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Dr. Elizabeth Halloran, expert in vaccine trial design and quantitative methods for infectious diseases, transitions to emerita

Dr. Elizabeth Halloran, expert in vaccine trial design and quantitative methods for infectious diseases, transitions to emerita

Infectious disease modeling pioneer helped outline modern precepts for design and analysis of vaccine trials, causal inference with interference; shaped a generation of infectious disease scientists
Hutch NewsJanuary 30, 2026
Highlights of Fred Hutch science in 2021

Highlights of Fred Hutch science in 2021

From COVID-19 to cancer, Hutch scientists pursued new ideas to save lives
Hutch NewsDecember 20, 2021
Dr. M. Elizabeth ‘Betz’ Halloran elected to National Academy of Medicine

Dr. M. Elizabeth ‘Betz’ Halloran elected to National Academy of Medicine

Statistician honored for helping the world anticipate, manage and prevent infectious disease outbreaks
Hutch NewsOctober 21, 2019
A big-picture look at the world’s worst Ebola epidemic

A big-picture look at the world’s worst Ebola epidemic

International team of scientists show how real-time sequencing and data-sharing can help stop the next outbreak
Hutch NewsApril 12, 2017
Open Science Prize goes to software tool for tracking viral outbreaks

Open Science Prize goes to software tool for tracking viral outbreaks

Nextstrain wins international competition by making it easier to share, analyze genetic-sequencing data of spreading viruses
Hutch NewsFebruary 28, 2017
A Q&A with evolutionary, computational biologist Trevor Bedford

A Q&A with evolutionary, computational biologist Trevor Bedford

'Trying to be useful instead of trying to be clever': An evolutionary biologist-virologist-immunologist-computer-wonk finds his niche
Hutch NewsDecember 21, 2016
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
Hutch News Stories - Good News at Fred Hutch

Hutch News Stories - Good News at Fred Hutch

Celebrating faculty and staff achievements
Hutch NewsApril 21, 2016
Tracking the rise and fall of Ebola in Sierra Leone

Tracking the rise and fall of Ebola in Sierra Leone

Study pins numbers on outbreak’s devastation, interventions that worked
Hutch NewsMarch 28, 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
How climate change, development may be hastening Ebola’s spread

How climate change, development may be hastening Ebola’s spread

Vaccines and therapeutics are needed, but the ecosystem also plays a key role in stopping the epidemic
Hutch NewsDecember 10, 2014
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center designated MIDAS Center of Excellence

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center designated MIDAS Center of Excellence

Designation puts Fred Hutch on cutting edge of U.S. analysis and response to infectious disease outbreaks around the globe - Center includes researchers from seven other academic sites across the country
News ReleasesSeptember 17, 2014