Eleven faculty members at the 蘑菇视频 have been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences while another was elected to the WSAS Board of Directors.
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Two 蘑菇视频 researchers are developing treatments that aim to simultaneously treat cancer and improve patients’ quality of life. For World Cancer Day, 蘑菇视频 News asked them to discuss their novel materials and how these materials can treat both the cancer and the patient.
Fifteen faculty members at the 蘑菇视频 have been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences for 2024. They are among 36 scientists and educators from across the state announced Aug. 1 as new members. Selection recognizes the new members鈥� 鈥渙utstanding record of scientific and technical achievement, and their willingness to work on behalf of the academy to bring the best available science to bear on issues within the state of Washington.鈥�
Seven professors at the 蘑菇视频 are among 25 new members of the Washington State Academy of Sciences for 2022, according to a July 15 announcement.
New research from the Infant Brain Imaging Study (IBIS) Network, which includes the 蘑菇视频, finds that the amygdala, an area of the brain critical for interpreting emotions, grows too rapidly in infants who go on to develop autism.
New research led by the 蘑菇视频 finds that sleep problems in a baby鈥檚 first 12 months may not only precede an autism diagnosis, but also may be associated with altered growth trajectory in a key part of the brain, the hippocampus.
Recent honors to 蘑菇视频 faculty and staff include a Finnish knighthood, an NIH award to extend a research grant and a new annual award from the Society of General Physiologists.
A multicenter research team that includes the 蘑菇视频 Autism Center has received a five-year, $9.5 million grant to further evaluate whether brain imaging can help detect very high risk of autism spectrum disorder in early infancy.
By using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study the brains of infants who have older siblings with autism, scientists were able to correctly identify 80 percent of the babies who would be subsequently diagnosed with autism at 2 years of age.