New high-tech lab at Fred Hutch creates 3D maps of proteins to aid therapeutics and vaccine research
April 24, 2021 at 12:10 am
Assistant Professor Melody Campbell prepares a sample in the Shared Resources Cryo-EM Lab at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. (Fred Hutch Photo)
Dr. Melody Campbell was an undergraduate student when she first noticed the beauty and power of cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM), a technique that uses extreme temperatures and an electron microscope to create 3D maps of proteins.
The image was stunning, and Campbell decided in that moment to focus her career on the revolutionary technique.
“I’m a visual person,” said Campbell, now an assistant professor in the Basic Sciences Division at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. “You can learn so much about proteins by looking at them.”
New COVID-19 prediction models forecast a potential fourth wave and how to minimize it
February 23, 2021 at 12:00 pm
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In a bootcamp that launched in January, University of Washington School of Nursing students train other UW students and faculty who hope to help in COVID-19 vaccinations. (Kiyomi Taguchi / University of Washington Photo)
Let’s start with the good news. The number of new COVID-19 cases in the greater Seattle area, Washington state and the national level have all been declining since early January, showing a recovery from what’s known as the third wave of infections.