Cancer Vaccine Institute News

Photo Credits: Lisa Stromme Warren The Cancer Vaccine Institute is proud to celebrate Dr. Nora Disis, CVI Director, on her selection as a 2026 Fellow of the Academy of Immuno-Oncology by the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC). This distinction honors scientific leaders whose work has made significant contributions to the field of cancer immunotherapy. Dr. Disis joins a distinguished class of scientific leaders who have made contributions that have shaped cancer immuno

Dr. Nora Disis, Director of the Cancer Vaccine Institute (CVI), recently joined Dr. Katherine Glass, host of the European Medical Journal’s (EMJ) Onc Now podcast, to discuss the evolving field of cancer vaccines and the future of immunotherapy.

“Finance. Focus. Fortitude. Fearlessness.” These four words have guided a career that has helped shape the future of cancer vaccines. Dr. Nora Disis, CVI Director, Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington and Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Editor-In-Chief of JAMA Oncology and Deputy Editor of JAMA, joins Dr. Robert Camidge to discuss her remarkable career and the future of cancer vaccines. How This Is Building Me is a podcast that focuses on scientists and researchers

Photo Credits: Fred Hutch Dr. Natasha (Tasha) Hunter , Cancer Vaccine Institute Director of Clinical Trials, has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Athena Endowed Award for Excellence in Breast Cancer Research. The Athena Award was established to recognize an early career researcher making the greatest contribution during the past year toward advancing research to improve the prevention, detection, diagnosis and/or treatment of breast cancer. Read more about Dr. Hunte

Dr. Shaveta Vinayak This past year, we mourned the loss of our beloved colleague and friend, Dr. Shaveta Vinayak, who passed away after a courageous battle with metastatic breast cancer. Dr. Vinayak was an extraordinary physician–scientist whose brilliance, compassion, and unwavering commitment to patients shaped every part of our work at the Cancer Vaccine Institute. Shaveta’s career was defined by excellence, and she quickly emerged as a national leader in breast cancer res