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Dr. Akhila Rajan receives McKnight Award

Dr. Akhila Rajan receives McKnight Award

Obesity researcher explores how mitochondria may be conduit by which fat influences brain health
Hutch NewsJuly 31, 2023
Dr. Mroj Alassaf named a 2023 Helen Hay Whitney Fellow

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
Hutch NewsJune 23, 2023
Do two wrongs make a right? For cancer cells, they just might.

Do two wrongs make a right? For cancer cells, they just might.

From the Sullivan Lab, Human Biology Division
Science SpotlightDecember 19, 2022
'Mother's Curse' mutation — harmful to males but not females — ID'd for the first time in animals

'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
Hutch NewsAugust 02, 2016
Researchers define key events in cellular aging - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

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
News ReleasesNovember 21, 2012
Surprising discovery: Decreased mitochondrial mutations in colon cancer

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
Hutch NewsJune 11, 2012
Video: Age, the greatest carcinogen

Video: Age, the greatest carcinogen

Gottschling Lab discovers defect to a key cellular process that goes off course as cells grow older
Hutch NewsAugust 17, 2009