In 2023, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center joined a collaborative partnership with the University of California to offer postdoctoral fellowship opportunities at Fred Hutch. In this program, Fred Hutch now offers postdoctoral research coupled with faculty mentoring, professional development, and academic networking opportunities.
For 2026-2027, Fred Hutch welcomes applications from potential fellows who aim to work with faculty mentors in the following disciplines and sub-fields:
- Basic Sciences
- Bioinformatics
- Biostatistics
- Clinical Research
- Computational Biology
- Epidemiology
- Health Economics
- Human Biology
- Immunology
- Infectious Disease
- Public Health Sciences
- Translational Research
- Translational Science and Therapeutics
Including a list of Fred Hutch faculty interested in recruiting PPFP fellows below (not exhaustive). Learn more about the specific research interests of Fred Hutch faculty.
- Akhila Rajan
- Allison Meisner
- Behnam Nabet
- David MacPherson
- Eric Collisson
- Jesse Bloom
- Jing Ma
- Marie Bleakley
- Michael Haffner
- Michael Wu
- Nasa Sinnott-Armstrong
- Nina Salama
- Riki Peters
- Sue Biggins
- Wei Sun
For more information regarding the application, please visit PPFP Appication Instructions. Please submit your application here by November 1, 2026.

Program Staff
Karen Peterson, PhD
Simone Willynck, MEd
Program Sponsors

Nina Salama, PhD
