Faculty Profiles

At Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, our interdisciplinary teams of world-renowned scientists and humanitarians work together to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer, HIV/AIDS and other diseases. Our researchers, including three Nobel laureates, bring a relentless pursuit and passion for health, knowledge and hope to their work and the world.

	Steve Henikoff, Geneticist and Inventor Steve Henikoff, haloed by grow lights, crouches to examine a tray of potted plants in a closet-sized room near his lab. They are weeds in many parts of the world, but here they are the focus for groundbreaking genetic research that may help prevent and treat cancer. Read more »
	Sunil Hingorani, Pancreatic Cancer Researcher Sunil Hingorani carefully places slides in succession under the lens of his microscope. He scans each one deliberately, looking for subtle differences in the cancer tissue under examination. Read more »
	Julie McElrath, HIV Vaccine Researcher The corners of Julie McElrath's mouth widen and her eyes soften as she watches her son, Ben, practice guitar. They are the gentle signals of a parent who cherishes time with her child. Read more »
	Amanda Paulovich, Oncologist and Cancer Geneticist An entire arm of Amanda Paulovich's lab is dedicated to four computerized machines, each the size of a small automobile. Sitting at the head of one, Amanda leans in and with steady hands guides into place a tube not much thicker than a human hair. Read more »
	Katie Peichel, Geneticist Along the shore of Seattle's Lake Washington, hints of mist drift across the water as the early morning sun warms the surface. Katie Peichel, her dog Rufus by her side, casts fish traps tethered to 20-foot ropes into the cold, shallow water. Her intended trophies: dozens of inch-long threespine stickleback fish. Read more »
	Scott Ramsey, Physician, Cancer Researcher, and Health Economist When Scott Ramsey talks about medicine, his upturned palms often rise to form an imaginary scale. As a physician, cancer researcher and health economist, he weighs the cost and benefit of various treatments, doggedly advocating for the best patient care for the least amount of money. Read more »
	Nina Salama, Microbiologist "My dad told me about these crazy guys from Australia who proved ulcers weren't caused by stress, but by this bacteria," said the Hutchinson Center microbiologist. "He was really captivated because it was very revolutionary and defiantly contrary to popular thinking at the time." Read more »
	Cassian Yee, Immunotherapy Researcher Ice crystals like powdered sugar audibly crunch as Cassian Yee pulls a long steel box out of a subzero freezer. Wearing bulky blue gloves to protect his hands, he gently extracts from the box a vial the size of a chess piece. Read more »