Fred Hutch Researchers Jesse Bloom and Frederick Matsen Selected as Howard Hughes Medical Institute Faculty Scholars
Thursday, September 22, 2016 - 22:31
in Health & Medicine
Drs. Jesse Bloom and Frederick "Erick" Matsen, evolutionary researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, were named Faculty Scholars today by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Simons Foundation. This honor comes with five years of unrestricted philanthropic support for these two scientists, both of whom focus on developing methods for understanding evolution, especially the evolution of pathogens and immune resistance.