April 07, 2022 | by BBI Communications
'The evolution has been remarkably fast so far'
Read MoreMarch 28, 2022 | by Sarah Cobey, Jesse Bloom and Tyler Starr, and Nathaniel Lash
NOTE: BBI’s Dr. Jesse Bloom and his lab colleague Dr. Tyler Starr are two of the four co-authors on this op-ed published March 28 in The New York Times. To observe the compelling accompanying graphics, please click here.
Read MoreMarch 30, 2022 | by BBI Communications
BBI is sponsoring a “Viruses and Vaccines Seminar Series.”
Read MoreJanuary 24, 2022 | by BBI Communications
Storylines: Bloomberg Businessweek documentary examines Seattle Flu Study with BBI’s Drs. Lea Starita and Trevor Bedford
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2022 | by BBI Communications
Public health policy makers cannot move on unless and until a sustainable surveillance system is in place
Read MoreSeptember 14, 2020 | by BBI Communications
The Husky Coronavirus Testing program is powered by the Seattle Flu Study – the group that was the first to report community spread of COVID-19 in the United States.
Read MoreApril 19, 2021 | by BBI COMMUNICATIONS
BBI’s Scientific Director Dr. Jay Shendure and Principal Investigator Dr. Helen Chu briefed Washington Governor Jay Inslee on Friday (April 16th) on the institute’s work regarding the Seattle Flu Study, progress on studying COVID-19 transmission and variants, and other issues.
Read MoreAugust 19, 2021 | by By Paige Cornwell, Seattle Times staff reporter
The Greater Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network has sent out twice the usual number of its home-based test kits, which are used to track the spread of COVID-19 in the region, said Dr. Lea Starita
Read MoreMay 28, 2021 | by BBI Communications
Old protocol ‘required instruments that cost as much as my condo and required pretty specialized training to run,’ research coordinator says.
Read MoreMarch 11, 2021 | by CBS News
BBI's Dr. Helen Chu is the only researcher interviewed for this story on CBS News: This Morning
Read MoreOctober 18, 2018 | by Sabin Russell, Fred Hutch News Service
The effort to pick new vaccines to block ever-evolving flu viruses requires both science and serendipity.
Read MoreMay 05, 2020 | by BBI Communications
The number of COVID-19 infections in King County has been on the decline since the end of March, according to two recent reports from the Bellevue-based Institute for Disease Modeling (IDM) and the Greater Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network (SCAN).
Read MoreFebruary 21, 2021 | by BBI Communications
Students, teachers, and staff in Snohomish School District schools will be participating in a COVID-19 testing project with researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine to gain new insights into the transmission of the virus in schools and classrooms.
Read MoreMarch 23, 2020 | by BBI Communications
SCAN works in partnership with Public Health – Seattle & King County to help public health leaders respond to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Read MoreSeptember 01, 2020 | by BY ELEANOR LICATA | PHOTOS BY DENNIS WISE
February 2020 might seem a lifetime ago, but that’s when UW Medicine researchers were the first to report community spread of the novel coronavirus in the United States.
Read MoreMay 11, 2021 | by Maggie Koerth, Sinduja Srinivasan and Anna Rothschild
BBI's Dr. Helen Chu provides insights on the effects of COVID-19 on children.
Read MoreJuly 23, 2020 | by Benjamin Cassidy, Seattle Met magazine
Collaboration, serendipity, and a whole lot of brainpower
Read MoreJuly 14, 2020 | by Brotman Baty Communications
At the end of 2019, Chinese health officials confirmed they were treating dozens of pneumonia cases with an unknown cause. It was a new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. UW Medicine researchers and clinicians prepared as cases began to spread across the globe.
Read MoreJanuary 15, 2021 | by BBI Communications
Dr. Chu led the team that discovered first COVID-19 case of community spread in the United States.
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