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New models for patient-derived head and neck cancers

New models for patient-derived head and neck cancers

From the Beronja Lab and Dr. Brittany Barber
Science SpotlightSeptember 26, 2025
Untangling how body location promotes cancer

Untangling how body location promotes cancer

Beronja Lab postdoc Rachel Lex receives ACS fellowship to uncover regional factors driving tumor development
Hutch NewsApril 19, 2023
How cancer doesn't happen - Part 2

How cancer doesn't happen - Part 2

Our bodies can keep tumors at bay, even if our cells harbor cancer-driving mutations
Hutch NewsAugust 15, 2022
Rethinking why cancer doesn't happen - Part 1

Rethinking why cancer doesn't happen - Part 1

Hutch scientists look beyond DNA to understand how our bodies stop tumors before they start and find new ways prevent cancer
Hutch NewsAugust 15, 2022
Dr. Siqi Li named a 2022 Damon Runyon Fellow

Dr. Siqi Li named a 2022 Damon Runyon Fellow

Beronja Lab postdoc will study how interactions between normal and mutated skin stem cells stave off cancer
Hutch NewsFebruary 01, 2022
Two opposing “agendas” keep skin mutant cell clusters at an impasse

Two opposing “agendas” keep skin mutant cell clusters at an impasse

From the Beronja lab, Human Biology Division
Science SpotlightFebruary 15, 2021
A translational regulatory mechanism suppresses epidermal overgrowth

A translational regulatory mechanism suppresses epidermal overgrowth

From the Beronja lab, Human Biology Division
Science SpotlightJuly 20, 2020
Mutated skin stem cells self-correct to prevent cancer

Mutated skin stem cells self-correct to prevent cancer

New study helps explain why inherited cancer-driving mutations don’t always lead to cancer
Hutch NewsJune 12, 2020
A breast tumor might have thousands of mutations. Which are important?

A breast tumor might have thousands of mutations. Which are important?

In support of precision medicine, new method enables scientists to separate cancer-driving mutations from passengers
Hutch NewsFebruary 13, 2020
Dr. Zhe Ying receives award to study how head and neck cancers overcome newly discovered tumor-blocking mechanism

Dr. Zhe Ying receives award to study how head and neck cancers overcome newly discovered tumor-blocking mechanism

Postdoc’s Pathway to Independence Award will help lay the foundation for his early career
Hutch NewsSeptember 13, 2019
Eight promising projects win Evergreen Fund grants to promote commercialization of research

Eight promising projects win Evergreen Fund grants to promote commercialization of research

A dozen scientists to receive up to $200K from 3-year-old Fred Hutch program
Hutch NewsAugust 02, 2019
A tip from skin cells to keep tumor initiation under control

A tip from skin cells to keep tumor initiation under control

From the Beronja Lab, Human Biology Division
Science SpotlightDecember 17, 2018
Researchers identify new way skin stops tumor growth

Researchers identify new way skin stops tumor growth

‘Oncogene-induced differentiation’ joins two other strategies for counteracting potentially cancer-causing DNA changes
Hutch NewsOctober 22, 2018
Good News: Normal skin cells keep cancer at bay

Good News: Normal skin cells keep cancer at bay

Celebrating faculty and staff achievements
Hutch NewsAugust 03, 2017
Cell biologist Beronja joins Fred Hutch faculty

Cell biologist Beronja joins Fred Hutch faculty

Slobodan Beronja’s Human Biology Division lab uses skin as a model system for understanding cancer development
Hutch NewsMay 02, 2013