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Every month, Fred Hutch postdoc writer/editors summarize two papers from each of our scientific divisions to stimulate collaborations across campus
March 26, 2025

Virus researchers Cohn and Blanco-Melo win coveted grants
Pew and Searle scholar programs each give a boost to accomplished, early-career scientists

A promising HIV vaccine candidate gets a little help
New strategy stirs a robust response from T cells tracked by McElrath lab

Infectious disease scientists look beyond the pandemic
A symposium about protecting people with weakened immune systems from microbial threats

Early research may show new way to block dengue and Zika virus
Scientists find different flavor of broadly neutralizing antibody that could lead to new vaccines for growing threat

Peripheral neuropathy: When having no pain is a big problem
Chemotherapy-induced nerve damage is common for cancer patients and difficult to treat

Two rare antibodies, one drug, four viruses
Researchers discover antibodies to block RSV, other viruses that put transplant patients at risk

Dr. Fred Appelbaum receives Lifetime Achievement award
Medical pioneer and longtime Fred Hutch leader honored by American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy

How blood cancer research might help organ transplant patients
Fred Hutch study suggests certain immune cells are source of antibodies that attack donated organs

Eight Fred Hutch teams win Evergreen Fund awards
Research projects with commercial partnership potential receive grants of up to $200K

Could a 100-year-old TB vaccine help scientists find a better one?
Harmless vaccine BCG is made of living bacteria; in tests might serve as a proxy for deadly tuberculosis

On World AIDS Day, a broad view of continuing work
Teams of Fred Hutch scientists test vaccines, treatments, new strategies

Dr. Larry Corey receives Alexander Fleming Award
Virologist honored by peers for his lifetime achievements against infectious diseases

Researching herpes treatments with 'skin-on-chip' technology
Experimental device grows human skin, infects and treats it; could advance disease modeling in labs

Fred Hutch hosts inaugural Dr. E. Donnall Thomas Symposium
Event draws leading researchers in transplantation, gene and cell therapy

Researchers refine experimental gene therapy for herpes
Treatment sharply reduced viral shedding in laboratory mice

Fauci visits Fred Hutch, discusses pandemics, vaccines and scientific misinformation
NIAID director’s determined spirit recognized with honorary Hutch Award

Dispatches from the microbial frontier of cancer research
Hutch scientists aim high by way of the lowly microorganisms that call us home

Researchers advance development of potential Epstein-Barr virus vaccines
Stakes raised as common virus linked to more diseases

Test of a new 'germline-targeting' HIV vaccine prepares to launch
Vaccine’s unique protein designed to start process of building powerful antibodies against AIDS virus

Solid tumors use a type of T cell as a shield against immune attack
Discovery in head and neck cancers may open door for targeted immune-boosting drugs