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New Science Spotlight Articles
Every month, Fred Hutch postdoc writer/editors summarize two papers from each of our scientific divisions to stimulate collaborations across campus
February 27, 2026
Dr. Akhila Rajan receives McKnight Award
Obesity researcher explores how mitochondria may be conduit by which fat influences brain health
Macrophages "eat" tumor-derived microparticles to undergo a metabolic switch
From the Headley Lab, Translational Science and Therapeutics Division
Dr. Mroj Alassaf named a 2023 Helen Hay Whitney Fellow
Award will allow Rajan Lab postdoc to study why fat sends mitochondrial components to the brain
Do two wrongs make a right? For cancer cells, they just might.
From the Sullivan Lab, Human Biology Division
New technique reveals cells’ tiny engines unexpectedly shrug off DNA damage from toxic chemicals
A precise new technique reveals that our cells’ engines, mitochondria, unexpectedly shrug off DNA damage from toxic chemicals
'Mother's Curse' mutation — harmful to males but not females — ID'd for the first time in animals
Study in fruit flies identifies a mutation in mitochondria — the energy factories of our cells — that harms males but not females
Researchers define key events in cellular aging - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Studies bring unprecedented clarity to aging process and provide paradigm for studying how genes and environment – including calorie restriction – may influence lifespan
Surprising discovery: Decreased mitochondrial mutations in colon cancer
Hutchinson Center finding sheds new light on genetic mutations in cancer development; may open new avenues for cancer therapy, early detection and monitoring treatment response