Profiles

February 9, 2023

The heart gets all the attention, but the brain plays a big role in creating feelings of attraction and other emotions, a neuroscientists says.

October 5, 2022

Nephrology fellow Justin Bullock has managed bipolar disorder and depression in part by sharing his story and listening to others.

September 2, 2022

Dr. Jamie Wright, diagnosed with hydrocephalus as an infant, begins her second year as a UW Medicine neurology resident.

December 30, 2021

Dr. Nickerson was a leading figure in applying genomic sequencing to advance precision medicine for diverse populations. 

August 31, 2021

Fischer shared the 1992 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with UW School of Medicine colleague Edwin Krebs for discovering a fundamental biological switch in cells.   

February 9, 2021

Polio and COVID-19 both fanned fear and uncertainty, but generated different public sentiment on control efforts.

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December 1, 2019

Jeff Richey is executive director of the air-ambulance service Airlift Northwest.

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December 1, 2019

Cynthia Hecker is CEO of UW Medical Center in Seattle. 

September 26, 2019

​At a memorial symposium for blood geneticist George Stamatoyannopoulos, speakers told how he helped set their course in research.

November 15, 2018

Her younger sister’s attitude toward cancer in 2012 became an inspiration for a resident pediatrician’s work with teenage patients.

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