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Cancer Vaccine Institute News

CVI research featured on KIRO 7 News broadcast
Vaccines for infectious diseases have extended lives, so 'let’s do that now with cancer vaccines,' Dr. Disis told KIRO 7.
Leila Okahata
Apr 22, 2024


Dr. Nora Disis accepts ACS Creative Invention Award in New Orleans
Dr. Disis is recognized as an inventor who successfully applies chemistry to contribute to the material prosperity and happiness of people.
Leila Okahata
Mar 22, 2024


'I am also seeking hope as cancer patients and survivors are.' Dr. Kiran Dhillon shares promise of cancer vaccines in Seattle radio show
CVI Executive Director Dr. Kiran Dhillon was featured in this week's radio broadcast of The Sound of the Puget Sound.
Leila Okahata
Mar 18, 2024


Dr. Denise Cecil’s colon cancer research wins award from American Association for Cancer Research
CVI Principal Scientist Dr. Denise Cecil and her team are developing a vaccine to intercept colon cancer.
Leila Okahata
Mar 14, 2024


'Keep a focus. You'll never go wrong.' Dr. Nora Disis featured on UW careers podcast
Dr. Nora Disis, CVI Founder and Director, provides professional tips for early-career clinicians, educators, and researchers.
Leila Okahata
Feb 28, 2024


Dr. Nora Disis mentioned in Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper
Dr. Nora Disis is partnering with some of the nation’s top cancer researchers to fast-track cancer vaccines to market.
Leila Okahata
Feb 22, 2024

Dr. Kiran Dhillon featured on breast cancer awareness podcast
'Imagine if we could roll out our vaccines across many different centers in the country,' Dr. Kiran Dhillon said on The Boobie Docs podcast.
Leila Okahata
Feb 20, 2024

2023 Year in Review Newsletter
Take a look at the Cancer Vaccine Institute's 2023 Year in Review.
Leila Okahata
Feb 14, 2024

Dr. Nora Disis featured on life science innovation podcast
Dr. Nora Disis reflects on her career, starting as the only female student in her fellowship to now founder and director of the CVI.
Leila Okahata
Feb 12, 2024

CVI research featured on NBC's TODAY Show
'Can you imagine a world where no one would die of breast cancer because of a vaccine? The time is now,' said Dr. Nora Disis on TODAY.
Leila Okahata
Feb 8, 2024

Taking on Ovarian Cancer
Did you know September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month? We’re sharing the stories of Jamie Crase and Julie Duggan, two of our patients...
Kiran Dhillon
Sep 19, 2023


Dr. Disis awarded Creative Invention Award by the American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society (ACS) announced today that Dr. Nora Disis, CVI Founder and Director, will receive the 2024 ACS Award for...
Kiran Dhillon
Sep 7, 2023


The CVI Circle event was a joyous reunion & opportunity for us to learn from our patients
Photo Credits: Jennifer Childs and Kiran Dhillon The Cancer Vaccine Institute held our first ever patient reunion during the CVI Circle -...
Kiran Dhillon
Jun 20, 2023


CVI Faculty Receive Funding from CARE Fund!
We're delighted to announced that two Cancer Vaccine Institute faculty have been awarded funding by the Andy Hill Cancer Research...
Kiran Dhillon
Jun 9, 2023


Advancing Vaccines to Prevent & Treat Cancer & Importance of Diversity in Clinical Trials
From top left to bottom right: Dr. Raymonda Johnson, Dr. Kiran Dhillon, Glorianne Jackson, Marilyn Lacy, Dr. Shaveta Vinayak, Dr. Nora...
Kiran Dhillon
Jun 1, 2023

Join the CVI Circle this June
Friday, June 15th-16th, 2023 In-person in Seattle, Washington & Virtually The CVI Circle - Empowering Patients, Advancing Science ("The...
Kiran Dhillon
Mar 22, 2023


Dr. Denise Cecil receives honorable mention for her presentation on microbiome research in Denver
Dr. Denise Cecil, CVI Principal Scientist, was awarded an honorable mention for her abstract and presentation of her work on the link...
Kiran Dhillon
Mar 17, 2023

CVI wins 2023 Gizmodo Science Fair for our HER2 ICD DNA vaccine for breast cancer!
Gizmodo, the science, technology, and design website, selected the Cancer Vaccine Institute as a winner of the 2023 Gizmodo Science Fair...
Kiran Dhillon
Mar 2, 2023


Congressman Rick Larsen visits the Cancer Vaccine Institute
The Cancer Vaccine Institute hosted US Congressman Rick Larsen (WA-02) on February 14th for a tour of the lab at South Lake Union....
Kiran Dhillon
Mar 2, 2023

Seattle Met Magazine features CVI HER2 ICD DNA vaccine for breast cancer
Seattle Met Magazine recently interviewed CVI Director, Dr. Nora Disis, and CVI Director of Clinical Trials, Dr. Shaveta Vinayak on our...
Kiran Dhillon
Jan 25, 2023
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