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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
Fred Hutch announces eight recipients of 2025 Dr. Eddie Méndez Scholar Award

Fred Hutch announces eight recipients of 2025 Dr. Eddie Méndez Scholar Award

National award honors exceptional postdoctoral researchers in the areas of cancer, infectious disease and basic science
News ReleasesJune 17, 2025
Targeting the Integrator complex improves reactivation of HIV

Targeting the Integrator complex improves reactivation of HIV

From the Emerman Lab, Human Biology Division
Science SpotlightMay 26, 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
Anti-(idio)typical: a new immunogen to vaccinate against RSV

Anti-(idio)typical: a new immunogen to vaccinate against RSV

From the McGuire Lab, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Division
Science SpotlightNovember 22, 2024
¿Necesito otra vacuna de refuerzo contra el SRAS-CoV-2?

¿Necesito otra vacuna de refuerzo contra el SRAS-CoV-2?

Del Dr. Bo Zhang y laboratorios colaboradores, División de Vacunas y Enfermedades Infecciosas
Science SpotlightNovember 22, 2024
Engineered HSV can trigger genetic chain reaction, rejigger HSV genes during co-infection

Engineered HSV can trigger genetic chain reaction, rejigger HSV genes during co-infection

Proof-of-concept work raises hope that ‘gene drive’ could one day form basis of curative gene therapy for herpes
Hutch NewsOctober 11, 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
Fred Hutch leads large-scale review of COVID-19 clinical trials that highlights multiple disparities

Fred Hutch leads large-scale review of COVID-19 clinical trials that highlights multiple disparities

Meta-analysis of 122 COVID-19 clinical trials cites need for strategies to address trial participation gaps
News ReleasesDecember 05, 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
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
IAVI and Moderna launch trial of HIV vaccine antigens delivered through mRNA technology

IAVI and Moderna launch trial of HIV vaccine antigens delivered through mRNA technology

Phase 1 trial aims to build on response seen in proof-of-concept trial
News ReleasesJanuary 28, 2022
Researchers link mutations in coronavirus' internal machinery to higher risk of severe disease

Researchers link mutations in coronavirus' internal machinery to higher risk of severe disease

Early COVID-19 patients were more likely to be hospitalized if virus carried genetic trait
Hutch NewsJanuary 25, 2022
Sleuthing the immune system’s mysterious T-regs

Sleuthing the immune system’s mysterious T-regs

Dr. Jennifer Lund probes why regulatory T cells show up when trouble comes around
Hutch NewsDecember 10, 2021