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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
Science to watch in 2018: From immunotherapy to gene therapy, big data to new tech
Fred Hutch experts lend their predictions for the coming year’s advances
Studying a pair of SOCS reveals mechanisms for repressing a cancer-associated protein
From the Cooper Lab, Basic Sciences Division
Dr. Paul Neiman, founding member of Fred Hutch, dies at 78
Physician-scientist led the charge in prioritizing fundamental research, built bridges between lab and clinic
Lgl1: a polarizing player in brain development
From the Vasioukhin and Cooper Labs, Basic Sciences and Human Biology Divisions
Light-directed neuron migration
From the Cooper Laboratory, Basic Sciences Division
The molecules that drive cell movement
A new study visualizing cells' 'leading edge' sheds light on processes behind cellular migration
Good News: Drs. Grzelak, Anderson get Komen awards; Infectious Disease Sciences earns training grant; Drs. Bloom, Matsen named HHMI-Simons Faculty Scholars
Celebrating faculty and staff achievements
The science of cancer spread
The how and why of metastasis — and what it might take to stop it
‘Every day something new’: Dr. Sue Biggins selected as HHMI investigator
Flexible support from the prestigious nonprofit will open new research doors
Dr. Sue Biggins elected to National Academy of Sciences
Biologist honored for her research on how cells segregate chromosomes during division
MacGyvering lab equipment
From old bicycle wheels to an in-house metalworking shop, scientists get creative when the research tools they need don’t exist
Researchers and patients give thanks
From surviving cancer to puppies to Jail House Gin:<br>
Sharing gratitude for things large and small
Geneticist and inventor Steven Henikoff named AAAS Fellow - Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
He is a researcher in the Hutchinson Center’s Basic Sciences Division
Evolutionary biologist Bloom wins Sloan Foundation fellowship
Jesse Bloom's $50,000 award supports molecular evolution research of proteins and viruses
Olsen wins $1.25 million NIH Early Independence Award
Basic Sciences Division's Carissa Perez Olsen is among first 10 recipients of new award designed to leapfrog outstanding junior investigators directly into faculty positions; two affiliate researchers also among recipients
Hutchinson Center researcher receives first National Institutes of Health Director's Early Independence Award
Carissa Perez Olsen among 10 junior U.S. investigators to receive the award
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
Brain cell migration may offer clues to cancer metatasis
Cooper, Jossin find surprising new role for N-cadherin; finding could shed light on how normal and cancerous cells migrate within the body
Cooper named Basic Sciences director
Former acting division director brings enthusiasm, desire for greater communication