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Adaptive Biotech joins Obliteride, show your support as well!

Posted on May 17th, 2013 | Announcements
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Here at Adaptive, the fight against cancer is part of what motivates us and gives us a good bit of daily satisfaction with our work. This is why we are proud to support the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center’s Obliteride … Continue reading

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Finding Poetry in Cancer

Posted on February 5th, 2013 | Food for Thought
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The power, the perverse intelligence of deadly disease, the sophisticated medical techniques, the quantity and depth of the data we use to study sickness, these things captivate our attention. But, let us never forget that the drama of disease takes … Continue reading

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 3rd, 2013 | Just for Fun
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From everyone here at Adaptive Biotechnologies, we would like to wish you a happy new year! We hope that 2013 is a year of energy, insight and includes a dose of good luck for all of your research endeavors. -The … Continue reading

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Halloween fun at Adaptive!

Posted on October 31st, 2012 | Just for Fun
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Every year, employees at Adaptive are encouraged to dress up for work on Halloween. Costumes ranged from, scary, funny, and everything in between! See below for a group shot of everyone dressed up. Cat won funniest costume as Seamus, Mitt … Continue reading

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Adaptive’s Employees Find a Balance Between Working Hard and Playing Hard

Posted on September 27th, 2012 | Just for Fun
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On the last weekend of the summer Adaptive’s Nishanth and Bob took advantage of the lingering warmth and sun to explore the Puget Sound coast by kayak. They paddled across in their singles to Vashon Island from West Seattle and camped at … Continue reading

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Adaptive Team Stays Active with Weekly Calisthenics

Posted on September 5th, 2012 | Just for Fun
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We don’t just work all day here at Adaptive, we also like to get a workout. Currently we have a small group of Adaptors that partake in a lunch time run and calisthenics (or there is a great set of … Continue reading

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Fun Had By All At Adaptive’s Summer BBQ

Posted on August 22nd, 2012 | Just for Fun
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This past weekend, many members of the Adaptive team headed over to the boss’s house for a summertime BBQ. Fun was had by all, both young and old. There was great food, great company, and warm weather. A bouncy house … Continue reading

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XKCD Comic Pokes Fun at T Cell Immunotherapy Cancer Research

Posted on August 3rd, 2012 | Just for Fun
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Need something to bring a laugh to your day? Check this out. Last year, Michael Kalos & Carl June used immunoSEQ data to publish their paper “Chimeric Antigen Receptor- Modified T cells in Chronic Lymphoid Leukemia” in The New England … Continue reading

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ASCO Bonus- A Concert With The Checkpoints!

Posted on June 8th, 2012 | Just for Fun
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    While attending the ASCO conference in Chicago, Adaptive employees had the opportunity to enjoy a concert featuring The Checkpoints, a classic rock/blues band comprised of prominent immunologists and oncologists.  Members of the band include Thomas Gajewski, James Allison, … Continue reading

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Musings on Measuring Diversity

Posted on April 23rd, 2012 | Just for Fun
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It’s been known for some time that T-cells and B-cells rearrange distinct genomic segments, and randomly insert nucleotides between segments, to generate enormous genetic and phenotypic diversity. Only recently has it become possible to capture a significant fraction of this … Continue reading

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