Biochemistry Program

The UWs CoMotion program announced 10 startups that secured UW-licensed intellectual property over the past year. Eight are in healthcare, spanning diagnostic tools, medical devices and new therapeutics. The other two focus on K-12 education or climate change. The UW's Michael Malone, doctoral student in mechanical engineering, Jan Whittington, associate professor of urban design and planning, Min Sun, professor of education, Scott Kennedy, associate professor of pathology in the UW School of Medicine, Dr. Ian Bennett, professor of family medicine and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences in the UW School of Medicine, Dr. Misbah Keen, professor of family medicine at the UW School of Medicine, Larry Mauksch, clinical professor emeritus of family medicine, Jae-Hyun Chung, associate professor of mechanical engineering, Andrea Stocco, associate professor of psychology, and David Baker, professor of biochemistry in the UW School of Medicine and director of the UW Institute for Protein Design, are mentioned.

“I feel like my experience at the UW has been incredibly well-rounded," says Eddie McClary, who graduates in June 2026 with bachelor's degrees in dance and biochemistry. 

Mary Brunkow's unconventional journey from UW genetics student to Nobel laureate was shaped by a love of discovery.

David Hertzog, professor of physics at the UW, cant wait to find out how hundreds of researchers who worked on a geeky project known as the Muon g-2 Collaboration will react when they hear theyve each won thousands of dollars for that work. Hertzog is quoted. The UW's Eric Adelberger, professor emeritus of physics; Blayne Heckel, professor emeritus of physics; Lukasz Fidkowski, associate professor of physics; Jens Gundlach, professor of physics; and David Baker, professor of biochemistry in the UW School of Medicine and director of the UW Institute for Protein Design, are mentioned.

The University of Washington is proud to announce that 56 faculty and researchers who completed their work while at UW have been named on the Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list from Clarivate.

The College of Arts & Sciences celebrates undergraduate and graduate students from across all four divisions, who are recognized for making the most of their time at the UW. 

The Husky 100 recognizes 100 UW undergraduate and graduate students who are making the most of their time at the UW.

The National Academy of Sciences has elected 120 new members and 30 international members. Of the newly elected members, 20 are either members of the American Chemical Society or work in areas related to the chemical sciences, including Rachel Klevit, professor of chemistry and of biochemistry.

Former SARS patients who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 appear able to fend off all variants of SARS-CoV-2 in circulation, as well as ones that may soon emerge, a new study suggests. Neil King, assistant professor of biochemistry at the UW, is quoted.

University of Washington Provost Mark A. Richards today announced Dianne Harris will become dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, beginning Sept. 1.

Seattle-based Icosavax has filed to go public via an IPO, just four years after it launched out of the University of Washington. The company, a spin-out from the UW’s Institute for Protein Design, is developing vaccines to resemble naturally occurring viruses. The UW’s Neil King, assistant professor of biochemistry, and David Baker, director of the institute, are mentioned.

New insights and breakthroughs in artificial intelligence are coaxing, or forcing, proteins to give up their secrets. Scientists are now forging biochemical tools that could transform our world. The UW’s Lexi Walls, a postdoctoral researcher in biochemistry; David Baker, director of the UW Institute for Protein Design; and Longxing Cao, a postdoctoral researcher in biochemistry, are quoted. The UW’s Neil King, assistant professor of biochemistry, and Brooke Fiala, a researcher in the Institute for Protein Design, are mentioned.

For more than 50 years, the UW Awards of Excellence have celebrated outstanding faculty, staff, students and alumni whose achievements exemplify the University’s mission. This year, 20 people were honored with the new Together We Will award, which celebrates outstanding staff contributions made during the challenges of 2020.

The 2021 Husky 100, a group of 100 students making the most of their time at the UW, have been announced.

Rachel Klevit, professor of biochemistry, Randall LeVeque, professor emeritus of applied mathematics, and Julie Theriot, professor of biology, have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.