Recent Blog Posts
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Two Paths, One Mentor: How a PNRI Internship Helped Launch Careers in Medicine and Research
Behind every great scientist is someone who opened a door. Meet two former PNRI interns whose careers were shaped by research, mentorship, and discovery.
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Contagious Cancer Likely Crossed an Ocean, Triggering Severe Outbreak in Pacific Northwest Clams
PNRI researchers identified a severe outbreak of a rare contagious cancer in Puget Sound clams and traced its likely origins to Atlantic Coast populations.
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From Solo Notes to a Full Symphony: Revealing Hidden Genetic Causes of Disease
Like hearing a full orchestra instead of a single instrument, the Carvalho Lab’s new platform reveals genetic causes of disease that traditional methods can miss.
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Pacific Northwest Research Institute Announces Strategic Sale of First Hill Research Building
PNRI announces the strategic sale of its First Hill research building while leasing back space to continue uninterrupted scientific operations in Seattle.
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A Dudley Lab Study That’s Rewriting Genetic Assumptions
Dudley Lab’s PNAS study is rewriting genetic assumptions—showing some harmful variants can restore function together. See the coverage and read the study.
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Two Wrongs Make a Right: How Two Damaging Variants Can Restore Health
A groundbreaking PNRI study overturns long-held genetic assumptions, revealing interactions that could enable more accurate, personalized medicine for rare disorders.
Recent Media Coverage
West Coast clams are coming down with cancer
The Independent highlights PNRI research uncovering a severe outbreak of contagious cancer in Puget Sound clams and evidence the disease likely originated on the Atlantic Coast.
Contagious cancer likely crossed an ocean, triggering severe outbreak in Pacific Northwest clams
Phys.org features PNRI research showing a contagious cancer likely crossed an ocean before triggering a severe outbreak in Puget Sound soft-shell clams.
Contagious Cancer Crosses an Ocean to Devastate Puget Sound Clams
ECO Magazine reports on PNRI’s PNAS study documenting a severe contagious cancer outbreak in Puget Sound clams and a new tool to track its spread.
Contagious Cancer Poses Possible Threat to Salish Sea Clams
What if cancer, already one of the deadliest diseases known to the animal kingdom, suddenly became contagious? Among certain species it has. Now, it’s happening in the Salish Sea.
Two Harmful Variants Can Restore Protein Function
The Scientist highlights a groundbreaking study from the Dudley Lab showing that two harmful genetic variants can sometimes restore protein function—challenging long-held assumptions in genetics.
Scientists Discovered That Two Genetic ‘Wrongs’ Could Make a Genetic ‘Right’
Popular Mechanics covers a Dudley Lab discovery revealing that, in certain cases, two disease-linked variants can offset each other and restore protein function—reshaping how scientists think about genetic risk.
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