Cancer Vaccine Institute (CVI) at UW Medicine
@uwcvi.bsky.social
Igniting the immune system to end cancer, one vaccine at a time.
Breast | Ovarian | Lung | Prostate | Bladder | Sarcoma | Lab to Clinical Trials
Visit www.uwcvi.org to learn more.
Breast | Ovarian | Lung | Prostate | Bladder | Sarcoma | Lab to Clinical Trials
Visit www.uwcvi.org to learn more.
💗 Huge thanks to the @kunifoundation.bsky.social for their leadership, vision, and commitment to transforming cancer care. Their support powers our research at the Cancer Vaccine Institute and lifts up scientists across the Pacific Northwest.
Together, we’re advancing science and delivering hope.
Together, we’re advancing science and delivering hope.
This #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, we honor Pacific Northwest researchers driving innovation in cancer care and early detection. Read our latest blog post ⬇️
#PNWCancerResearch #Cancer #CancerInnovation #SupportScience #EarlyDetection #CancerResearch #Community #Philanthropy
#PNWCancerResearch #Cancer #CancerInnovation #SupportScience #EarlyDetection #CancerResearch #Community #Philanthropy
Honoring Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Local researchers driving global impact - Kuni Foundation
This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we honor Pacific Northwest researchers driving innovation in cancer care and early detection.
www.kunifoundation.org
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
💗 Huge thanks to the @kunifoundation.bsky.social for their leadership, vision, and commitment to transforming cancer care. Their support powers our research at the Cancer Vaccine Institute and lifts up scientists across the Pacific Northwest.
Together, we’re advancing science and delivering hope.
Together, we’re advancing science and delivering hope.
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This #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, we honor Pacific Northwest researchers driving innovation in cancer care and early detection. Read our latest blog post ⬇️
#PNWCancerResearch #Cancer #CancerInnovation #SupportScience #EarlyDetection #CancerResearch #Community #Philanthropy
#PNWCancerResearch #Cancer #CancerInnovation #SupportScience #EarlyDetection #CancerResearch #Community #Philanthropy
Honoring Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Local researchers driving global impact - Kuni Foundation
This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we honor Pacific Northwest researchers driving innovation in cancer care and early detection.
www.kunifoundation.org
October 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, we honor Pacific Northwest researchers driving innovation in cancer care and early detection. Read our latest blog post ⬇️
#PNWCancerResearch #Cancer #CancerInnovation #SupportScience #EarlyDetection #CancerResearch #Community #Philanthropy
#PNWCancerResearch #Cancer #CancerInnovation #SupportScience #EarlyDetection #CancerResearch #Community #Philanthropy
Big news! 🎉 Dr. Nora Disis has been named a 2025 Champion of SITC by @sitcancer for her leadership in cancer immunotherapy.
Honored. Inspired. Grateful.
🏆 Learn more: www.uwcvi.org/post/celebra...
#SITC2025 #CancerResearch #Immunotherapy #WomenInScience
Honored. Inspired. Grateful.
🏆 Learn more: www.uwcvi.org/post/celebra...
#SITC2025 #CancerResearch #Immunotherapy #WomenInScience
Celebrating Dr. Nora Disis: 2025 Champion of SITC Award Honoree
We are proud to announce that Dr. Nora Disis, Director of the Cancer Vaccine Institute, has been selected as a 2025 Champion of SITC by the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC). This special rec...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Big news! 🎉 Dr. Nora Disis has been named a 2025 Champion of SITC by @sitcancer for her leadership in cancer immunotherapy.
Honored. Inspired. Grateful.
🏆 Learn more: www.uwcvi.org/post/celebra...
#SITC2025 #CancerResearch #Immunotherapy #WomenInScience
Honored. Inspired. Grateful.
🏆 Learn more: www.uwcvi.org/post/celebra...
