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Foot on the gas: How RIT1 and YAP accelerate lung adenocarcinoma

Foot on the gas: How RIT1 and YAP accelerate lung adenocarcinoma

From the Berger Lab, Human Biology Division
Science SpotlightJanuary 28, 2026
Dr. Yeon Soo Kim receives NIH Pathway to Independence Award

Dr. Yeon Soo Kim receives NIH Pathway to Independence Award

Hsieh Lab postdoctoral fellow studies how advanced prostate cancer evades therapy by altering the way RNA builds proteins
Hutch NewsOctober 01, 2025
Searching for the ‘smoking gun’ that explains lung cancer in never-smokers

Searching for the ‘smoking gun’ that explains lung cancer in never-smokers

From The Berger Lab, Human Biology Division
Science SpotlightJanuary 10, 2025
Mutant KRAS signaling drives alternative splicing in lung cancer cells

Mutant KRAS signaling drives alternative splicing in lung cancer cells

From the Berger Lab, Human Biology Division
Science SpotlightJanuary 23, 2023
Transformative $78M gift to establish new precision oncology institute

Transformative $78M gift to establish new precision oncology institute

Gift will accelerate center’s leadership in the future of cancer research
Hutch NewsSeptember 08, 2022
Science Says: The promise of precision medicine

Science Says: The promise of precision medicine

How understanding unique traits of individuals and their cancers can lead to precise treatments
Hutch NewsMay 27, 2022
When more is more: Increased levels of wild-type and mutant RIT1 promote oncogenesis

When more is more: Increased levels of wild-type and mutant RIT1 promote oncogenesis

From the Berger Lab, Human Biology Division
Science SpotlightJanuary 17, 2022
Could gene twins team up against cancer?

Could gene twins team up against cancer?

New approach uncovers gene duplications that could be targets for cancer drugs
Hutch NewsAugust 31, 2021
Seeking to expand targeted therapy for lung cancer

Seeking to expand targeted therapy for lung cancer

NIH MERIT Award will support Dr. Alice Berger’s efforts to target lung cancer-associated gene mutation
Hutch NewsAugust 09, 2021
Pushing science forward while working from home

Pushing science forward while working from home

As COVID-19 forces research labs to drastically reduce on-site operations, scientists figure out how to advance their work and stay connected
Hutch NewsApril 09, 2020
Dr. Alice Berger receives grant to study causes of lung cancer in never-smokers

Dr. Alice Berger receives grant to study causes of lung cancer in never-smokers

$100K from the Prevent Cancer Foundation will allow her to link environmental factors to genetic signatures in tumors
Hutch NewsJanuary 28, 2019
Dr. Alice Berger receives $200K grant for lung cancer research

Dr. Alice Berger receives $200K grant for lung cancer research

Award to fund genome sequencing on lung tumors found in female ‘never-smokers’
Hutch NewsMarch 07, 2018
Can we talk about doing science and raising children?

Can we talk about doing science and raising children?

Researchers open up about the unique challenges of starting families during training — and offer tips for juggling the dual demands
Hutch NewsFebruary 22, 2017