The Packard Foundation features one of its grantees and her lab’s research. In this story, Prof. Theberge describes innovations such as the CandyCollect and homeRNA, a gentler alternative to the swab and a patient-friendly approach to transcriptomics that can be used anywhere in the world.

As wildfire seasons grow longer and more intense, understanding how smoke affects our bodies is more critical than ever. A recent story from the University of Washington's Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences (DEOHS) highlights how innovative "at-home" science is helping researchers crack the code on our immune responses to smoke.

The American Chemical Society has highlighted a publication from its journal on the topic of CandyCollect - a lollipop-like pediatric sampling technology.