#SITC2025 #CancerResearch #Immunotherapy #WomenInScience
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and we're thrilled to welcome back the Safeway Check-Stand Campaign! Our sincere thanks to Safeway and their shoppers for supporting innovation in cancer prevention and treatment. #CVI #BreastCancerAwareness
October 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and we're thrilled to welcome back the Safeway Check-Stand Campaign! Our sincere thanks to Safeway and their shoppers for supporting innovation in cancer prevention and treatment. #CVI #BreastCancerAwareness
Dr. Nora Disis had the honor of speaking on stage at the 14th Annual Benefit Show hosted by In Concert for Cancer, an unforgettable evening filled with powerful performances and heartfelt stories. Thank you to everyone who came together to support our work. #CancerVaccines #CVI
October 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Dr. Nora Disis had the honor of speaking on stage at the 14th Annual Benefit Show hosted by In Concert for Cancer, an unforgettable evening filled with powerful performances and heartfelt stories. Thank you to everyone who came together to support our work. #CancerVaccines #CVI
After 20 years of relentless research, ovarian cancer vaccines are within reach.
But with federal funding in decline, we need your help to keep momentum alive.
Let’s make ovarian cancer history—together.
💙 Support the work: www.uwcvi.org/donate-now
#OvarianCancer #CancerVaccines #ResearchMatters
But with federal funding in decline, we need your help to keep momentum alive.
Let’s make ovarian cancer history—together.
💙 Support the work: www.uwcvi.org/donate-now
#OvarianCancer #CancerVaccines #ResearchMatters
September 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
After 20 years of relentless research, ovarian cancer vaccines are within reach.
But with federal funding in decline, we need your help to keep momentum alive.
Let’s make ovarian cancer history—together.
💙 Support the work: www.uwcvi.org/donate-now
#OvarianCancer #CancerVaccines #ResearchMatters
But with federal funding in decline, we need your help to keep momentum alive.
Let’s make ovarian cancer history—together.
💙 Support the work: www.uwcvi.org/donate-now
#OvarianCancer #CancerVaccines #ResearchMatters
Advocates like Katerie Laughlin Schei make our work possible.
With federal funding at risk, philanthropic support is vital to keep cancer vaccine research moving forward.
Help us reach the patients who need it most.
💙 Donate today: www.uwcvi.org/donate-now #OvarianCancer #CancerResearch
With federal funding at risk, philanthropic support is vital to keep cancer vaccine research moving forward.
Help us reach the patients who need it most.
💙 Donate today: www.uwcvi.org/donate-now #OvarianCancer #CancerResearch
September 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Advocates like Katerie Laughlin Schei make our work possible.
With federal funding at risk, philanthropic support is vital to keep cancer vaccine research moving forward.
Help us reach the patients who need it most.
💙 Donate today: www.uwcvi.org/donate-now #OvarianCancer #CancerResearch
With federal funding at risk, philanthropic support is vital to keep cancer vaccine research moving forward.
Help us reach the patients who need it most.
💙 Donate today: www.uwcvi.org/donate-now #OvarianCancer #CancerResearch
18 years after a stage IV diagnosis, Jamie’s still here—and advocating for others. Her story fuels our push for faster breakthroughs in ovarian cancer. Learn how vaccines are changing the future at CVI: uwcvi.org/post/bold-progress-to-end-ovarian-cancer-how-vaccines-are-changing-the-future
September 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
18 years after a stage IV diagnosis, Jamie’s still here—and advocating for others. Her story fuels our push for faster breakthroughs in ovarian cancer. Learn how vaccines are changing the future at CVI: uwcvi.org/post/bold-progress-to-end-ovarian-cancer-how-vaccines-are-changing-the-future
🧬 Ovarian cancer is one of the deadliest gynecologic cancers—but breakthroughs are finally within reach.
At the UW CVI, 4 promising vaccines are advancing toward a future of prevention & lasting treatment.
Hope is no longer hypothetical. It’s happening.
tinyurl.com/42xa6ya4
At the UW CVI, 4 promising vaccines are advancing toward a future of prevention & lasting treatment.
Hope is no longer hypothetical. It’s happening.
tinyurl.com/42xa6ya4
September 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
🧬 Ovarian cancer is one of the deadliest gynecologic cancers—but breakthroughs are finally within reach.
At the UW CVI, 4 promising vaccines are advancing toward a future of prevention & lasting treatment.
Hope is no longer hypothetical. It’s happening.
tinyurl.com/42xa6ya4
At the UW CVI, 4 promising vaccines are advancing toward a future of prevention & lasting treatment.
Hope is no longer hypothetical. It’s happening.
tinyurl.com/42xa6ya4
🩵 September is #OvarianCancer Awareness Month.
One of the deadliest gynecologic cancers saw its federal research funding slashed from $45M to $15M.
