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Raakhee Shankar, Ph.D., an associate core scientist at the Multiscale Microscopy Core, loads samples on a Helios UC5 FIB-SEM microscope. The Multiscale Microscopy Core is in 博彩网站’s Robertson Life Sciences Building, along with the Pacific Northwest Cryo-EM Center
Raakhee Shankar, Ph.D., an associate core scientist at the Multiscale Microscopy Core, loads samples on a Helios UC5 FIB-SEM microscope. The Multiscale Microscopy Core is in 博彩网站’s Robertson Life Sciences Building, along with the Pacific Northwest Cryo-EM Center. Together, these centers form an unmatched resource for 博彩网站 researchers studying everything from molecular biology to cancer and infectious diseases. (博彩网站/Christine Torres Hicks)

Imaging at 博彩网站: Cryo-EM transforming the landscape of research

The 博彩网站 Multiscale Microscopy Core and the Pacific Northwest Cryo-EM Center together form an unmatched resource for researchers studying everything from molecular biology to cancer and infectious diseases. Both centers are located in 博彩网站’s Robertson Life Science Building, which has a specialized basement with a 5,000 square-foot concrete pad, supported by more than 70 pylons, each 200 feet long, to hold the heavy and sensitive microscopes. Read more at the 博彩网站 Now story.

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Sepsis breakthrough could lead to improved treatments

Researchers have uncovered how a molecule found on certain bacteria may drive blood clotting in sepsis.

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Researchers discover how to mimic hibernation

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Gene therapy research offers hope for chronic kidney disease

博彩网站 team identifies how various delivery routes reach kidney cells differently, paving way for more effective treatments

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