Our scientists are advancing effective and accessible treatments, predicting the virus’s evolution,
shaping vaccines, addressing health inequities, and more.
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Philanthropy has made it possible for science to move at the speed of the pandemic. With support from generous donors, Fred Hutch researchers have been at the center of an unprecedented scientific sprint to stop the coronavirus — and now we are in a new phase.
Even with safe, effective vaccines, COVID-19 is not over — and neither is its impact on our communities, our nation, and the world. Our scientists need your support to maintain momentum as we navigate the future of this and other viruses.
These bold initiatives are funded, in part, by government and industry — but philanthropic support plays a unique role in accelerating progress. Donors have contributed more than $12 million to date to our COVID-19 Research Fund, fueling innovation across our campus. We are currently seeking an additional $2 million in private funding to sustain the clinical research center, support lab-based research, and nurture our scientists’ most fearless ideas.
Gifts to the COVID-19 Research Fund have allowed our scientists to quickly turn their attention to the coronavirus. In addition to supporting vaccine studies and the clinical research center, philanthropic gifts have fueled these high-priority projects:
Your gift allows us to move faster and explore the newest, most daring ideas. Donor dollars foster innovation early in the research process so we can build the evidence we need to secure government funding, foundation grants, and industry partnerships — and turn promising ideas into proven solutions that will halt the pandemic and save lives worldwide.
Thank you for your belief in the power of research.
Our pioneering work in bone marrow transplantation revealed the urgent need to protect transplant patients from deadly infections, which launched our quest to gain an in-depth understanding of the immune system.
Today, we’re known for our expertise in virology and infectious disease. We are working in the laboratory, the clinic, and the cloud to find better ways to detect, prevent, and treat viruses and other infections to protect patients and communities. Working across disciplines, we are studying how HIV and other viruses evolve, learning how pathogens cause cancers, and developing and advancing treatments that harness patients’ own immune systems to fight disease.
We track epidemics to guide public health officials’ strategies to contain outbreaks of diseases like Zika, Ebola, and now COVID-19. As home to the HIV Vaccine Trials Network — the world’s largest international collaboration to develop vaccines that protect against the virus — we were able to quickly mobilize to design, coordinate, and co-lead massive COVID-19 federal vaccine trials as part of the COVID-19 Prevention Network.
Your gift to our COVID-19 Research Fund allows us to leverage decades of expertise and infrastructure to end this pandemic and prepare for the next health threat.
Fred Hutch has been integral to the unprecedented, global effort to develop, test, and deliver safe and effective vaccines against the virus.
We need volunteers of all ages, races, ethnicities and backgrounds to participate in COVID-19 research studies.