University of Washington
Rapid COVID-19 Tests Effective Against Variants, Study Finds
The study examined the performance of two FDA-authorized at-home antigen tests against different SARS-CoV-2 variants including Omicron.
A home-collected dry swab protocol showed 100 percent sensitivity and 99.4 percent specificity versus extraction-based RT-qPCR.
Illumina, GeneDx Partner With University of Washington on Whole-Genome Sequencing Study in Kids
The SeqFirst study will use whole-genome sequencing to help diagnose critically ill infants and children suspected of having developmental differences.
The coalition includes partners from all over the world, including universities, research centers, and health systems in South Asia, Africa, South America, and the US.
SomaLogic, Academic Collaborators Win $1M NSF Grant to Develop Proteomic Screening Assay
Other grant recipients include scientists from the University of Chicago, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, and the University of Washington.