Cancer vaccine breakthroughs are near—but progress may stall.
📢 RT to amplify. #OvarianCancer
One of the deadliest gynecologic cancers saw its federal research funding slashed from $45M to $15M.
Cancer vaccine breakthroughs are near—but progress may stall.
📢 RT to amplify. #OvarianCancer
September 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🩵 September is #OvarianCancer Awareness Month.
One of the deadliest gynecologic cancers saw its federal research funding slashed from $45M to $15M.
Cancer vaccine breakthroughs are near—but progress may stall.
📢 RT to amplify. #OvarianCancer
One of the deadliest gynecologic cancers saw its federal research funding slashed from $45M to $15M.
Cancer vaccine breakthroughs are near—but progress may stall.
📢 RT to amplify. #OvarianCancer
At the CVI, Adam Prince works with over 30,000 frozen blood samples, some dating to the 1980s. Stored in liquid nitrogen, this living archive reveals how the immune system responds to our cancer vaccines, even decades later.
Meet Adam #OnTheCancerResearchFrontier: www.uwcvi.org/post/on-the-...
Meet Adam #OnTheCancerResearchFrontier: www.uwcvi.org/post/on-the-...
June 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
At the CVI, Adam Prince works with over 30,000 frozen blood samples, some dating to the 1980s. Stored in liquid nitrogen, this living archive reveals how the immune system responds to our cancer vaccines, even decades later.
Meet Adam #OnTheCancerResearchFrontier: www.uwcvi.org/post/on-the-...
Meet Adam #OnTheCancerResearchFrontier: www.uwcvi.org/post/on-the-...
Thank you, Valley Girls & Guys, for your $500,000 pledge to CVI.
“Our mission at Valley Girls & Guys! is to harness the power of community to support cancer patients and their families, and CVI’s commitment to a future without cancer aligns perfectly with our values,” said Founder Tina McDonough.
“Our mission at Valley Girls & Guys! is to harness the power of community to support cancer patients and their families, and CVI’s commitment to a future without cancer aligns perfectly with our values,” said Founder Tina McDonough.
May 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Thank you, Valley Girls & Guys, for your $500,000 pledge to CVI.
“Our mission at Valley Girls & Guys! is to harness the power of community to support cancer patients and their families, and CVI’s commitment to a future without cancer aligns perfectly with our values,” said Founder Tina McDonough.
“Our mission at Valley Girls & Guys! is to harness the power of community to support cancer patients and their families, and CVI’s commitment to a future without cancer aligns perfectly with our values,” said Founder Tina McDonough.
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🎧🧬🎙️ Listen to Dr. Mary (Nora) Disis from @uwcvi.bsky.social where she discusses groundbreaking research on cancer prevention through vaccines & more. Many thanks to Dr. Disis & the UW CVI team for your visionary work!
#CancerResearch #SupportScience #CancerPrevention #WomenInScience #Philanthropy
#CancerResearch #SupportScience #CancerPrevention #WomenInScience #Philanthropy
Are Cancer Vaccines the Breakthrough We’ve Been Waiting For?
YouTube video by Outperform Cancer with Marybeth Gilliam
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May 27, 2025 at 8:21 PM
🎧🧬🎙️ Listen to Dr. Mary (Nora) Disis from @uwcvi.bsky.social where she discusses groundbreaking research on cancer prevention through vaccines & more. Many thanks to Dr. Disis & the UW CVI team for your visionary work!
#CancerResearch #SupportScience #CancerPrevention #WomenInScience #Philanthropy
#CancerResearch #SupportScience #CancerPrevention #WomenInScience #Philanthropy
“Every cancer patient has an immune response against their cancer. The problem is the immune responses aren’t the type of immune responses you need to kill your cancer.”
That’s where cancer vaccines come in, explains CVI's Dr. Nora Disis with @outperformcancer.bsky.social: youtu.be/XmgmiLYATGQ?...
That’s where cancer vaccines come in, explains CVI's Dr. Nora Disis with @outperformcancer.bsky.social: youtu.be/XmgmiLYATGQ?...
Are Cancer Vaccines the Breakthrough We’ve Been Waiting For?
YouTube video by Outperform Cancer with Marybeth Gilliam
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May 19, 2025 at 3:54 PM
“Every cancer patient has an immune response against their cancer. The problem is the immune responses aren’t the type of immune responses you need to kill your cancer.”
