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Fred Hutch researchers discover an unknown soldier in defense against viruses

Fred Hutch researchers discover an unknown soldier in defense against viruses

A gene better known for its role in cancer progression also plays a surprising role in mounting an immune defense against Zika virus
Hutch NewsDecember 08, 2025
¿Cada vez más cerca de una vacuna contra el virus de Epstein-Barr?

¿Cada vez más cerca de una vacuna contra el virus de Epstein-Barr?

Del laboratorio McGuire, División de Vacunas y Enfermedades Infecciosas
Science SpotlightJune 25, 2024
Inching closer to an EBV vaccine?

Inching closer to an EBV vaccine?

From the McGuire lab, Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Division
Science SpotlightJune 19, 2024
Two rare antibodies, one drug, four viruses

Two rare antibodies, one drug, four viruses

Researchers discover antibodies to block RSV, other viruses that put transplant patients at risk
Hutch NewsMarch 06, 2023
What Hutch coronavirus experts are saying about omicron

What Hutch coronavirus experts are saying about omicron

Some answers, but many questions, about highly mutated new variant of COVID-19 virus
Hutch NewsFebruary 11, 2022
Addressing a 'massive unmet need' in COVID-19 treatment

Addressing a 'massive unmet need' in COVID-19 treatment

COVID-19 Clinical Research Center tests drugs to reduce severe infections
Hutch NewsMay 06, 2021
5 reasons why a cancer research center has virology expertise

5 reasons why a cancer research center has virology expertise

Pathogens can cause diseases, the immune system can fight them
Hutch NewsMarch 18, 2021
How COVID-19 has opened science

How COVID-19 has opened science

An urgent search for answers promotes a faster, freer exchange of ideas
Hutch NewsSeptember 15, 2020
A cure for herpes? There is progress to report

A cure for herpes? There is progress to report

Mouse studies show gene therapy can cause big drop in latent infections
Hutch NewsAugust 18, 2020
What's with the spikes?

What's with the spikes?

Those structures that give coronavirus its name might be SARS-CoV-2’s weak point
Hutch NewsApril 03, 2020
Coronavirus outbreak puts 'open science' under a microscope

Coronavirus outbreak puts 'open science' under a microscope

Quick release of data could stop an epidemic, disrupt how research is reported
Hutch NewsFebruary 13, 2020
Predicting lower respiratory disease in transplant patients

Predicting lower respiratory disease in transplant patients

From the Boeckh lab, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division
Science SpotlightNovember 19, 2018
Lab partners: two viruses work together only in cell culture

Lab partners: two viruses work together only in cell culture

From the Bloom Lab, Basic Sciences Division
Science SpotlightFebruary 19, 2018
Bezos family gives $35 million to Fred Hutch

Bezos family gives $35 million to Fred Hutch

‘What we are really giving is the gift of time’; funds will be invested in more world-class faculty to speed cures for cancer patients
Hutch NewsMarch 30, 2017
Real-time tool for predicting outbreaks advances in Open Science Prize competition

Real-time tool for predicting outbreaks advances in Open Science Prize competition

Nextstrain, which tracks viral mutations, wins first phase of international competition
Hutch NewsMay 09, 2016
Zika virus: 6 key things we don’t yet know

Zika virus: 6 key things we don’t yet know

From lack of data to inconclusive blood tests to the unique challenges of pregnancy, experts weigh in on the knowledge gaps in this emerging infection
Hutch NewsFebruary 02, 2016
HIV’s unusual family tree

HIV’s unusual family tree

How the virus leapt from monkeys to chimps to humans, and why it doesn’t happen more often
Hutch NewsSeptember 25, 2015
Good News at Fred Hutch

Good News at Fred Hutch

Researchers led by Dr. Ulrike Peters identify six new gene locations for colorectal cancer risk; Drs. Tera Levin and Alistair Russell named Damon Runyon Fellows
Hutch NewsJuly 23, 2015