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En la búsqueda del fundamento genético de la dislexia

En la búsqueda del fundamento genético de la dislexia

De las doctoras Wendy Raskind, Ellen Wijsman y sus colegas de la Universidad de Washington.
Science SpotlightAugust 28, 2025
New funding drives six breast cancer studies

New funding drives six breast cancer studies

Scientists from Fred Hutch/University of Washington/Seattle Children’s Cancer Consortium receive $1.7M in grants from Breast Cancer Research Foundation
Hutch NewsNovember 04, 2024
Colorectal cancer risk and red and processed meat

Colorectal cancer risk and red and processed meat

Large analysis shows high meat consumption bumps risk by as much as 40%, identifies two genetic variants that increase risk even more
Hutch NewsApril 23, 2024
Geneticist and cell-cycle expert Dr. Linda Breeden retires

Geneticist and cell-cycle expert Dr. Linda Breeden retires

Revealed genetic underpinnings of cell cycle and cell dormancy
Hutch NewsJanuary 25, 2023
Multi-Ancestry Polygenic Risk Scores (PRS) of prostate cancer: A meta-analysis

Multi-Ancestry Polygenic Risk Scores (PRS) of prostate cancer: A meta-analysis

From the Darst Group, Public Health Sciences Division
Science SpotlightSeptember 19, 2022
Does HIV disease progression differ by ancestry?

Does HIV disease progression differ by ancestry?

From Drs. Shuying (Sue) Li and Peter Gilbert, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division
Science SpotlightSeptember 19, 2022
Beyond BRCA and breast cancer risk

Beyond BRCA and breast cancer risk

Inherited genetic variants contribute to many cancers; genetic testing, counseling key to evaluate risk, identify targeted therapies
Hutch NewsNovember 08, 2021
Life lessons in genetics, race and social justice

Life lessons in genetics, race and social justice

Science Education Partnership’s free, open-source curriculum units help high schoolers separate bias from biology
Hutch NewsSeptember 20, 2021
Tip Sheet: Celebrate holidays safely, COVID-19 vaccines, challenges in HIV vaccine trials — and new insights on evolution

Tip Sheet: Celebrate holidays safely, COVID-19 vaccines, challenges in HIV vaccine trials — and new insights on evolution

Summaries of recent Fred Hutch research findings and other news, plus resources for the American Society of Hematology’s annual meeting
News ReleasesDecember 02, 2020
Immune response in colorectal cancer: What helps, what hurts?

Immune response in colorectal cancer: What helps, what hurts?

GECCO collaboration drills into mechanisms of specific T-cell response to germline variations, lifetime exposures and tumor environment
Hutch NewsMay 11, 2020
‘Waistbands’ of our chromosomes marked by unusual X-shaped DNA

‘Waistbands’ of our chromosomes marked by unusual X-shaped DNA

Human Y chromosome’s center more ‘monkey-like’ than other human chromosomes, study finds
Hutch NewsFebruary 02, 2018
Why fish school: Study uncovers genetic link to social behavior

Why fish school: Study uncovers genetic link to social behavior

Study uncovers genetic link to social behavior in stickleback fish
Hutch NewsJune 17, 2016
Glory's gift: Colon cancer patient's enduring legacy

Glory's gift: Colon cancer patient's enduring legacy

A young woman’s resolve to help find a better way to detect colon cancer led to a years-long relationship between her family and a researcher across the country
Hutch NewsJanuary 13, 2016
Fred Hutch President and Director Dr. Gary Gilliland elected to National Academy of Medicine

Fred Hutch President and Director Dr. Gary Gilliland elected to National Academy of Medicine

NAM membership considered one of the highest honors in health and medicine
News ReleasesOctober 19, 2015
Fantastic failures: Scientific setbacks fuel big gains

Fantastic failures: Scientific setbacks fuel big gains

Whether solving the mysteries of outer space or cancer cells, many major advances followed messy moments
Hutch NewsAugust 18, 2015
A first glimpse of real-time gene activity in a living animal

A first glimpse of real-time gene activity in a living animal

New technique will allow biologists to pinpoint how random chance affects cancer, aging
Hutch NewsMay 06, 2015
Dr. Sue Biggins elected to National Academy of Sciences

Dr. Sue Biggins elected to National Academy of Sciences

Biologist honored for her research on how cells segregate chromosomes during division
Hutch NewsApril 28, 2015
New insights into cancer evolution help define screening window of opportunity

New insights into cancer evolution help define screening window of opportunity

A new appreciation of the genetic changes that occur as precancerous cells turn malignant could help researchers design new screening strategies
News ReleasesDecember 03, 2013
Study sheds light on genetics of how and why fish swim in schools - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Study sheds light on genetics of how and why fish swim in schools - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

Research has potential to help understand complex human social behavior
News ReleasesSeptember 12, 2013