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first_reported: 2026-11-05 07:54 PST
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# Mary Brunkow's path from fruit fly lab to Nobel Prize

GeekWire profiles Mary Brunkow, who went from a University of Washington fruit fly lab to a Seattle-area biotech and a Nobel Prize for immune-system research.

Section: [Health](/seattle/section/life.md) · Entities: [Mary Brunkow](/seattle/wiki/mary-brunkow.md), [University of Washington](/seattle/wiki/university-of-washington.md)

## Coverage

- [GeekWire](https://www.geekwire.com/2026/uncommon-thinkers-curiosity-led-mary-brunkow-to-an-immune-breakthrough-and-a-nobel-prize/), 2026-11-05 07:54 PST: Uncommon Thinkers: Curiosity led Mary Brunkow to an immune breakthrough — and a Nobel Prize

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