Hutch News

The making of a genome-guarding machine

The making of a genome-guarding machine

From the Biggins Lab, Basic Sciences Division
Science SpotlightDecember 24, 2025
Surprising chromatin biology at the (centromeric) core of who we are

Surprising chromatin biology at the (centromeric) core of who we are

From Stergachis lab, University of Washington, and Dr. Sue Biggins, Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division
Science SpotlightMay 21, 2025
Cell biologist and former Fred Hutch division leader Dr. Jonathan Cooper retires

Cell biologist and former Fred Hutch division leader Dr. Jonathan Cooper retires

Cooper sustained the distinct culture of Basic Sciences for four decades
Hutch NewsMarch 26, 2025
Evolutionary cell biologist Dr. Grant King named a Hanna Gray Fellow

Evolutionary cell biologist Dr. Grant King named a Hanna Gray Fellow

Long fascinated by life seen and unseen, King awarded eight years of funding to finish postdoctoral training at Fred Hutch and establish an independent lab
Hutch NewsJanuary 29, 2025
Priming the pump for future funding

Priming the pump for future funding

Fred Hutch postdoctoral researchers win NIH training fellowship for pancreatic cancer and kinetochore projects
Hutch NewsSeptember 04, 2024
Cell biologist Dr. Susan Parkhurst named 2024 ASCB fellow

Cell biologist Dr. Susan Parkhurst named 2024 ASCB fellow

Fred Hutch researcher honored by American Society for Cell Biology discusses integrating generations of scientists through mentorship
Hutch NewsAugust 01, 2024
La estructura del cinetocoro de una levadura termófila, ¡por primera vez!

La estructura del cinetocoro de una levadura termófila, ¡por primera vez!

Del laboratorio Biggins, División de Ciencias Básicas
Science SpotlightApril 23, 2024
For the first time! Kinetochore architecture of a thermophilic yeast

For the first time! Kinetochore architecture of a thermophilic yeast

From the Biggins lab, Basic Sciences Division
Science SpotlightApril 17, 2024
Dr. Toshio Tsukiyama elected to American Academy of Microbiology

Dr. Toshio Tsukiyama elected to American Academy of Microbiology

Longtime Basic scientist revealed dynamic nature of DNA packaging and how cells exploit it to enter and exit dormancy
Hutch NewsMarch 01, 2024
Mechanical coupling helps microtubules coordinate chromosomal separation

Mechanical coupling helps microtubules coordinate chromosomal separation

From the Asbury lab, University of Washington and Biggins lab, Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division, Cancer Consortium Cancer Basic Biology Program
Science SpotlightFebruary 21, 2024
Untangling the kinetochore

Untangling the kinetochore

Dr. Changkun Hu named Jane Coffin Childs – HHMI Fellow; Boosts research into critical and complex molecular machine
Hutch NewsNovember 29, 2023
The best kind of fishing expedition

The best kind of fishing expedition

From the Biggins Lab, Basic Sciences Division
Science SpotlightMay 24, 2023
Cbf1 hace las veces de policía de tránsito transcripcional para equilibrar la función del centrómero

Cbf1 hace las veces de policía de tránsito transcripcional para equilibrar la función del centrómero

Del laboratorio Biggins, División de Ciencias Básicas
Science SpotlightFebruary 20, 2023
Searching beyond the streetlight to uncover functional protein domains

Searching beyond the streetlight to uncover functional protein domains

From the Paddison Lab, Human Biology Division
Science SpotlightJune 20, 2022
Cellular choke artist: Aurora B doesn’t perform well under pressure

Cellular choke artist: Aurora B doesn’t perform well under pressure

From the Biggins Lab, Basic Sciences Division
Science SpotlightMay 16, 2022
Cbf1 plays transcriptional traffic cop to balance centromere function

Cbf1 plays transcriptional traffic cop to balance centromere function

From the Biggins lab, Basic Sciences Division
Science SpotlightApril 18, 2022
Mps1: A new referee in a game of cellular tug-of-war

Mps1: A new referee in a game of cellular tug-of-war

From the Biggins Lab, Basic Sciences Division
Science SpotlightNovember 15, 2021