Senior Research Scientist Jared Roach discussed complex interactions within biological systems, how we can update the study of biology for the 21st century, how computational and mathematical analysis can help us understand biological systems, and more.
Technology Human Podcast
Posted on January 20, 2023
HealthDay interviewed ISB Associate Professor Dr. Sean Gibbons about how gut germs shape a person’s response to food.
HealthDay
Posted on January 3, 2023
This ANI news story highlights research by ISB’s Wei Lab and UC Riverside in how fatty acids are absorbed by single cells, providing new insights into cancer biology.
ANI
Posted on January 1, 2023
In this year-in-review roundup, TIME included promising progress made by using CRISPR for treating cancer. ISB President Dr. Jim Heath contributed to this collaborative work. The findings were originally published in the journal Nature.
TIME
Posted on December 28, 2022
Seattle Times columnist Naomi Ishisaka spoke with ISB President Dr. Jim Heath about why long COVID is such a hard problem to solve.
The Seattle Times
Posted on December 12, 2022
In this special report, Scientific American explores how the emerging field of phenomics is merging modern science and technology with ancient and modern ways to keep people healthy to harness health-related data to stop disease before it starts.
Scientific American
Posted on December 7, 2022
This MSN story highlights ISB-led research showing how our gut microbiome might influence how easy or difficult it is for us to lose weight.
MSN
Posted on October 22, 2022
ISB-led research published in The Lancet showing the impact of COVID-19 infection on birth outcomes was highlighted in this story by CBS News.
CBS News
Posted on February 6, 2022
Forbes highlights the ISB-led Lancet paper showing the impact of COVID-19 infection on birth outcomes.
Forbes
Posted on February 7, 2022
ISB President Dr. Jim Heath spoke with reporter Sumathi Reddy about the four predictive factors of long COVID.
The Wall Street Journal
Posted on January 31, 2022
The New York Times’ Pam Belluck talks with ISB President Dr. Jim Heath about his research showing the four predictive factors of long COVID.
The New York Times
Posted on January 25, 2022
This FOX News story cites ISB research showing that an individual’s gut microbiome affects if he or she can lose weight.
FOX News
Posted on September 17, 2021
In this guest column for The Los Angeles Times, ISB Co-founder and Professor Dr. Lee Hood shares his personal and professional experience with Alzheimer’s disease.
The Los Angeles Times
Posted on June 20, 2021
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.
The Los Angeles Times
Posted on April 18, 2021
In this guest column, Dr. Lee Hood details how his vision of scientific wellness counters a current healthcare system that is great at fighting disease retroactively, but dismal at keeping people healthy proactively.
The Los Angeles Times
Posted on March 21, 2021
Reporter Anahad O’Connor interviewed ISB Associate Professor and microbiome specialist Dr. Sean Gibbons about an ISB-led study showing how longevity may be possible to predict by analyzing the microbiota that inhabit our intestinal tract.
The New York Times
Posted on March 18, 2021
In this opinion piece for the Los Angeles Times, ISB Co-founder Dr. Lee Hood and author Matthew LaPlante detail how demagogues lead to “truth decay” – the degradation of confidence in science, expertise and the news media.
The Los Angeles Times
Posted on January 24, 2021
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.
Geekwire
Posted on December 10, 2020
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.
Reuters
Posted on October 30, 2020
ISB Associate Professor and microbiome specialist Dr. Sean Gibbons spoke with TIME about microbial bugs found in bathrooms and where they are most likely to thrive. (Hint: Think toothbrush holders, not toilet seats.)
TIME
Posted on April 25, 2019
