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Hidden reactivation, active immunity: Mapping the immune response to HSV-2

Hidden reactivation, active immunity: Mapping the immune response to HSV-2

From the Lund Lab, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division
Science SpotlightJanuary 28, 2026
When a single amino acid makes all the difference

When a single amino acid makes all the difference

From the Geballe Lab, Human Biology Division
Science SpotlightNovember 20, 2023
Researching herpes treatments with 'skin-on-chip' technology

Researching herpes treatments with 'skin-on-chip' technology

Experimental device grows human skin, infects and treats it; could advance disease modeling in labs
Hutch NewsOctober 19, 2022
Researchers  refine experimental gene therapy for herpes

Researchers refine experimental gene therapy for herpes

Treatment sharply reduced viral shedding in laboratory mice
Hutch NewsSeptember 26, 2022
What viruses can teach us about ourselves

What viruses can teach us about ourselves

Dr. Daphne Avgousti studies viruses that can give us a window into fundamental human biology that we can use to improve our health
Hutch NewsAugust 29, 2022
Sleuthing the immune system’s mysterious T-regs

Sleuthing the immune system’s mysterious T-regs

Dr. Jennifer Lund probes why regulatory T cells show up when trouble comes around
Hutch NewsDecember 10, 2021
Tissue localization shapes antiviral T cell dynamics

Tissue localization shapes antiviral T cell dynamics

From the Prlic and Lund labs, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division
Science SpotlightJuly 19, 2021
B cell kinetics during HSV-2 infection

B cell kinetics during HSV-2 infection

From the Corey lab, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division
Science SpotlightMay 17, 2021
A year of research dominated by the coronavirus

A year of research dominated by the coronavirus

Scientists applied diverse expertise to pandemic in 2020 while advancing discoveries and cures for cancer
Hutch NewsDecember 21, 2020
A cure for herpes? There is progress to report

A cure for herpes? There is progress to report

Mouse studies show gene therapy can cause big drop in latent infections
Hutch NewsAugust 18, 2020
¿La cura del herpes? Hay avances que reportar

¿La cura del herpes? Hay avances que reportar

Los estudios con ratones muestran que la terapia génica puede reducir muchísimo las infecciones inactivas
Hutch NewsAugust 18, 2020
Antibody blocks Epstein-Barr virus in preclinical trial

Antibody blocks Epstein-Barr virus in preclinical trial

Hutch-discovered protein blocks virus linked to cancers, mono, autoimmune diseases
Hutch NewsJune 23, 2020
Inflammatory mucosal T cells: harmful or helpful?

Inflammatory mucosal T cells: harmful or helpful?

From the Lund lab, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division
Science SpotlightNovember 18, 2019
Rethinking an old viral foe

Rethinking an old viral foe

Why does a common virus plague bone marrow transplant patients? New study challenges dogma, opens door to new therapies.
Hutch NewsJanuary 17, 2019
Dr. Joshua Hill receives Amy Strelzer Manasevit grant award

Dr. Joshua Hill receives Amy Strelzer Manasevit grant award

Award will help fund ‘paradigm shift’ in diagnosing post-transplant infections
Hutch NewsJune 06, 2018
Stealing a secret from an unwelcome virus

Stealing a secret from an unwelcome virus

An unexpected discovery in a herpes lab might bring relief to cancer patients
Hutch NewsJune 29, 2017
Experimental herpes drug pritelivir more effective than standard treatment

Experimental herpes drug pritelivir more effective than standard treatment

Pritelivir reduces viral shedding and lesions better than valacyclovir, study shows
Hutch NewsDecember 20, 2016
Can gene editing cure herpes?

Can gene editing cure herpes?

Fred Hutch study shows ‘pathway to potential cure’ for herpes simplex and other latent viruses
Hutch NewsSeptember 08, 2016
‘I pray that God will help me’: Treating Kaposi sarcoma in Uganda

‘I pray that God will help me’: Treating Kaposi sarcoma in Uganda

Researchers are partnering to better understand infection-related cancers
Hutch NewsMay 15, 2015