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Seeking targeted treatments for pancreatic cancer
American Cancer Society fellowship to Dr. Nithya Kartha supports search for vulnerabilities in most aggressive pancreatic tumor subtype
Fred Hutch Evergreen Fund awards six grants to promising projects
Scientists receive up to $200K to boost research for projects deemed to have partnership potential
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
September 21, 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 September 20, 2020
Trio of studies to evaluate metastatic breast cancer care
Hutch researcher awarded grants to study the use of biopsy to drive therapy choices and test new type of PET scan to stage lobular
Improving apps to help cancer patients quit smoking
Fred Hutch cancer prevention researcher awarded $3.5M NCI grant to run randomized trial of smartphone health apps
Discovering new strategies used in arms race between bacteria and the viruses that infect them
Dr. Kevin Forsberg tapped for NIAID New Innovators Award to study arms race between viruses and bacteria
Building genetic diversity into cancer research
NCI awards Fred Hutch $3.5M to create a colorectal cancer risk calculator based on data from multiethnic populations
Making clinical trial information more accessible
Dr. Heather Cheng wins NCI award to develop new ways to translate and educate patients and providers
Health equity trailblazers recognized
Dr. Kemi Doll, Marcela Suárez Díaz and Sea Mar’s community health workers honored for work with key underserved groups
$3.5M grant to develop safer treatment for inherited blood disorders
Scientists will study radioactive particles that can precisely deliver a potent punch
Injectable HIV drug prevents infections
Early data shows fewer infections than with daily pill; trial halted
Immune response in colorectal cancer: What helps, what hurts?
GECCO collaboration drills into mechanisms of specific T-cell response to germline variations, lifetime exposures and tumor environment
NIH grant to fund new financial-toxicity intervention
Randomized trial will test benefit of proactive financial counseling and navigation for cancer patients and caregivers
Dr. Hans-Peter Kiem elected vice president of American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy
After serving 1 year as vice president, Kiem will serve as president-elect and president of the society
Dr. Julie Overbaugh elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Her HIV research revealed factors that influence HIV transmission
New research projects aim to advance COVID-19 testing, treatment
Projects by Drs. Keith Jerome, Andrew McGuire funded by $350,000 gift from M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
Hutch gets $3.65M NCI grant to help people quit smoking using 'virtual therapist'
Innovative new 'conversational agent' is part coach, part chatbot and 100% in your corner
Shedding light on male infertility
Pathway to Independence Award supports postdoctoral research on fast-changing cell structure genes
Fred Hutch research a GeekWire Award finalist for Health Innovation of the Year
Other finalists include Fred Hutch spinoffs Adaptive Biotechnologies and Blaze Bioscience
Dr. Jennifer Adair receives Fleischauer Family Endowed Chair in Gene Therapy Translation
Gift will support 'inspirational, essential' research to help gene therapy go global
Dr. Guang-Shing Cheng receives Dr. Ali Al-Johani Award for exceptional patient care
Pulmonologist’s work honored as ‘invaluable to transplant patients’