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Dr. Elizabeth Halloran, expert in vaccine trial design and quantitative methods for infectious diseases, transitions to emerita

Dr. Elizabeth Halloran, expert in vaccine trial design and quantitative methods for infectious diseases, transitions to emerita

Infectious disease modeling pioneer helped outline modern precepts for design and analysis of vaccine trials, causal inference with interference; shaped a generation of infectious disease scientists
Hutch NewsJanuary 30, 2026
Down to the wire: Shorter timelines make better flu predictions

Down to the wire: Shorter timelines make better flu predictions

From the Bedford Lab, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division
Science SpotlightJanuary 28, 2026
A new high-throughput method for flu vaccine strain selection

A new high-throughput method for flu vaccine strain selection

From the Bloom Lab, Basic Sciences Division
Science SpotlightJanuary 28, 2026
Infectious disease experts propose trials network dedicated to immunocompromised patients

Infectious disease experts propose trials network dedicated to immunocompromised patients

ImmunOptimize workshop convened stakeholders across disciplines to brainstorm infectious disease clinical trials network designed to serve people with weakened immune systems
Hutch NewsOctober 21, 2024
Beyond aesthetics: a visualization tool for better vaccines

Beyond aesthetics: a visualization tool for better vaccines

From the Bedford lab, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division
Science SpotlightMay 24, 2023
No flu yet, but still — get your shot

No flu yet, but still — get your shot

COVID-19 pandemic makes prevention measures against influenza all the more important
Hutch NewsOctober 30, 2020
Hutch influenza experts assay the latest science

Hutch influenza experts assay the latest science

Flu shots remain your best bet for protection, but no guarantee against infection
Hutch NewsNovember 06, 2019
Why does flu make some people sick, but not others?

Why does flu make some people sick, but not others?

New study points to single mutations that allow flu to slip past immune system of some people, but not others
Hutch NewsAugust 27, 2019
Deep mutational scanning predicts pandemic influenza sequences

Deep mutational scanning predicts pandemic influenza sequences

From the Bedford and Bloom labs, Vaccine and Infectious Disease and Basic Sciences Divisions
Science SpotlightJune 17, 2019
Engineering vaccine-like protection without a vaccine

Engineering vaccine-like protection without a vaccine

CRISPR gene-editing used on antibody-making B cells
Hutch NewsMay 17, 2019
Why now is the time to get your flu shot

Why now is the time to get your flu shot

Protecting yourself also helps those around you, especially cancer patients vulnerable to influenza
Hutch NewsOctober 24, 2018
Forecasting the shape of flu viruses to come

Forecasting the shape of flu viruses to come

‘Deep mutational scanning’ to make a better flu vaccine
Hutch NewsOctober 16, 2018
Scanning hemagglutinin to predict the future of flu

Scanning hemagglutinin to predict the future of flu

From the Bloom Lab, Basic Sciences Division and Bedford Lab, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division
Science SpotlightOctober 15, 2018
Flu season tips for cancer patients

Flu season tips for cancer patients

It’s bad out there. Here are 7 things you need to know to protect yourself — and others
Hutch NewsFebruary 06, 2018
Will the flu vaccine work for you? Answer may be in your genes

Will the flu vaccine work for you? Answer may be in your genes

Set of 9 genes that predicts flu response in adults under 35 could be first step to personalized vaccine
Hutch NewsAugust 31, 2017
What we can learn about global flu evolution from individual infections

What we can learn about global flu evolution from individual infections

Study of 10-year-old flu samples finds virus’s evolution in individual transplant patients partially mirrors later global trends
Hutch NewsJune 27, 2017
Fight the flu with Netflix?

Fight the flu with Netflix?

Staying home and avoiding others can put a big dent in an epidemic, new TV-flu study finds
Hutch NewsJanuary 22, 2015
Flu season will likely be more severe this year, CDC predicts

Flu season will likely be more severe this year, CDC predicts

Strain has mutated, dimming the vaccine’s effectiveness – but it’s still worth it to get one, experts say
Hutch NewsDecember 05, 2014
Why the flu hit hardest in middle-aged adults last year

Why the flu hit hardest in middle-aged adults last year

Previous influenza infections in childhood may be the culprit, study finds
Hutch NewsOctober 20, 2014