Research Events
October 2025
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Frontiers in Pediatric Research Lecture With Dr. Lucy Godley
Please join Seattle Children’s Research Institute for the next installment of the Frontiers in Pediatric Research lecture series, featuring Dr. Lucy Godley co-director of the Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics at the University of Chicago , and professor of medicine (Hematology and Oncology) at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine. The event will be hosted by Drs. Mignon Loh and Beth Lawlor of the Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorder Research and Dr. Tim Cherry of the Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine.
Dr. Godley’s speech, “Germline predisposition to hematopoietic malignancies,” touches on inherited risk factors for blood cancers and their impact on diagnosis, treatment, and family care.
The lecture and discussion will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., with a lunch reception to follow. Please indicate any dietary needs on the RSVP form. Space is limited, so RSVP now to reserve a spot and expedite check-in. Contact [email protected] with any questions.- Join link
- Webinar number: 2485 074 8896
- Webinar password: Frontiers (37668438 from phones and video systems)
Date: Wednesday, Oct 15, 2025 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Seattle Children's Research Institute: B. Wayne Hughes Building, 1920 Terry Ave., Seattle, WA 98101
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Modulating Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts to Enhance Anti-Tumor Immunity
Akshay Krishnamurty, PhD
Principal Scientist and Group Leader, Discovery Oncology Department, Genentech
For more information on the CIIT Seminar Series, please visit www.seattlechildrens.org….Date: Friday, Oct 17, 2025 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: McKinstry Auditorium, 1st Floor, Seattle Children’s Research Institute's B. Wayne Hughes Building, also known as Building Cure, 1920 Terry Ave., Seattle, WA 98101
November 2025
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Learning from Our Patients: Discovery of New Human Inborn Errors of Immunity
Stuart Turvey, MBBS, DPhil, FRCPC
Investigator, BC Children's Hospital, Canada Research Chair in Pediatric Precision Health,
Aubrey J. Tingle Professor of Pediatric Immunology, Professor, The University of British Columbia
For more information on the CIIT Seminar Series, please visit www.seattlechildrens.org….Date: Friday, Nov 7, 2025 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: McKinstry Auditorium, 1st Floor, Seattle Children’s Research Institute's B. Wayne Hughes Building, also known as Building Cure, 1920 Terry Ave., Seattle, WA 98101
December 2025
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CIIT Seminar Series, Topic TBD
Nicholas Riley, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Washington
For more information on the CIIT Seminar Series, please visit www.seattlechildrens.org….Date: Friday, Dec 19, 2025 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: McKinstry Auditorium, 1st Floor, Seattle Children’s Research Institute's B. Wayne Hughes Building, also known as Building Cure, 1920 Terry Ave., Seattle, WA 98101
January 2026
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Antigen Assimilating Multispecific T Cell Engagers
Jason Price, PhD
Principal Investigator, Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research; Acting Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington
For more information on the CIIT Seminar Series, please visit www.seattlechildrens.org….Date: Friday, Jan 30, 2026 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: McKinstry Auditorium, 1st Floor, Seattle Children’s Research Institute's B. Wayne Hughes Building, also known as Building Cure, 1920 Terry Ave., Seattle, WA 98101
February 2026
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CIIT Seminar Series, Topic TBD
Lawrence Fong, MD
Science Director, Immunotherapy Integrated Research Center, Professor, Translational Science and Therapeutics Division, Bezos Family Distinguished Scholar in Immunotherapy, Fred Hutch Cancer Center
For more information on the CIIT Seminar Series, please visit www.seattlechildrens.org….Date: Friday, Feb 13, 2026 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: McKinstry Auditorium, 1st Floor, Seattle Children’s Research Institute's B. Wayne Hughes Building, also known as Building Cure, 1920 Terry Ave., Seattle, WA 98101
April 2026
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Metabolic Constraints of Cancer Cell Proliferation
Lucas Sullivan, PhD
Associate Professor, Human Biology Division, Affiliate Associate Professor, Basic Sciences Division, Fred Hutch Cancer Center
For more information on the CIIT Seminar Series, please visit www.seattlechildrens.org….Date: Friday, Apr 17, 2026 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: McKinstry Auditorium, 1st Floor, Seattle Children’s Research Institute's B. Wayne Hughes Building, also known as Building Cure, 1920 Terry Ave., Seattle, WA 98101
May 2026
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Mechanisms of Inborn Errors of Immunity and Precision Medicine
Elena Hsieh, MD
Associate Professor, Pediatrics-Allergy/Immunology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
For more information on the CIIT Seminar Series, please visit www.seattlechildrens.org….Date: Friday, May 15, 2026 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: McKinstry Auditorium, 1st Floor, Seattle Children’s Research Institute's B. Wayne Hughes Building, also known as Building Cure, 1920 Terry Ave., Seattle, WA 98101
June 2026
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Overcoming Barriers to Adoptive T-cell Therapy for Cancer
Shivani Srivastava, PhD
Assistant Professor, Human Biology Division, Fred Hutch Cancer Center
For more information on the CIIT Seminar Series, please visit www.seattlechildrens.org….Date: Friday, Jun 12, 2026 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Location: McKinstry Auditorium, 1st Floor, Seattle Children’s Research Institute's B. Wayne Hughes Building, also known as Building Cure, 1920 Terry Ave., Seattle, WA 98101