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New Science Spotlight Articles
Every month, Fred Hutch postdoc writer/editors summarize two papers from each of our scientific divisions to stimulate collaborations across campus
October 19, 2020
New Scientific Publications
Each week, Fred Hutch librarians search PubMed and Web of Science to discover new papers published by Fred Hutch authors
Week of October 18, 2020
A cure for herpes? There is progress to report
Mouse studies show gene therapy can cause big drop in latent infections
New gene therapy approach eliminates at least 90% latent herpes simplex virus 1
In Nature Communications, Fred Hutch scientists demonstrate in a mouse model how gene therapy could cure an infection that afflicts billions of people
Chemokines help HSV-specific CD8 T cells find their home
From the the Koelle Laboratory, Vaccine and Infectious Diseases
Fred Hutch scientists identify new nerve growth factor
A surprising discovery in a herpes lab points to new treatments for nerve damage
Experimental herpes drug pritelivir more effective than standard treatment
Pritelivir reduces viral shedding and lesions better than valacyclovir, study shows
Fred Hutch staff, scientists participate in Life Sciences Research Weekend
Hutch scientists demo flu science, evolution at Pacific Science Center event
Halting herpes' transmission
New Hutch study predicts threshold of viral load for passing herpes from one person to another
Stemming the spread of STD's
International center-led trial finds that a daily dose of an antiviral drug halves transmission of genital herpes, may lessen other STD infections