Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center - named for Fred Hutchinson

The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is named for Seattle native and Major League Baseball pitcher/manager Fred Hutchinson, who died of cancer in 1964. The research center, established in the Seattle area in the 1970s, is a major institution for cancer research and clinical trials. It conducts basic, translational, and clinical research and collaborates with local hospitals and the University of Washington.