Media Coverage (COVID-19)

Second Opinion: How long haul COVID could offer clues for treating other puzzling chronic illnesses

In this guest column, Dr. Lee Hood details the ISB-led clinical study launched in March 2020 aimed at understanding learning to manage long COVID.

Posted:
The Los Angeles Times
​Second Opinion: How long haul COVID could offer clues for treating other puzzling chronic illnesses

Inside the intense world of COVID-19 science, and unexpected findings from Seattle researchers

ISB President Dr. Jim Heath spoke with Geekwire reporter Lisa Stiffler about his quick pivot to study the biological secrets of COVID-19 shortly after the novel coronavirus became a global health threat.

Posted:
Geekwire
Inside the intense world of COVID-19 science, and unexpected findings from Seattle researchers

Shift in immune response seen as COVID-19 progresses from mild to moderate

In this news roundup, Reuters highlights research led by ISB President Dr. Jim Heath showing how the immune response to COVID-19 shifts dramatically as patients transition from mild to moderate illness. The work was published in the journal Cell.

Posted:
Reuters
Shift in immune response seen as COVID-19 progresses from mild to moderate
1 2
Nobel Laureate Mary Brunkow at ISB

Nobel Laureate Dr. Mary Brunkow speaks at a press conference held at ISB on October 7, 2025. (Photo by Alex Garland for ISB)

NOBEL PRIZE

ISB’s 2025 Nobel Prize Coverage

ISB’s Dr. Mary Brunkow received the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for transformative discoveries in immune tolerance.

Visit our Nobel Prize hub page for stories, photos, reactions celebrating this historic achievement, and more.