Cancer Vaccine Institute News

Breast Cancer Alliance, a longtime supporter of breast cancer research at the Cancer Vaccine Institute, is celebrating its 25th...

Cancer Vaccine Institute volunteers Norm Slonaker, Susan Bevan, and Kristi Blair, recently hosted a virtual event called “Gut Check” with...

We are excited to share that Dr. Andrew Coveler has been appointed Interim Director of Clinical Trials at the Cancer Vaccine Institute....

When Bridgette Hempstead was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 35, she realized that there were very few resources available for black...

Safeway/Albertsons’ Women’s Inspiration and Inclusion Network (WIIN) invited Dr. Nora Disis, CVI Director, to a discussion moderated by...

The Cancer Vaccine Institute is proud to recognize Stephanie N. today! Stephanie was diagnosed with HER2-positive breast cancer in 2000...

Ovarian cancer is a deadly disease that affects one in 78 women. While therapies that activate the immune system have been effective in...

Dr. Andrew Coveler is the Interim Director of Clinical Trials at the Cancer Vaccine Institute. He was selected by his peers as one of...

The UW Medicine Cancer Vaccine Institute is dedicated to a single mission: igniting the immune system to end cancer. Achieving excellence...

Guest post by Christine Chan and Hollie Seiler, UW Medicine Advancement A few months ago, our CVI Development Council members encouraged...

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...

Kim was diagnosed with stage IIIC ovarian cancer on September 28, 2009. She had experienced some of the classic symptoms of ovarian...

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...

Kim C. participated in one of our clinical trials in 2005. We are so grateful for Kim and all of our patient volunteers! Their...

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

CVI’s Dr. William Gwin was interviewed by NBC 10 in Rhode Island about his Phase 1 clinical trial

Dr. Will Gwin and colleagues recently discussed the challenges cancer vaccine clinical trials faced due to the pandemic.

The UW Medicine Cancer Vaccine Institute and the Fred Hutch thank Safeway and Albertsons for their March check stand fundraiser!

Thank you Safeway and Albertsons for your incredible fundraising efforts on behalf of the UW Medicine Cancer Vaccine Institute!

Our team joyfully accepted a gift of $50,000 to support CVI breast cancer research during a virtual check presentation with Nina Morrison an