Tip Sheet: Tracking COVID-19, protein design, TB vaccines, a new brain map and more

Summaries of recent Fred Hutch research findings with links for additional background and media contacts.
3-Apr-2020 8:10 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Tiny scorpion-derived proteins deliver arthritis drugs to joints in preclinical study

Scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center identified a tiny protein in scorpion venom that rapidly accumulates in joint cartilage. Then they linked these mini-proteins with steroids to reverse inflammation in rats with arthritis. The...
1-Mar-2020 7:00 PM EST Add to Favorites

Tip Sheet: Tracking coronavirus, improving immunotherapies, cancer death rates decline, AAAS meeting and more

Summaries of recent Fred Hutch research studies, plus information on a press event at the upcoming AAAS annual meeting in Seattle.
3-Feb-2020 7:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Fred Hutch scientists host press event on future of medicine at AAAS annual meeting

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center will host a press breakfast Feb. 14 at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, to be held Feb. 13-16 in Seattle.
3-Feb-2020 2:35 PM EST Add to Favorites

Tip Sheet: Mesh loaded with T cells shrinks tumors; second dose of CAR-T cells shows potential; and gene-edited cells stay safe as immunotherapy attacks cancer

Below are summaries of recent Fred Hutch research findings with links for additional background and media contacts.
8-Jan-2020 7:05 PM EST Add to Favorites

Fred Hutch names Dr. Thomas J. Lynch Jr. as new president and director

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center announced today that Dr. Thomas J. Lynch Jr. will become the center’s new president and director. Lynch, a well-known cancer leader with expertise in solid tumor research, precision medicine and...
7-Jan-2020 11:35 AM EST Add to Favorites

Scientists show thin metal mesh loaded with T cells shrinks solid tumors

Within weeks, CAR T cells targeting ovarian cancer cleared tumors in 70% of treated mice, shows study in Nature Biomedical Engineering. (Note: Images available for media use).
6-Dec-2019 11:00 AM EST Add to Favorites

Tip Sheet: A decrease in melanoma rates in young adults; a global effort to find a true cure for HIV/AIDS; and a push to educate the public about the negative impacts of vaping

Below are summaries of recent Fred Hutch research findings with links for additional background and media contacts.
6-Dec-2019 6:05 PM EST Add to Favorites