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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
Starting the year smarter

Starting the year smarter

How patients, providers, researchers and others stay informed amid a deluge of data and information
Hutch NewsJanuary 08, 2025
Pertussis vaccination coverage and incidence in King County, Washington

Pertussis vaccination coverage and incidence in King County, Washington

From the Halloran Group, Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, and Epidemiology Program, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division
Science SpotlightAugust 21, 2023
Latest Fred Hutch research on COVID-19

Latest Fred Hutch research on COVID-19

How Hutch scientists have been tackling coronavirus in lab and clinic
Hutch NewsJune 30, 2022
What Hutch coronavirus experts are saying about omicron

What Hutch coronavirus experts are saying about omicron

Some answers, but many questions, about highly mutated new variant of COVID-19 virus
Hutch NewsFebruary 11, 2022
Will SARS-CoV-2 become endemic?

Will SARS-CoV-2 become endemic?

From the Halloran lab, Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, and Epidemiology Program, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division
Science SpotlightNovember 15, 2021
There’s no crystal ball for modeling the pandemic

There’s no crystal ball for modeling the pandemic

Mathematical modelers explain challenges, limitations of their work to predict COVID-19 outcomes
Hutch NewsFebruary 22, 2021
Media timeline: coronavirus coverage

Media timeline: coronavirus coverage

A timeline of key articles about our efforts around COVID-19
Hutch NewsMay 20, 2020
COVID-19: What our scientists are saying

COVID-19: What our scientists are saying

Fred Hutch researchers provide their insights and ideas on the pandemic
Hutch NewsApril 06, 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
Dr. M. Elizabeth ‘Betz’ Halloran receives Nathan Mantel Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. M. Elizabeth ‘Betz’ Halloran receives Nathan Mantel Lifetime Achievement Award

Biostatistician honored for her landmark contributions to statistical methods for infectious disease epidemiology
Hutch NewsJuly 11, 2019
First licensed dengue vaccine withstands rainy season

First licensed dengue vaccine withstands rainy season

From the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division
Science SpotlightFebruary 18, 2019
Genomic sequencing offers new clues to Zika's spread from Brazil to the Caribbean to Miami

Genomic sequencing offers new clues to Zika's spread from Brazil to the Caribbean to Miami

Genomic sequencing offers new clues to the virus’ spread from Brazil to the Caribbean to Miami
Hutch NewsMay 24, 2017
Tracking the rise and fall of Ebola in Sierra Leone

Tracking the rise and fall of Ebola in Sierra Leone

Study pins numbers on outbreak’s devastation, interventions that worked
Hutch NewsMarch 28, 2016
Zika virus: 6 key things we don’t yet know

Zika virus: 6 key things we don’t yet know

From lack of data to inconclusive blood tests to the unique challenges of pregnancy, experts weigh in on the knowledge gaps in this emerging infection
Hutch NewsFebruary 02, 2016
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center designated MIDAS Center of Excellence

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center designated MIDAS Center of Excellence

Designation puts Fred Hutch on cutting edge of U.S. analysis and response to infectious disease outbreaks around the globe - Center includes researchers from seven other academic sites across the country
News ReleasesSeptember 17, 2014
‘It packs a punch’: High-dose flu vaccine cuts illness in older adults

‘It packs a punch’: High-dose flu vaccine cuts illness in older adults

Shot contains 4 times as much antigen, boosts antibodies and protects better, large study finds
Hutch NewsAugust 13, 2014
Oral vaccine could have halved Haiti’s cholera epidemic

Oral vaccine could have halved Haiti’s cholera epidemic

VIDD study shows need for comprehensive global action plan, strategy to reduce cholera-related mortality in developing countries
Hutch NewsApril 18, 2011