Hutch News

Brain trust: HCMV hijacks host chromatin to induce dormant neuronal genes

Brain trust: HCMV hijacks host chromatin to induce dormant neuronal genes

From the Avgousti Lab, Human Biology Division
Science SpotlightJanuary 14, 2026
Histone mark profiling identifies KLF7 as critical for CAR-T cell proliferation

Histone mark profiling identifies KLF7 as critical for CAR-T cell proliferation

From the Henikoff lab, Translational Science and Therapeutics and Basic Sciences Divisions
Science SpotlightOctober 16, 2024
Histone variants: new versions of ancient genes

Histone variants: new versions of ancient genes

From the Malik Lab, Basic Sciences Division
Science SpotlightMarch 21, 2022
Viral histone-like protein co-opts host proteins to hijack cell cycle regulation

Viral histone-like protein co-opts host proteins to hijack cell cycle regulation

From the Avgousti Lab, Human Biology Division
Science SpotlightDecember 20, 2021
You’ve got something in your eye: cellular reprogramming in development and cancer

You’ve got something in your eye: cellular reprogramming in development and cancer

From the Henikoff Lab, Basic Sciences Division
Science SpotlightSeptember 20, 2021
Two Fred Hutch postdocs named 2021 Damon Runyon Fellows

Two Fred Hutch postdocs named 2021 Damon Runyon Fellows

Awards to Drs. Edie Crosse and Ching-Ho Chang fund ‘creative, high-risk projects’ in cancer research
Hutch NewsAugust 13, 2021
Fundamental proteins that guide embryo development are co-opted by cancer

Fundamental proteins that guide embryo development are co-opted by cancer

Researchers discover why some critical DNA-packaging proteins called histones evolve rapidly — and may give cancer a boost
Hutch NewsFebruary 19, 2021
Short H2A histones, part II: a natural-born oncogene lurking in our genomes

Short H2A histones, part II: a natural-born oncogene lurking in our genomes

From the Malik, Henikoff, Bleakley, and Bradley labs, Basic Sciences Division
Science SpotlightFebruary 15, 2021
Short H2A histones, part I: parental conflict at the evolutionary scale

Short H2A histones, part I: parental conflict at the evolutionary scale

From the Malik and Henikoff labs, Basic Sciences Division
Science SpotlightFebruary 15, 2021
Oncohistones: A Vicious Cycle

Oncohistones: A Vicious Cycle

From the Henikoff lab, Basic Science Division, and the Olson lab, Clinical Research Division
Science SpotlightOctober 19, 2020
Adaptive evolution of testis-specific histones: a SeXY conflict?

Adaptive evolution of testis-specific histones: a SeXY conflict?

From the Malik Lab, Basic Sciences Division
Science SpotlightMay 21, 2018