Lab News

Fred Hutch Steam Plant building
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2023

June

  • Sophie Kogut joined our group as Graduate Student on June 20, 2023.  Sophie is affilated with the MCB program. Welcome to the lab! 
  • Erin Barnett joined our group as Graduate Student on June 9, 2023.  Erin is affilated with the Pathobiology program. Welcome to the lab! 
  • Our review on Paleovirology "A Glimpse into the Past: What Ancient Viral Genomes Reveal About Human History" is now published in Annual Reviews Virology.
  • Daniel was named a 2023 Searle Scholar by the Kinship Foundation.

April

  • Mónica Padilla-Gálvez joined our group as a Laboratory Technician on April 12, 2023. Welcome to the lab! 
  • Qing Yang was awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the Diseases of Public Health Importance Training Program in the Department of Global Health (UW). Congratulations Qing! 

January

  • Erin Barnett joined our group for a rotation on September 28th, 2022. Welcome to the lab! 

 

2022

November

  • Our Lab turns 1!!! 

October

  • Daniel was awarded the 2022 V Scholar Grant from the V Foundation for Cancer Research. Our research on the role of HERVs in Cancer is funded by the Stuart Scott Memorial Cancer Research Fund and the V Foundation wine celebration in honor of Leo Slattery (2022 volunteer grant honoree).

September

  • Our lab received the Translational Data Science IRC New Collaboration Award together with Fred Hutch researchers Evan Newell and Roland Strong.
  • Sophie Kogut joined our group for a rotation on September 28th, 2022. Welcome to the lab! 

August

  • Qing Yang joined our group on August 1st, 2022. Welcome to the lab!
  • Sophie Lu joined our group for an internship on August 29th, 2022. Welcome to the lab!

July

  • Lots of love for our new lab whiteboard (>9K likes on Twitter). Art/design by Hector Blanco.

March

  • Guoyue Xu joined our group for a rotation on March 29th, 2022. Welcome to the lab! 

January

  • Ting Liu and Ellie McIntosh joined our group on January 4th 2022. Welcome to the lab!

 

2021

November

  • The Blanco-Melo Lab officially opened its doors on November 1st 2021.

September

  • We are Hiring! We are looking for talented and highly-motivated students, postdocs and research assistants. Join our team and be part of our history. Learn More.
  • Our eLife paper was featured in ”This Week in Virology” TWiV 801.
  • Our paper “Ancient viral genomes reveal introduction of HBV and B19V into Mexico during the transatlantic slave trade” is now published in eLife

April

  • Daniel will be joining the Vaccine and Infectious Diseases Division at Fred Hutch next Fall as an Assistant Professor.
Group Photo Session - Mónica Padilla-Gálvez joins our group on April 12, 2023

Happy Hour at the Steam Plant on April 28, 2023. Erin and Sophie will join our lab as Graduate Students. Welcome to the lab!

Ting and Daniel on the UK sampling trip - March 2023

Ting and Daniel on the UK sampling trip - March 2023

Qing gets the Diseases of Public Health Importance Training Fellowship

Qing gets the Diseases of Public Health Importance Training Fellowship - March 2023

Our Lab turns 1!

Our Lab turns 1! - Nov 2022

Qing Yang joins our group on August 1st, 2022

Qing Yang joins our group on August 1st, 2022

Guoyue Xu is rotating in the lab - March 2022

Guoyue Xu is rotating in the lab - March 2022

Group Photo Session - Mónica Padilla-Gálvez joins our group on April 12, 2023

Group Photo Session - Mónica Padilla-Gálvez joins our group on April 12, 2023

Erin Barnett is rotating in the lab - March 2023

Erin Barnett is rotating in the lab - March 2023

Xmas Party 2022

Xmas Party 2022

Halloween 2022 - Sophie Kogut is rotating in the lab

Halloween 2022 - Sophie Kogut is rotating in the lab

Lots of love for our new lab whiteboard (>9K likes on Twitter). Art/design by Hector Blanco

>9K likes on Twitter for our new lab whiteboard. Art/design by Hector Blanco - July 2022

Ting Liu and Ellie McIntosh joined the lab on January 4th 2022

Ting Liu and Ellie McIntosh joined the lab on January 4th 2022