That’s where cancer vaccines come in, explains CVI's Dr. Nora Disis with @outperformcancer.bsky.social: youtu.be/XmgmiLYATGQ?...
That’s where cancer vaccines come in, explains CVI's Dr. Nora Disis with @outperformcancer.bsky.social: youtu.be/XmgmiLYATGQ?...
Brava, Dr. Nora Disis! CVI's Director was named a Woman of Excellence, Brava! honoree by the Women’s University Club of Seattle.
She shared in her remarks the “Four F’s” — Fortitude, Focus, Fearlessness, and Fun — that contributed to her finding meaning in science: www.uwcvi.org/post/dr-nora...
She shared in her remarks the “Four F’s” — Fortitude, Focus, Fearlessness, and Fun — that contributed to her finding meaning in science: www.uwcvi.org/post/dr-nora...
May 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Brava, Dr. Nora Disis! CVI's Director was named a Woman of Excellence, Brava! honoree by the Women’s University Club of Seattle.
She shared in her remarks the “Four F’s” — Fortitude, Focus, Fearlessness, and Fun — that contributed to her finding meaning in science: www.uwcvi.org/post/dr-nora...
She shared in her remarks the “Four F’s” — Fortitude, Focus, Fearlessness, and Fun — that contributed to her finding meaning in science: www.uwcvi.org/post/dr-nora...
We're honored that CVI's @kirandhillon.bsky.social took the stage amongst innovators to address the critical gaps in women’s health at the #PowerOfX Summit. Alongside Kristen Dahlgren (Cancer Vaccine Coalition), she spoke about the future of breast cancer treatment with lifesaving #cancervaccines.
April 9, 2025 at 6:07 PM
We're honored that CVI's @kirandhillon.bsky.social took the stage amongst innovators to address the critical gaps in women’s health at the #PowerOfX Summit. Alongside Kristen Dahlgren (Cancer Vaccine Coalition), she spoke about the future of breast cancer treatment with lifesaving #cancervaccines.
CVI Director Dr. Nora Disis was awarded a $300,000 grant from the Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research and Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment (CARE) Fund to advance the development of a vaccine designed to prevent ovarian cancer’s metastatic spread.
#OvarianCancer #CancerVaccines
#OvarianCancer #CancerVaccines
April 2, 2025 at 8:54 PM
CVI Director Dr. Nora Disis was awarded a $300,000 grant from the Rivkin Center for Ovarian Cancer Research and Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment (CARE) Fund to advance the development of a vaccine designed to prevent ovarian cancer’s metastatic spread.
#OvarianCancer #CancerVaccines
#OvarianCancer #CancerVaccines
As we close the chapter on 2024, the Cancer Vaccine Institute is proud to share a year-in-review that underscores a journey of progress and promise. Take a look at our latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/d12d4249ea98...
March 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
As we close the chapter on 2024, the Cancer Vaccine Institute is proud to share a year-in-review that underscores a journey of progress and promise. Take a look at our latest newsletter: mailchi.mp/d12d4249ea98...
Our very own Dr. Nora Disis was the inaugural Wayne Kuni Award for Cancer Innovation by the Kuni Foundation. In honor of its founder, Wayne Kuni, the $1 million award recognizes transformative, disruptive contributions to the field of cancer research.
Read more: www.uwcvi.org/post/dr-nora...
Read more: www.uwcvi.org/post/dr-nora...
January 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Our very own Dr. Nora Disis was the inaugural Wayne Kuni Award for Cancer Innovation by the Kuni Foundation. In honor of its founder, Wayne Kuni, the $1 million award recognizes transformative, disruptive contributions to the field of cancer research.
Read more: www.uwcvi.org/post/dr-nora...
Read more: www.uwcvi.org/post/dr-nora...
Thank you In Concert For Cancer for your gift to CVI. “Supporting the lifesaving work of Dr. Nora Disis and her team is a true honor, and this gift marks a deeply personal milestone in my commitment to making a meaningful impact in the fight against cancer,” said Michele Abrams, Founder.
December 13, 2024 at 5:01 PM
Thank you In Concert For Cancer for your gift to CVI. “Supporting the lifesaving work of Dr. Nora Disis and her team is a true honor, and this gift marks a deeply personal milestone in my commitment to making a meaningful impact in the fight against cancer,” said Michele Abrams, Founder.
