTC deficiency, a life-threatening metabolic disorder.
Today, we warmly welcome Shirin McConaghy to PNRI’s esteemed Board of Trustees.
PNRI is excited to host our annual event this fall! Join PNRI for Bold Breakthroughs: a night of thrilling discovery and fine wine on Friday, October 20, 2023. We invite you to an evening that brings cutting-edge genetics research from our labs to the beautiful AXIS venue in Pioneer Square. “We are so excited to…
PNRI’s Metzger Lab and collaborators from across the globe recently launched a study investigating how a virus-like cancer spreads among basket cockles on the Pacific Coast and soft-shell clams on the Atlantic Coast.
Pacific Northwest Research Institute (PNRI) mourns the loss of David J. Galas, PhD who passed away on May 27, 2023, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Dr. Galas was a world-renowned expert in molecular biology and genetics whose long and distinguished career led to contributions in the fields of physics, mathematics, and biology. While his…
Every expectant parent hopes to welcome a healthy baby into the world. Unfortunately, infants with some genetic diseases appear healthy at birth, but then rapidly deteriorate—they become lethargic, stop eating, develop seizures, and may progress to coma—symptoms common to a variety of metabolic disorders
Dr. Aimée Dudley’s lab at PNRI has developed a powerful set of scientific tools that addresses a critical, unmet need in the diagnosis of patients with urea cycle disorders.
A multimillion-dollar grant enables investigators to turn the tide on transmissible cancers in shellfish on both U.S. coasts.
That holiday stress you’re feeling may have everything to do with your genes.