Hutch News

Hitting ‘undo’ to cure Sickle Cell Disease

Hitting ‘undo’ to cure Sickle Cell Disease

From the Lieber and Kiem Labs, Hematologic Malignancies Program, Cancer Consortium.
Science SpotlightMay 24, 2023
Suppressing immunity to fight HIV infection

Suppressing immunity to fight HIV infection

From the Jerome lab, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division
Science SpotlightNovember 16, 2020
Targeting a subset of stem cells shows lasting, therapeutically relevant gene editing in blood cells

Targeting a subset of stem cells shows lasting, therapeutically relevant gene editing in blood cells

A new Science Translational Medicine paper is first to report how editing a portion of stem cells with CRISPR/Cas9 is sufficient for long-term reactivation of therapeutic hemoglobin
News ReleasesJuly 31, 2019
Engineering B cells to bypass vaccines

Engineering B cells to bypass vaccines

From the Taylor Lab, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division
Science SpotlightJuly 15, 2019
Special delivery: Gold nanoparticles ship CRISPR cargo

Special delivery: Gold nanoparticles ship CRISPR cargo

Fred Hutch scientists used their new golden courier to edit genes tied to HIV, genetic blood disorders
Hutch NewsMay 27, 2019
Could gold be the key to making gene therapy for HIV and other blood disorders more accessible?

Could gold be the key to making gene therapy for HIV and other blood disorders more accessible?

A proof-of-principle study published in Nature Materials shows that gold nanoparticles loaded with CRISPR and other gene-editing tools safely and effectively edited blood stem cells. (Photos, diagram available for media use.)
News ReleasesMay 27, 2019