July 1, 2015
Donor Support Launches Laboratory
As a young, enthusiastic scientist, Jessica Hamerman, PhD, joined Benaroya Research Institute in 2006 ready to delve further into understanding the inflammatory response of a certain type of cell that is an early responder to infections.
June 8, 2015
Your Blood Can Advance Research
For nearly 45 years, Marcia Wollam has cared for people at Virginia Mason Hospital. Initially she served as an LPN and then she became a patient flow coordinator on the Rehabilitation Unit. But she always wanted to do more to help people.
June 1, 2015
Thirty Years of Progress
In the early 1980s, the leadership team at Virginia Mason made the important decision to establish a biomedical research center focused on immunology. Immunology at that time was an emerging field, anticipating a future era of medical applications.
May 1, 2015
ITN Completes Landmark Study
A new study recently reported in the New England Journal of Medicine demonstrates that consumption of a peanut-containing snack by infants who are at high-risk for developing peanut allergy prevents the subsequent development of allergy.
April 8, 2015
Philanthropist Ann Ramsay-Jenkins Supports Matrix Biology Program
“What she’s done for medical science, the arts and education is outright phenomenal,” says Tom Wight, PhD, Director of Benaroya Research Institute’s Matrix Biology Program. He’s talking about his grade school friend Ann Ramsay-Jenkins.
April 1, 2015
Research Champion Finds Support
Originally from Auburn, Wash., Kerri Arceo moved to Guam where she met her husband, a native of the island territory. For years she enjoyed a fulfilling life teaching religion at the St. John’s Episcopal School.
March 8, 2015
Working To Eliminate Type 1 Diabetes
In clinical trials, not all individuals respond in the same way to particular immunological therapies.
February 1, 2015
Unraveling Insulin Mystery in Diabetes
Researchers have found at the time of diagnosis with type 1 diabetes that many people continue to produce small amounts of insulin.
January 8, 2015
Discovering a Biomarker for Allergies
Scientists at BRI recently received a $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to find a unique biomarker that initiates and drives allergies.
January 1, 2015
Honoring a Friend While Funding Research
A labor of love to honor a much loved man provides funds for type 1 diabetes research at Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason (BRI). The annual David J. Fanning Memorial Golf Tournament has raised nearly $200,000 since its inception in 2011.
