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New Science Spotlight Articles
Every month, Fred Hutch postdoc writer/editors summarize two papers from each of our scientific divisions to stimulate collaborations across campus
September 16, 2019
DUX4 rears its head in cancers to fend off the immune system
From the Bradley and Tapscott labs, Public Health Sciences, Basic Sciences, and Human Biology Divisions
A new soft spot for advanced castration resistant prostate cancer
From the Hsieh lab, Human Biology Division
The art of prostate cancer cells in getting their testosterone dose
From the Nelson lab, Human Biology Division
Dr. Zhe Ying receives award to study how head and neck cancers overcome newly discovered tumor-blocking mechanism
Postdoc’s Pathway to Independence Award will help lay the foundation for his early career
Cancer patients find clinical trials, hope and help
#NWMetsConf connects metastatic breast cancer patients with trials, treatments, tools and each other
Arming oncolytic viruses to fight glioblastoma
From the Holland lab, Human Biology Division
Working towards better HIV-1 preclinical models
From the Overbaugh lab, Human Biology Division
Two early-career Fred Hutch scientists receive prestigious fellowships for prostate cancer research
Alexandra Corella wins Ford Foundation funding; Sander Frank earns NIH training fellowship
Eight promising projects win Evergreen Fund grants to promote commercialization of research
A dozen scientists to receive up to $200K from 3-year-old Fred Hutch program
New study reveals weakness in emerging type of aggressive prostate tumor
Tumors that turn off androgen receptor may have turned on new drug target
Dr. Sita Kugel receives grant to study aggressive form of pancreatic cancer
A new type of NCI award will allow her to pursue novel therapeutic avenues
Two Irish microbiologists find their way, together, to Seattle
Microbiome experts Drs. Susan Bullman and Christopher Johnston join Fred Hutch
Cancer cells reconnect with their inner child to evade immunotherapy
Turning on an embryonic gene may help some tumors resist immune checkpoint inhibitors
New Research Identifies Gene That Hides Cancer Cells from Immunotherapy
Findings in Developmental Cell show that expression of an early developmental gene prevents the immune system from identifying and attacking cancer cells
Gap junctions at the heart of transplant ischemia
From the Lampe lab, Public Health Sciences and Human Biology Division
Genomic insights of bladder cancer obtained from rapid autopsy
From the Hsieh lab, Human Biology Division
How to talk to parents about HPV vaccines
Fred Hutch public health researcher shares science-based tips to help doctors navigate crucial cancer-prevention conversations
A cold case reopened for Merkel cell carcinoma
From the Galloway lab, Human Biology Division
A corkscrew tale for H. pylori
From the Salama lab, Human Biology Division
New insights into advanced bladder cancer
First-of-its-kind rapid autopsy program helps reveal deadly disease’s potential vulnerabilities
Drs. Jeanne Ting Chowning, Denise Galloway receive Seattle AWIS awards
Honored for excellence in STEM education/outreach, science advancement and leadership
Continuing a legacy
Ahmed Diab, an inaugural winner of the Dr. Eddie Méndez Award, remembers his mentor
Dr. Nancy E. Davidson receives Raisbeck Endowed Chair for Collaborative Research
New chair will encourage collaboration between Fred Hutch and the University of Washington
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Washington’s CARE Fund awards Dr. Lucas Sullivan Distinguished Researcher grant
Sullivan studies metabolic pathways required for cancer growth, progression