Episodes

  • Bench to Bedside and Beyond - John Scheleen

    Bench to Bedside and Beyond - John Scheleen
    Sep 24 2025
    Welcome to Bench to Bedside and Beyond, stories from Fred Hutch Cancer Center about how our scientists and clinicians are combining innovative research with compassionate care to address the impact of cancer and infectious disease. You'll hear from patients, researchers, doctors, caregivers, supporters and others seeking to prevent and eliminate cancer. In this conversation, John Scheleen talks about his experience being treated for cancer for much of his tenure as a Fred Hutch employee with Bonnie Rochman, a writer for Fred Hutch News. Scheleen recounts how he found a "weird mole" that catapulted him out of the world of grants and financial reports and into the world of patient care. He recalls what it was like to wait for biopsy results during the weekend in which his son celebrated his first birthday, a time of anxiety and joy. And he explains that his work closing out grants is especially meaningful when he recognizes the names of providers who have treated him.
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    11 mins
  • Bench to Bedside and Beyond - Tiffany Bucklin

    Bench to Bedside and Beyond - Tiffany Bucklin
    Sep 24 2025
    Welcome to Bench to Bedside and Beyond, stories from Fred Hutch Cancer Center about how our scientists and clinicians are combining innovative research with compassionate care to address the impact of cancer and infectious disease. You'll hear from patients, researchers, doctors, caregivers, supporters and others seeking to prevent and eliminate cancer. In this conversation, Tiffany Bucklin talks about her unwavering commitment to getting a job at Fred Hutch after her husband was treated here for leukemia. She tells Bonnie Rochman, a writer for Fred Hutch News, how her husband's care team impressed her by remembering their children's names. Bucklin reflects on how it felt to have the team take a "vested interest in our story and how it ended."
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    10 mins
  • Bench to Bedside and Beyond - Chris Lundy

    Bench to Bedside and Beyond - Chris Lundy
    Sep 24 2025
    Welcome to Bench to Bedside and Beyond, stories from Fred Hutch Cancer Center about how our scientists and clinicians are combining innovative research with compassionate care to address the impact of cancer and infectious disease. You'll hear from patients, researchers, doctors, caregivers, supporters and others seeking to prevent and eliminate cancer. In this conversation, Chris Lundy tells Bonnie Rochman, a writer for Fred Hutch News, what it was like to be among the first wave of bone marrow transplant recipients. Lundy was 21 and in the military when he came to Fred Hutch in 1971 for a life-saving transplant. He recalls being told that he had a 10% chance of survival. More than 50 years later, he reflects on how he beat the odds in a big way.
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    23 mins
  • A mother-daughter connection - Bonnie and Katie Kraskouskas

    A mother-daughter connection - Bonnie and Katie Kraskouskas
    Sep 23 2025
    Welcome to Bench to Bedside and Beyond, stories from Fred Hutch Cancer Center about how our scientists and clinicians are combining innovative research with compassionate care to address the impact of cancer and infectious disease. You'll hear from patients, researchers, doctors, caregivers, supporters and others seeking to prevent and eliminate cancer. In this conversation, Bonnie Kraskouskas shares her pride with Bonnie Rochman, a writer for Fred Hutch News, at having her daughter, Katie, work in research at Fred Hutch—two decades after she first enrolled baby Katie at Hutch Kids daycare. Bonnie talks about what it's like to retire after more than 30 years at Fred Hutch managing grants, knowing that her daughter is continuing to contribute to Fred Hutch's mission. Katie reflects on the impact that her high school biology teacher, who participated in Fred Hutch's Science Education Partnership program, had on her future career. In a full-circle moment, Katie notes she now works at the same desk where she observed the operations of her lab as a high schooler.
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    12 mins
  • Being a bone marrow donor for a brother - Jenn Vehrs

    Being a bone marrow donor for a brother - Jenn Vehrs
    Sep 3 2025

    Welcome to Bench to Bedside and Beyond, stories from Fred Hutch Cancer Center about how our scientists and clinicians are combining innovative research with compassionate care to address the impact of cancer and infectious disease. You'll hear from patients, researchers, doctors, caregivers, supporters and others seeking to prevent and eliminate cancer.

    In this conversation, Jenn Vehrs shares her journey as a bone marrow donor for her brother with Bonnie Rochman, a writer for Fred Hutch News. Vehrs talks about her experiences growing up with cancer in the family and her professional journey at Fred Hutch. She reflects on the emotional and physical challenges of being a donor at a young age, the honor she felt in helping her brother and the full-circle moment of working at the very institution that played a crucial role in her family's life. Jenn also discusses her parents' battles with cancer and the impact of Fred Hutch on their lives.
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    21 mins