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It's been a thrilling week @uwcvi.bsky.social with Founder and Director, Dr. Nora Disis, receiving the Wayne Kuni Award for Cancer Innovation ($1M unrestricted funds) from @kunifoundation.bsky.social & the Lifetime Achievement Award in Healthcare Leadership from the Puget Sound Business Journal! 🙏
December 6, 2024 at 5:38 PM
It's been a thrilling week @uwcvi.bsky.social with Founder and Director, Dr. Nora Disis, receiving the Wayne Kuni Award for Cancer Innovation ($1M unrestricted funds) from @kunifoundation.bsky.social & the Lifetime Achievement Award in Healthcare Leadership from the Puget Sound Business Journal! 🙏
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Wonderful evening celebrating Nora Disis’s trailblazing work in cancer vaccines with the Wayne Kuni Award for Innovation in Cancer Research. Amazing to meet patients alive today thanks to her persistence. @uwcvi.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social
December 4, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Wonderful evening celebrating Nora Disis’s trailblazing work in cancer vaccines with the Wayne Kuni Award for Innovation in Cancer Research. Amazing to meet patients alive today thanks to her persistence. @uwcvi.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social
“After seeing my mom go through chemotherapy, I want to see us make cancer vaccines a reality.”
Meet Madeline Dennis, a CVI researcher who's developing a breast cancer vaccine — a deeply personal commitment inspired by her mother's BRCA journey.
Read via #MeetTheTeam: www.uwcvi.org/post/on-the-...
Meet Madeline Dennis, a CVI researcher who's developing a breast cancer vaccine — a deeply personal commitment inspired by her mother's BRCA journey.
Read via #MeetTheTeam: www.uwcvi.org/post/on-the-...
On the Cancer Research Frontier: Madeline Dennis, Postdoctoral Fellow
On the Cancer Research Frontier is a series spotlighting the scientists, doctors, nurses, patients, and philanthropists at the CVI...
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December 2, 2024 at 9:51 PM
“After seeing my mom go through chemotherapy, I want to see us make cancer vaccines a reality.”
Meet Madeline Dennis, a CVI researcher who's developing a breast cancer vaccine — a deeply personal commitment inspired by her mother's BRCA journey.
Read via #MeetTheTeam: www.uwcvi.org/post/on-the-...
Meet Madeline Dennis, a CVI researcher who's developing a breast cancer vaccine — a deeply personal commitment inspired by her mother's BRCA journey.
Read via #MeetTheTeam: www.uwcvi.org/post/on-the-...
Our very own Dr. Shaveta Vinayak gave a keynote address at the 2024 Fred Hutch Metastatic Breast Cancer Survivorship event. She stepped out of her professional role and into a deeply personal one — sharing publicly for the first time her journey from oncologist to oncology patient.
#breastcancer
#breastcancer
Life with metastatic #breastcancer is different, but it is certainly not done. “I think about those pesky little plants that grow through cracked concrete,” said Fred Hutch physician-scientist Dr. Shaveta Vinayak. “I love seeing those — it gives me hope as I think about a new life.”
Surviving and thriving with metastatic breast cancer
Fred Hutch Cancer Center brought together a host of experts on November 2 to share tips, tools, resources and strategies for creating the best quality of life while living with metastatic breast cance...
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November 27, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Our very own Dr. Shaveta Vinayak gave a keynote address at the 2024 Fred Hutch Metastatic Breast Cancer Survivorship event. She stepped out of her professional role and into a deeply personal one — sharing publicly for the first time her journey from oncologist to oncology patient.
#breastcancer
#breastcancer
We have a new look! ✨ At the CVI at @uwmedicine.bsky.social, we are unveiling a polished rebrand that represents our ongoing commitment to creating a world where cancer is managed, treated, and ultimately prevented by vaccines.
Explore our new site: www.uwcvi.org
Explore our new site: www.uwcvi.org
November 26, 2024 at 10:00 PM
We have a new look! ✨ At the CVI at @uwmedicine.bsky.social, we are unveiling a polished rebrand that represents our ongoing commitment to creating a world where cancer is managed, treated, and ultimately prevented by vaccines.
Explore our new site: www.uwcvi.org
Explore our new site: www.uwcvi.org