Soens’s research in the Coon Lab explored post-translational modifications to proteins in mammalian cells.
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Research Follow-up: Preventing Fungal Infections
New research from the Hoskins and Hull Labs points to a promising new avenue for treating harmful fungal infections.
Researchers Link Mutations in RPA Protein to Cancer, Other Diseases
Researchers in the Lim Lab reveal that dysfunction in a protein essential to maintaining stability in our chromosomes may be responsible for serious diseases.
Andrea Putnam Awarded 2025 Packard Fellowship
Putnam’s research focuses on how RNA and proteins organize into specialized structures within cells called germ granules that help orchestrate gene expression during development.
UW Researchers Uncover Possible New Treatment to Target a Devastating Childhood Brain Cancer
The biomolecular chemistry researchers developed a new model to investigate genetic drivers of a rare but aggressive pediatric brain tumor.
IPiB Thesis Defense November 25, 2025: David Rivera-Kohr
Rivera-Kohr’s research in the Fox Lab explored biochemical mechanisms to degrade and repurpose waste products.
IPiB Thesis Defense October 10, 2025: Haley Bridge
Bridge’s research in the Weeks Lab sought to develop a tool for site-specific modification of peptides.
New Faculty Profile: Bryce LaFoya
LaFoya, who joined the faculty in August 2025, will study neural stem cells and brain regeneration.
New Faculty Profile: Hannah Wayment-Steele
Wayment-Steele, who joined the faculty in August 2025, will build and experimentally test deep learning models that better predict the dynamics and functions of biomolecules.
New Faculty Profile: Wei Wei
Wei, who joined the faculty in August 2025, will explore how what we eat impacts our health.