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Cancer Vaccine Institute News

Kiran Dhillon
Nov 21, 2022
KOMO4 News features CVI HER2 ICD DNA vaccine Phase I clinical trial
CVI Director Dr. Nora Disis spoke with Karina Vargas from KOMO4 news about the findings of our Phase I clinical trial with a HER2 ICD DNA...

Kiran Dhillon
Nov 21, 2022
HER2 ICD DNA vaccine study featured on Good Morning America & ABC News
We're excited to see the findings from our recent publication in JAMA Oncology describing our Phase I clinical trial with the HER2 ICD...

Kiran Dhillon
Oct 17, 2022
Dr. Disis shares the promise of cancer vaccines in interview with KUOW NPR
Check out CVI's Dr. Nora Disis' interview with KUOW NPR on the exciting prospects of cancer vaccines for therapy, cancer interception and...

Kiran Dhillon
Oct 17, 2022
CVI highlighted at W Day event with UW Volunteer Leaders!
Dr. Nora Disis, CVI Director, and Dr. Nicole Kretzer, Clinical Acting Instructor, spoke this past Friday, October 14th as part of...


Kiran Dhillon
Oct 11, 2022
Dr. Disis featured in New York Times on the promise of cancer vaccines
Dr. Nora Disis (CVI Director) was featured in a New York Times article this week. Dr. Disis shares the promise of our STEMVAC vaccine for...


Kiran Dhillon
Jul 18, 2022
CVI at the Be the Hope Walk!
Dr. Nora Disis and the CVI team had a great time participating in the Valley Girls & Guys! Be the Hope Walk this past Saturday, July 16!...

Kiran Dhillon
May 20, 2022
Cancer Vaccine Institute presents a summer educational series on immunology and cancer vaccines
The Cancer Vaccine Institute will hold a series of virtual seminars during June and July 2022. The five-part seminar series is an...


Kiran Dhillon
Apr 27, 2022
Thank you Washington Aisles Alliance!
The CVI's Dr. Nora Disis (Director) and Dr. Kiran Dhillon (Executive Director), along with other colleagues from UW Medicine and Fred...


Kiran Dhillon
Mar 7, 2022
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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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...
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