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Released from court oversight, a Seattle research institution rebrands and resets

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When a court-appointed overseer took hold of the operations of the Infectious Disease Research Institute in early 2020 it was unclear how the Seattle organization would weather the change. Casper, who became interim CEO in 2019 before permanently taking the helm in early 2020, recommended that the institution voluntarily enter receivership.

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Seattle-based Shape Therapeutics raises $112M to develop RNA-editing and gene therapies

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Shape Therapeutics , a Seattle preclinical stage biotech company developing RNA editing and gene therapy technologies, has raised $112 million. Other Juno veterans at the company include Adrian Briggs , head of platform technologies, and David Huss , vice president and head of research. Shape CEO Francois Vigneault. Shape Photo).

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

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James Heath, president and professor at Seattle’s Institute for Systems Biology (ISB), photographed in 2019. Pre-pandemic the chemist and biotech entrepreneur was conducting cutting-edge cancer research. The cloud resources also help them collaborate with other researchers. Scott Eklund / Red Box Pictures). ISB Image).

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Priya Donti is harnessing AI to fight climate change

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Short of that, she’s working on turning a different kind of superhuman power into reality: using AI and machine learning to tackle climate change through her global nonprofit, Climate Change AI (CCAI). CCAI is developing AI to supplement, not replace, other approaches. That realization was the spark for her current work.

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OpenAI won the battle, but it may have lost the war

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The company was originally founded as a nonprofit focused on AI research in 2015. But in 2019, hungry for the resources it would need to create AGI — artificial general intelligence, a hypothetical system that can match or exceed human abilities — OpenAI created a for-profit entity. That included hiring and firing power.

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Benefits of a Digital Library for Associations and Non-Profit Organizations

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This has brought about a sea of change in the process of collection development, their organization, and accessibility, and organizations are increasingly trying to capitalize on this development for business purposes. Here are 6 Reasons Why Associations & Nonprofits Need a Digital Archive. Maintain a Database of Records.

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Jeff Bezos may leave Seattle ‘a piece of my heart’ but some hope for a slice of his future philanthropy

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” – Michael Greer, president and CEO of the Seattle nonprofit ArtsFund Bezos, who stepped down as Amazon’s CEO two years ago, is still relatively new to large-scale philanthropy and his charitable track record provides limited clues to his future giving. among other nonprofits.