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Melanoma Metastasis (green) dies in mouse lung
Melanoma Metastasis (green) dies in mouse lung Credit: Headley et al. Nature 2016

2018

Two new grants to fuel metastatic breast cancer research 
Fred Hutch Center News | November 2018                                                                                                                                                           
Dr. Headley received an Early Career Investigator Award from METAvivor, a nonprofit organization dedicated to funding research for stage 4 metastatic breast cancer.

Fred Hutch receives three grant awards from Washington’s Cancer Research Endowment Fund
Fred Hutch Center News | January 2018

CARE Fund Named after Senator Andy Hill
Andy Hill CARE Fund | January 2018
Dr. Headley attended a ceremony at the Washington state capitol where Governor Inslee signed SB 5375, renaming the CARE Fund, the Andy Hill Cancer Research Endowment in honor of the late Senator Andy Hill, a public champion for cancer research. 

First Grants Awarded to Bring World-Class Researchers to Washington state
Andy Hill CARE Fund | January 2018
The Cancer Research Endowment (CARE) Fund, a public-private partnership that supports cancer research in Washington, announced today its first grant awards to recruit world-class researchers to cancer research organizations in the state.

2016

Metastasis in action
Nature Reviews Immunology | April 2016
Using a surgically inserted 'window', researchers have been able to watch in real time metastatic melanoma cells as they spread to the lungs. 

Surprising new role for lungs: Making blood
UCSF | April 2016
Using video microscopy in the living mouse lung, UC San Francisco scientists have revealed that the lungs play a previously unrecognized role in blood production. 

UCSF Research Suggests New Model for Cancer Metastasis
UCSF | March 2016
Imaging catches cancer cells in the act as they recruit immune cells to spread disease