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Introducing the Srivatsan Lab
We are excited to announce a new partnership: the Srivatsan Lab has been named an Affiliate Lab of the Institute for Protein Design. Under the leadership of Sanjay Srivatsan, PhD, the Srivatsan Lab at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center will focus on developing new sequencing technologies to understand how life’s various components assemble. This includes…
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Lynda Stuart Joins CEPI’s Scientific Advisory Committee
The Institute for Protein Design is proud to announce that our Executive Director, Lynda Stuart, has been appointed to the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI). CEPI, a key player in global health initiatives, has expanded its SAC with nine new experts, including Lynda, to steer its innovative endeavors…
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Results from our summit on responsible AI
Convened on October 25, the meeting explored how to responsibly develop software for creating new proteins. The event included leading academics from around the world and representatives from several industry, philanthropic, and government organizations.
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Introducing All-Atom versions of RoseTTAFold and RFdiffusion
Recent deep-learning breakthroughs allow us to look beyond just amino acids, expanding the types of proteins that can be modeled and designed using RoseTTAFold and RFdiffusion.
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NPR: “Scientists are using AI to speed up discoveries”
NPR senior editor and correspondent Geoff Blumfiel recently visited our labs as part of his coverage of how artificial intelligence is accelerating scientific research.
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Derrick Hicks receives WRF translational funding
The $250,000 grant will enable Hicks and colleagues to compare novel technology with established approaches to treating a range of cancers.
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High Schoolers Try Protein Design at UW’s Summer STEM Camp
Science and technology are shaping our world, making it crucial to connect with young minds. That’s why a team from the Institute for Protein Design (IPD) recently spent a day with 60 high school students as part of the University of Washington’s STEM camp at W.F. West High School in Chehalis, Washington. Here’s a glimpse…
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Designing Better Flu Shots: NIH Highlights King Lab’s Progress on Universal Vaccines
In a quest to thwart future pandemics, the King Lab has made significant strides toward the development of universal vaccines, as recently noted by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Traditional vaccines, while crucial, can only target specific strains of a disease. Universal vaccines, on the other hand, are meant to train the immune system…
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Nature: “AI tools are designing entirely new proteins that could transform medicine”
RFdiffusion was published in Nature this week. The journal reports on how it and other generative algorithms are being used to create custom biomolecules in seconds.
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David Baker receives Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Spain
From the BBVA Foundation: From El Mundo: Vaccines against the coronavirus or malaria, drugs against cancer without side effects… With artificial intelligence as an ally, the biochemist from the University of Washington, winner of the Fronteras FBBVA award, develops proteins on demand to create solutions to medical and environmental problems Lea la historia completa en…
