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A moving target: How spike’s shape determines immune escape in SARS-CoV-2

A moving target: How spike’s shape determines immune escape in SARS-CoV-2

From the Bloom Lab, Basic Sciences Division
Science SpotlightJanuary 15, 2026
AMOTL2 multitasks to control cell growth and Zika virus infection

AMOTL2 multitasks to control cell growth and Zika virus infection

From the Overbaugh Lab, Human Biology Division
Science SpotlightJanuary 15, 2026
Fred Hutch researchers discover an unknown soldier in defense against viruses

Fred Hutch researchers discover an unknown soldier in defense against viruses

A gene better known for its role in cancer progression also plays a surprising role in mounting an immune defense against Zika virus
Hutch NewsDecember 08, 2025
HIV/AIDS research has saved millions of lives globally and led to innovative advances in multiple diseases

HIV/AIDS research has saved millions of lives globally and led to innovative advances in multiple diseases

Numerous medical advances originate from U.S.-funded HIV research
News ReleasesOctober 27, 2025
Experts urge clinical trials network to study infectious disease therapies in immunocompromised patients

Experts urge clinical trials network to study infectious disease therapies in immunocompromised patients

More than 6% of Americans are immunocompromised, yet most clinical trials exclude them
News ReleasesSeptember 23, 2025
Virologist and HIV expert Dr. Michael Emerman retires

Virologist and HIV expert Dr. Michael Emerman retires

Emerman considers mentorship his most important duty in science
Hutch NewsJuly 10, 2025
Managing mountains of genomic data

Managing mountains of genomic data

Tools invented at Fred Hutch are helping researchers analyze the enormous global database of genomic sequences of the virus that causes COVID-19 to better understand how pathogens evolve and spread
Hutch NewsApril 22, 2025
Drs. Keith Jerome and Jesse Bloom elected fellows of American Academy of Microbiology

Drs. Keith Jerome and Jesse Bloom elected fellows of American Academy of Microbiology

Fred Hutch researchers’ study of viruses evolves from basic understanding to practical applications
Hutch NewsMarch 20, 2025
50 years of doing hard things

50 years of doing hard things

Founded in 1975 to honor a brother, Fred Hutch Cancer Center pursued bold science, pioneered a cure for blood diseases that changed medicine and became a world-class biomedical research and clinical care institution
Hutch NewsJanuary 09, 2025
Driver’s ed: watching HSV co-infection and recombination in vivo

Driver’s ed: watching HSV co-infection and recombination in vivo

From the Jerome Lab, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Division
Science SpotlightNovember 22, 2024
Getting a paw up in the cat-and-mouse game with the COVID-19 virus

Getting a paw up in the cat-and-mouse game with the COVID-19 virus

Fred Hutch researchers invent method to quickly and safely test thousands of mutations to predict which ones could help the virus escape our defenses
Hutch NewsJuly 03, 2024
Herpes cure with gene editing makes progress in laboratory studies

Herpes cure with gene editing makes progress in laboratory studies

Fred Hutch virologists eliminated at least 90% of HSV-1 in preclinical models of oral and genital herpes and reduced viral shedding in a study published in Nature Communications
News ReleasesMay 13, 2024
Virus researchers Cohn and Blanco-Melo win coveted grants

Virus researchers Cohn and Blanco-Melo win coveted grants

Pew and Searle scholar programs each give a boost to accomplished, early-career scientists
Hutch NewsJune 13, 2023
A promising HIV vaccine candidate gets a little help

A promising HIV vaccine candidate gets a little help

New strategy stirs a robust response from T cells tracked by McElrath lab
Hutch NewsMay 24, 2023
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
On World AIDS Day, a broad view of continuing work

On World AIDS Day, a broad view of continuing work

Teams of Fred Hutch scientists test vaccines, treatments, new strategies
Hutch NewsDecember 01, 2022
Dr. Larry Corey receives Alexander Fleming Award

Dr. Larry Corey receives Alexander Fleming Award

Virologist honored by peers for his lifetime achievements against infectious diseases
Hutch NewsOctober 21, 2022
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
Team of top researchers prepares for endemic COVID-19

Team of top researchers prepares for endemic COVID-19

$15M Howard Hughes Medical Institute grant shared by 8 scientists at Fred Hutch and UW
Hutch NewsFebruary 11, 2022