Cancer Vaccine Institute News

At the 2025 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, the UW Cancer Vaccine Institute shared new research revealing how a unique population of immune cells, shaped in part by the gut microbiome, may influence breast cancer growth and treatment response. Our team’s findings shed light on these immune cells called BAC‑TA T cells, their presence in newly diagnosed patients, and how precision probiotics could one day help shift the immune environment to better fight tumors. Dr. Denise

Photo Credits: Jennifer Childs and Kiran Dhillon The Cancer Vaccine Institute held our first ever patient reunion during the CVI Circle -...

Dr. Denise Cecil, CVI Principal Scientist, was awarded an honorable mention for her abstract and presentation of her work on the link...

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

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