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Featured Research

John Aitchison and Shuyi Ma Receive $1.3 Million Award for Host-Based Antivirals

January 2023 - The Center for Global Infectious Disease Research’s Drs. John Aitchison and Shuyi Ma, and colleagues, funded by the W. M. Keck Foundation, will explore a new approach to neutralizing viruses.

Out of Mosquitos and Into Petri Dishes: New Production Platform Accelerates Malaria Vaccine

Dec. 13, 2022 - Dr. Stefan Kappe and colleagues in the Center for Global Infectious Disease Research contributed to a new malaria vaccine manufacturing platform with biotech Sanaria.

Researchers Present Findings at American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting

Dec. 6, 2022 - Seattle Children’s cancer and blood disorder research will be well represented at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) 64th annual meeting from Dec. 10 to 13 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Anti-clotting pill may usurp current treatments in kids

Oct. 31, 2022 - Dr. Michael Portman in the Center for Integrative Brain Research and Division of Cardiology, along with an international research team, tested the safety and effectiveness of an anti-clotting pill in children.

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Invent at Seattle Children’s Postdoctoral Scholars Program

The Invent at Seattle Children’s Postdoctoral Scholars Program is an investment in training early career scientists historically underrepresented in or excluded from biotech in the development of therapeutics for childhood conditions. Learn more.

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