Innovator Award Program ROI

Six Years In, ISB’s Innovator Award Program an ‘Unqualified Success’ 

The fifth cycle of ISB’s Innovator Award Program officially wrapped up this week with the principal investigators of the 2021-22 projects delivering their final presentations. In April, three 2022-23 Innovator Award collaborative projects were announced. The Innovator Award Program was launched in 2017, and has been tremendously successful.  

Six Years In, ISB’s Innovator Award Program an ‘Unqualified Success’ 
Six Years In, ISB’s Innovator Award Program an ‘Unqualified Success’ 
screenshot of video for Bringing DNA Sequencing to the High School Classroom

Bringing DNA Sequencing to the High School Classroom

Christopher Lausted and Dr. Danielle Vermaak were featured guests of an ISB Research Roundtable presentation. The husband-and-wife team detailed the planning and rollout of a DNA sequencing curriculum project that was tested in Vermaak’s Lincoln High School science classroom in Seattle.

Bringing DNA Sequencing to the High School Classroom
Bringing DNA Sequencing to the High School Classroom
Wilmanski-Gibbons

Gut Microbiome Composition Predictive of Patient Response to Statins

New ISB research shows that different patient responses to statins can be explained by the variation in the human microbiome. The findings were published in the journal Med, and suggest that microbiome monitoring could be used to help optimize personalized statin treatments.

Gut Microbiome Composition Predictive of Patient Response to Statins
Gut Microbiome Composition Predictive of Patient Response to Statins
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Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 in Hospitalized Adults Differ by Age

A just-published study provides new information about which hospitalized COVID-19 patients are most likely to need mechanical ventilation or to die. The ISB-led work shows that vital signs and lab results at the time of hospital admission are the most accurate predictors of disease severity, more so than comorbidities and demographics.

Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 in Hospitalized Adults Differ by Age
Risk Factors for Severe COVID-19 in Hospitalized Adults Differ by Age
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Dr. Sui Huang on the Science Behind Masks

On April 7, 2022, Dr. Sui Huang spoke at a Research Roundtable event on the topic of “The Science Behind Masks.” In light of the recent changes to masking mandates, Dr. Huang explained the science behind how masks work and gave the tools to make an informed decision for yourself.

Dr. Sui Huang on the Science Behind Masks
Dr. Sui Huang on the Science Behind Masks
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