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How to be a curestarter

How to be a curestarter

A longtime Fred Hutch booster helps a promising genetic researcher parlay $100K into a $2.2M grant to explore innovative new therapies
Hutch NewsFebruary 24, 2017
New technique reveals cells’ tiny engines unexpectedly shrug off DNA damage from toxic chemicals

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
Hutch NewsSeptember 01, 2016
'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
Study challenges previously held beliefs about the role of genetic mutations in colon cancer development

Study challenges previously held beliefs about the role of genetic mutations in colon cancer development

Discovery in mitochondrial DNA of colon cancer cells may open new avenues for cancer therapy, early detection and monitoring treatment response
News ReleasesJune 07, 2012
Bielas wins $2.6 million environmental award

Bielas wins $2.6 million environmental award

Early career grant funds studies of environmental exposures, DNA damage
Hutch NewsAugust 30, 2010