Local News How Do You Make a Universal Flu Vaccine? A Microbiologist Explains the Challenges, and How mRNA Could Offer a Promising SolutionThe Conversation | February 16, 2023To everything there is a season, and for the flu, it’s wintertime. Flu cases peak between…sciencecityFebruary 16, 2023 Read More
Local News Struggle Between Sex Chromosomes Underlies Evolutionary ParadoxFred Hutch | February 16, 2023Forget the battle between the sexes. There’s a tinier battle raging within the sexes — at the…sciencecityFebruary 16, 2023 Read More
Local News Striving for the Summit of KilimanjaroFred Hutch | February 15, 2023Climbing a mountain takes vision. It takes dedication and commitment. But above all else, achieving…sciencecityFebruary 15, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Anti-HLA Antibodies in Recipients of CD19 versus BCMA-Targeted Car T-Cell TherapyHill, J.A., et al. | February 15, 2023Antibodies against foreign human leukocyte antigen (HLA) molecules are barriers to successful organ transplantation. B…sciencecityFebruary 15, 2023 Read More
Local News Dr. Christopher Li named associate director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Fred Hutch/UW Cancer ConsortiumFred Hutch | December 6, 2021The Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium has named Dr. Christopher Li its first associate director of…dcorriganDecember 6, 2021 Read More
Local News COVID-19 Experts Answer Questions about Omicron — and Where the Variant May Have Come FromGeekWire | December 3, 2021There’s not a lot known about the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, but what scientists see…dcorriganDecember 3, 2021 Read More
Local News Dr. Robert Bradley Named Scientific Director of Fred Hutch Translational Data Science Integrated Research CenterFred Hutch | December 3, 2021On Dec. 1, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center named computational biologist Dr. Robert Bradley scientific director of…dcorriganDecember 3, 2021 Read More
Local News Visus Therapeutics Announces Positive Topline Clinical Data from Phase II VIVID Study of BRIMOCHOL for the Treatment of PresbyopiaVisus Therapeutics | December 2, 2021Visus Therapeutics Inc., a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative ophthalmic therapies to improve…dcorriganDecember 2, 2021 Read More
Local News CAR T-Cell Therapy Is the Leading Edge of Care for Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative DisorderFred Hutch | June 28, 2023Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is home to some of the world’s most advanced cancer treatments,…pthomsonJune 28, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Role of Mitochondria in the Myopathy of Juvenile Dermatomyositis and Implications for Skeletal Muscle CalcinosisLood, C., et al. | June 27, 2023Patients with JDM exhibited elevated levels of mitochondrial markers associated with muscle damage and calcinosis.…pthomsonJune 27, 2023 Read More
Awards Dr. Mroj Alassaf named a 2023 Helen Hay Whitney FellowFred Hutch Cancer Center | June 27, 2023Fat cells stockpile lipids, but they’re not inert storage silos. Fat is a dynamic tissue…pthomsonJune 27, 2023 Read More