Kiran Dhillon
Dr. Nora Disis Awarded 2022 AWIS Science Advancement and Leadership Award
We’re delighted to announce that the Seattle Chapter of Association for Women in Science (AWIS) has announced that Dr. Nora Disis, CVI...
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Cancer Vaccine Institute Blog
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- Feb 28, 2022
2021 Year in Review Newsletter!
In 2021, our Cancer Vaccine Institute team worked relentlessly toward our efforts to ignite the immune system to end cancer. To learn...
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- Jan 31, 2022
Leigh Pate, cancer survivor and clinical trial participant to share clinical trial experience
The Clinical Trials Affinity Group at Fred Hutch will be hosting Leigh Pate on the topic of “Participation in Clinical Trials: A...
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- Dec 15, 2021
Dr. Nora Disis Joins Breast Cancer Alliance Sterling Club
Breast Cancer Alliance, a longtime supporter of breast cancer research at the Cancer Vaccine Institute, is celebrating its 25th...
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- Dec 15, 2021
Gut Check Event Recap: Drs. Disis & Cecil discuss what gut bacteria are teaching us about targeting
Cancer Vaccine Institute volunteers Norm Slonaker, Susan Bevan, and Kristi Blair, recently hosted a virtual event called “Gut Check” with...
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- Nov 29, 2021
Staff Highlight - Dr. Andrew Coveler
We are excited to share that Dr. Andrew Coveler has been appointed Interim Director of Clinical Trials at the Cancer Vaccine Institute....
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- Nov 29, 2021
A Champion for Cancer Patients from Underserved Communities
When Bridgette Hempstead was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 35, she realized that there were very few resources available for black...
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- Oct 22, 2021
Dr. Disis Invited to Safeway/Albertsons Women’s Inspiration and Inclusion Network
Safeway/Albertsons’ Women’s Inspiration and Inclusion Network (WIIN) invited Dr. Nora Disis, CVI Director, to a discussion moderated by...
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- Oct 19, 2021
Recognizing Stephanie!
The Cancer Vaccine Institute is proud to recognize Stephanie N. today! Stephanie was diagnosed with HER2-positive breast cancer in 2000...
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- Sep 22, 2021
New CVI paper on a Phase I/II clinical trial with on combination of Pembrolizumab with low dose carb
Ovarian cancer is a deadly disease that affects one in 78 women. While therapies that activate the immune system have been effective in...
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- Sep 16, 2021
CVI’s Dr. Andrew Coveler named as one of 2021 Seattle Met’s Top Doctors!
Dr. Andrew Coveler is the Interim Director of Clinical Trials at the Cancer Vaccine Institute. He was selected by his peers as one of...
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- Sep 6, 2021
Thank you to our partners, Wings of Karen and Kevin Murphy!
The UW Medicine Cancer Vaccine Institute is dedicated to a single mission: igniting the immune system to end cancer. Achieving excellence...
Christine Chan
- Aug 30, 2021
Announcing… the first Cancer Vaccine Institute “Dream Project”
Guest post by Christine Chan and Hollie Seiler, UW Medicine Advancement A few months ago, our CVI Development Council members encouraged...
Kiran Dhillon
- Jul 19, 2021
Thank you Valley Girls & Guys!
Dr. Nora Disis accepts check, in honor of Sydney Berry’s retirement from Salon Services, at the Valley Girls and Guys annual Be The Hope...
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- May 27, 2021
Meet Kim P. - CVI Trial Participant
Kim was diagnosed with stage IIIC ovarian cancer on September 28, 2009. She had experienced some of the classic symptoms of ovarian...
Jamie C
- May 27, 2021
Meet Jamie - Fierce advocate for ovarian cancer patients
By Jamie C. My cancer story begins in 2007, when I was a healthy, traveling, living life, family planning 34 year old. I had never been...
Kiran Dhillon
- May 27, 2021
Meet Kim, a CVI Champion
Kim C. participated in one of our clinical trials in 2005. We are so grateful for Kim and all of our patient volunteers! Their...
Liliana Gutierrez
- May 2, 2021
CVI research continues full steam ahead during the pandemic
What happens to cancer research in a pandemic? We know that cancer does not slow its roll in a pandemic so the CVI adapted quickly
Liliana Gutierrez
- May 2, 2021
Alpha-TEA strikes down advanced breast cancer?
CVI’s Dr. William Gwin was interviewed by NBC 10 in Rhode Island about his Phase 1 clinical trial
Liliana Gutierrez
- May 2, 2021
Cancer Vaccine Trial Challenges During the COVID Pandemic
Dr. Will Gwin and colleagues recently discussed the challenges cancer vaccine clinical trials faced due to the pandemic.
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