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Dr. Sara Hurvitz joins Fred Hutch, University of Washington

Dr. Sara Hurvitz joins Fred Hutch, University of Washington

Longtime UCLA breast oncologist and international expert will be senior vice president of the Clinical Research Division
Hutch NewsJune 14, 2023
The secret signals tumor cell clusters use to drive metastasis

The secret signals tumor cell clusters use to drive metastasis

New study identifies 'nanolumina': intercellular chambers where tumor cells share growth signals, driving cancer spread
Hutch NewsOctober 01, 2020
Blood vessels are a hideaway for disseminated breast tumor cells

Blood vessels are a hideaway for disseminated breast tumor cells

From the Ghajar lab, Human Biology Division
Science SpotlightFebruary 18, 2019
Is it possible to prevent breast cancer metastasis?

Is it possible to prevent breast cancer metastasis?

Study reveals how blood vessels in the bone marrow protect dormant tumor cells, suggests a way to kill them in their sleep
Hutch NewsJanuary 21, 2019
Grad student Andrea Lim wins NCI award to study cancer metastasis

Grad student Andrea Lim wins NCI award to study cancer metastasis

She studies how lymph nodes regulate tumor dormancy
Hutch NewsOctober 03, 2018
Bringing personalized oncology to cancer prediction — and prevention

Bringing personalized oncology to cancer prediction — and prevention

Unique $2.4M NCI-NIEHS award teams Hutch cancer geneticists, epidemiologists and oncologists to use mutation rate to predict individual cancer risk
Hutch NewsOctober 01, 2018
Fred Hutch metastatic breast cancer researcher gets 3-year Komen grant

Fred Hutch metastatic breast cancer researcher gets 3-year Komen grant

Dr. Kevin Cheung’s work focuses on shutting down tumor cell clusters which seed new metastases
Hutch NewsSeptember 26, 2018
Dr. Kevin Cheung receives prestigious ‘Era of Hope’ Scholar Award

Dr. Kevin Cheung receives prestigious ‘Era of Hope’ Scholar Award

$4.1 million, four-year award to advance understanding of breast cancer metastasis
Hutch NewsFebruary 22, 2018
Capturing information from thousands of cells at once

Capturing information from thousands of cells at once

New technology allows scientists to peek inside nearly 70,000 cells in single experiment
Hutch NewsJanuary 16, 2017
New technique reveals cells’ tiny engines unexpectedly shrug off DNA damage from toxic chemicals

New technique reveals cells’ tiny engines unexpectedly shrug off DNA damage from toxic chemicals

A precise new technique reveals that our cells’ engines, mitochondria, unexpectedly shrug off DNA damage from toxic chemicals
Hutch NewsSeptember 01, 2016
Good News at Fred Hutch

Good News at Fred Hutch

Dr. Roland Walter receives two grant awards for acute leukemia research; Dr. Jonathan Bricker to keynote behavioral therapy conference; Dr. Benjamin Anderson chairs NCCN committee that publishes clinical-practice guidelines for cervical cancer
Hutch NewsAugust 27, 2015