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Every month, Fred Hutch postdoc writer/editors summarize two papers from each of our scientific divisions to stimulate collaborations across campus
September 25, 2023
Digging into the math ‘behind the screens’ of cancer surveillance
From the Etzioni Lab, Public Health Sciences Division
Fred Hutch’s Dr. Ross Prentice retires
Longtime scientist and statistician contributed to Women’s Health Initiative, cancer prevention research and much more
How to “ConQuR” batch effects in microbiome data
From the Wu and Randolph Labs, Biostatistics and Computational Biology Program, Cancer Consortium.
Empirical Approach to HEI scores in postmenopausal women
From the Nutrition and Physical Assessment Study (NPAAS) Group, Public Health Sciences Division
Dr. Yingye Zheng named fellow of American Statistical Association
Honored for work to develop biomedical decision tools
5 reasons why a cancer research center has virology expertise
Pathogens can cause diseases, the immune system can fight them
Tip Sheet: Diversity in vaccine clinical trials, behind-the-scenes look at COVID-19 biostats, new cell therapy approved, plus meet ‘Megasphaera hutchinsoni’
Summaries of recent Fred Hutch research findings and other news
Biostatisticians draft blueprints for COVID-19 vax trials
Hutch group applies skills honed during decades of HIV prevention trials to bring about safe and effective vaccines for a new pandemic
Dr. Ruth Etzioni receives Rosalie & Harold Rea Brown Endowed Chair
'Biostatistician on a mission' uses math models to improve cancer screening, reduce health disparities
Spinning science: Overhyped headlines, snarled statistics lead readers astray
Tips and tools to help you better understand cancer risk, scientific research and clinical studies
99 problems when n=1?
In research, (sample) size matters
Dr. M. Elizabeth ‘Betz’ Halloran elected to National Academy of Medicine
Statistician honored for helping the world anticipate, manage and prevent infectious disease outbreaks
Structural and clinical barriers keep 3 of 4 cancer patients from participating in trials
‘Patients are willing to participate in trials if they’re offered one’
Bringing personalized oncology to cancer prediction — and prevention
Unique $2.4M NCI-NIEHS award teams Hutch cancer geneticists, epidemiologists and oncologists to use mutation rate to predict individual cancer risk
Dr. James Dai receives $2.1M NCI grant for cancer biomarker research
Biostatistician plans to use funds to develop statistical models to further precision cancer prevention and treatment
Dr. Yingqi Zhao receives SWOG Coltman Fellowship early-career award
She plans to use the funds to develop new surveillance and diagnostic strategies for immunotherapy trials
Harnessing the power of genetics to improve transplant safety
From the Petersdorf Group, Clinical Research Division
Finasteride can reduce prostate cancer risk long term
Fred Hutch study taps big data to tease out extended cancer-prevention benefit of drug used for enlarged prostate, hair loss
Childhood cancer survivors pay more for health care, more likely to be denied insurance coverage
Adult survivors of childhood cancer suffer from ‘financial toxicity’ decades later, a study conducted at the dawn of the Affordable Care Act found
Good News: CBS 'Sunday Morning' to feature Dr. Jim Olson's Tumor Paint research this weekend
Celebrating faculty and staff achievements