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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
September 16, 2019
Dengue virus evolution drives multiple disease outcomes
From the Bedford lab, Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division
Why does flu make some people sick, but not others?
New study points to single mutations that allow flu to slip past immune system of some people, but not others
Forecasting the shape of flu viruses to come
‘Deep mutational scanning’ to make a better flu vaccine
Dr. Jesse Bloom named Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator
Biologist uses viruses to study molecular evolution
Lab partners: two viruses work together only in cell culture
From the Bloom Lab, Basic Sciences Division
When scientific hypotheses don’t pan out
Research studies are often built around an educated guess. What happens when those guesses are wrong?
Understanding HIV’s evolutionary past — and future
Studies of how the virus evolved and how it might change down the road could help researchers develop vaccines or cures for the infection
Adam Geballe elected AAAS Fellow
Hutch virologist honored for revealing key players in molecular ‘arms race’ between viruses and hosts
Deciphering how influenza escapes neutralizing antibodies
From the Bloom Laboratory, Basic Sciences Division
HIV’s unusual family tree
How the virus leapt from monkeys to chimps to humans, and why it doesn’t happen more often
How poxviruses evolve rapidly despite low mutation rate
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center study reveals accordion-like means of adaptation for viruses such as smallpox to evade host immune defenses and drugs
Evolutionary biologist Bloom joins Center
Basic Sciences and Public Health Sciences divisions’ Jesse Bloom brings protein evolution, computational expertise to stimulate broad cross-disciplinary research
MCB students garner NSF fellowships
‘Banner year’ nets three-year research awards for Weber, Teves, Ross and Compton