April 1, 2020
How BRI is Fighting COVID-19
s the coronavirus and COVID-19 turn the world upside down, it’s an unprecedented time filled with challenges that BRI is ready for. We thrive on investigating the toughest medical questions.
March 30, 2020
New Gut Immunity Program Takes on IBD, COVID-19 and More
Most people don’t spend much time thinking about their gut. They know it starts at their mouth and ends at their rectum — and they hope it stays in working order. They might even know it includes the gut microbiome, millions of bacteria in your large intestine.
March 27, 2020
How A BRI Nurse Is Helping Type 1 Diabetes Patients — and Her Family — Cope With COVID-19
In February, Dana VanBuecken, ARNP, was living her normal life as a clinical research nurse and mother of four who lives with type 1 diabetes (T1D).
February 25, 2020
Meet a Principal Investigator: Oliver "Ollie" Harrison
Ollie Harrison's lab’s research focuses on understanding how microbes like bacteria interact with the body — on the skin and in the intestinal tract. His goal is to understand how the immune system interacts with bacteria in the body and how this response can go wrong in disease.
December 18, 2019
Take Care: Five Ways to Boost Mental Wellness During the Holidays and After
The holidays are a stressful time for anyone, but they can be especially stressful when you have an autoimmune disease. You may be on the hunt for the perfect gift, preparing elaborate meals, hosting extended family, and — oh no! — you completely forgot about that holiday party this weekend.
December 10, 2019
Help BRI Fight Disease
We recently kicked off a potentially game-changing partnership with the new Allen Institute for Immunology. Fueled by a $125 million gift from the late Paul G. Allen, this partnership aims to learn more about how the immune system works from health to disease.
December 10, 2019
Another Landmark T1D Discovery
When some people are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D), the disease progresses so quickly that their pancreas stops making insulin within a year. For others, the process is slower and this can make their T1D easier to manage. But what if we could identify these fast progressors early, and ma
December 10, 2019
A Quest to Cure Rheumatoid Arthritis
In April 2017, Steve Gordon and his daughter, Callie Triller, hiked to Machu Picchu in Peru. Seven months later, Steve started experiencing severe joint pain and learned he had rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
December 10, 2019
How Immunotherapy Holds Clues to Autoimmunity
Immunotherapy is one of the biggest medical breakthroughs in decades: It can cure some cancers by telling the immune system to find and kill cancer cells.
December 9, 2019
Join the Sound Life Project: A Study of Healthy Immune Systems
BRI is inviting Seattle-area adults to participate in the Sound Life Project, a groundbreaking research study to build a baseline of knowledge over time about the human immune system to better understand disease.
