Hutch News

Looking beyond suspect genes in cancer

Looking beyond suspect genes in cancer

Fred Hutch is among 10 institutions in the U.S., the U.K. and Europe collaborating to find the function of every protein-coding gene in the human genome
Hutch NewsAugust 21, 2025
Dr. Peter Gilbert receives Marvin Zelen Leadership Award in Statistical Science

Dr. Peter Gilbert receives Marvin Zelen Leadership Award in Statistical Science

Award recognizes leadership in HIV vaccine trial development, analysis
Hutch NewsMay 09, 2025
Crunching the numbers for next-gen COVID-19 vaccines

Crunching the numbers for next-gen COVID-19 vaccines

BARDA taps Fred Hutch biostatisticians to assess new vaccine technology, more nimble trial design
Hutch NewsJanuary 07, 2025
For Fred Hutch biostatisticians, numbers are no game

For Fred Hutch biostatisticians, numbers are no game

Meticulous work at the SWOG Statistics and Data Management Center, housed at Fred Hutch, may alter care for bladder cancer and lymphoma
Hutch NewsOctober 17, 2024
Risky business: Understanding how numbers, percentages and data impact cancer care

Risky business: Understanding how numbers, percentages and data impact cancer care

Statistics can simultaneously enlighten and confuse patients
Hutch NewsNovember 21, 2023
Digging into the math ‘behind the screens’ of cancer surveillance

Digging into the math ‘behind the screens’ of cancer surveillance

From the Etzioni Lab, Public Health Sciences Division
Science SpotlightSeptember 18, 2023
Fred Hutch’s Dr. Ross Prentice retires

Fred Hutch’s Dr. Ross Prentice retires

Longtime scientist and statistician contributed to Women’s Health Initiative, cancer prevention research and much more
Hutch NewsJanuary 20, 2023
How to “ConQuR” batch effects in microbiome data

How to “ConQuR” batch effects in microbiome data

From the Wu and Randolph Labs, Biostatistics and Computational Biology Program, Cancer Consortium.
Science SpotlightDecember 19, 2022
Empirical Approach to HEI scores in postmenopausal women

Empirical Approach to HEI scores in postmenopausal women

From the Nutrition and Physical Assessment Study (NPAAS) Group, Public Health Sciences Division
Science SpotlightMay 16, 2022
Dr. Yingye Zheng named fellow of American Statistical Association

Dr. Yingye Zheng named fellow of American Statistical Association

Honored for work to develop biomedical decision tools
Hutch NewsMay 05, 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
Biostatisticians draft blueprints for COVID-19 vax trials

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
Hutch NewsFebruary 18, 2021
Dr. Ruth Etzioni receives Rosalie & Harold Rea Brown Endowed Chair

Dr. Ruth Etzioni receives Rosalie & Harold Rea Brown Endowed Chair

'Biostatistician on a mission' uses math models to improve cancer screening, reduce health disparities
Hutch NewsOctober 07, 2020
Spinning science: Overhyped headlines, snarled statistics lead readers astray

Spinning science: Overhyped headlines, snarled statistics lead readers astray

Tips and tools to help you better understand cancer risk, scientific research and clinical studies
Hutch NewsFebruary 13, 2020
99 problems when n=1?

99 problems when n=1?

In research, (sample) size matters
Hutch NewsFebruary 13, 2020
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
Structural and clinical barriers keep 3 of 4 cancer patients from participating in trials

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’
Hutch NewsFebruary 19, 2019
Bringing personalized oncology to cancer prediction — and prevention

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
Hutch NewsOctober 01, 2018
Dr. James Dai receives $2.1M NCI grant for cancer biomarker research

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
Hutch NewsAugust 20, 2018