Hutch News

Viral immunologist taps ‘incredible potential’ of immune system

Viral immunologist taps ‘incredible potential’ of immune system

Dr. Paul Thomas will combine computational and empirical approaches to understand the immune repertoire and turn this knowledge into new diagnostic and therapeutic tools
Hutch NewsNovember 05, 2025
New cell segmentation methods for better spatial transcriptomics

New cell segmentation methods for better spatial transcriptomics

From the Newell Lab, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division
Science SpotlightOctober 24, 2025
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
A method to predict how a virus might spread through a population

A method to predict how a virus might spread through a population

From the Bedford Lab, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division
Science SpotlightMay 22, 2024
Targeted new approach and computational tools reveal lung cancer subtypes hiding in patterns in cell-free DNA

Targeted new approach and computational tools reveal lung cancer subtypes hiding in patterns in cell-free DNA

Innovative strategy a step toward liquid biopsy to detect, monitor aggressive small cell lung cancer
Hutch NewsApril 10, 2024
Computational method identifies genetic drivers of microbiome diversity

Computational method identifies genetic drivers of microbiome diversity

From the Wu Group, Public Health Sciences Division
Science SpotlightJune 19, 2023
Melding data creates wider landscape of brain cancer

Melding data creates wider landscape of brain cancer

New computational visualization tool allows researchers to compare different tumor types, normal brain tissue, pinpoint cancer-promoting alterations
Hutch NewsApril 10, 2023
New computational tools widen horizons for liquid biopsies

New computational tools widen horizons for liquid biopsies

Methods allow scientists to use gene regulation patterns to detect cancer subtype in cell-free DNA
Hutch NewsJanuary 12, 2023
Computational kinetic modeling informs on uORF buffering activity

Computational kinetic modeling informs on uORF buffering activity

From the Geballe and Subramaniam labs, Human Biology and Basic Sciences Divisions
Science SpotlightDecember 19, 2022
Dr. Anat Zimmer receives AAUW fellowship

Dr. Anat Zimmer receives AAUW fellowship

Fred Hutch computational biologist who relocated from Israel will receive support while investigating cancer genomics
Hutch NewsOctober 13, 2022
Gone but not lost: a computational method to infer missing data measurements

Gone but not lost: a computational method to infer missing data measurements

From Tal Einav of the Bloom Lab, Basic Sciences Division
Science SpotlightAugust 15, 2022
Enhance, enhance! Computational tool “BayesSpace” zooms in to fine-map spatial transcriptomics

Enhance, enhance! Computational tool “BayesSpace” zooms in to fine-map spatial transcriptomics

From the Gottardo, Bielas, and Nghiem Labs, Biostatistics and Computational Biology Program, Cancer Consortium
Science SpotlightMarch 21, 2022
Improving computational protein design for real-world applications

Improving computational protein design for real-world applications

From the Stoddard Lab, Basic Sciences Division, and the Bradley Lab, Public Health Sciences Division
Science SpotlightJanuary 17, 2022
Dr. Jeffrey Leek named VP and Chief Data Officer

Dr. Jeffrey Leek named VP and Chief Data Officer

New leader aims to build on computational and data resources, speed development of top biomedical research data enterprise
Hutch NewsJanuary 11, 2022
Hopes and predictions for 2022

Hopes and predictions for 2022

Hutch researchers look ahead to an increase in cancer screening, improved vaccines and greater trust in science
Hutch NewsDecember 21, 2021
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
New computational method opens window into immune cell behavior

New computational method opens window into immune cell behavior

Approach links T-cell receptor genes to T-cell activity and function at single-cell resolution
Hutch NewsAugust 23, 2021
New regional collaborations will accelerate innovation in data-intensive medical science

New regional collaborations will accelerate innovation in data-intensive medical science

Three research teams in Washington, Oregon and British Columbia receive pilot funding from Cascadia Data Alliance
Hutch NewsNovember 05, 2020