Hutch News

Is the fountain of youth hidden in a fly's gut?

Is the fountain of youth hidden in a fly's gut?

From the Henikoff Lab, Basic Sciences Division
Science SpotlightDecember 24, 2025
Brandeis University honors Fred Hutch molecular biologist

Brandeis University honors Fred Hutch molecular biologist

Dr. Steven Henikoff receives 55th Lewis S. Rosenstiel Award for Distinguished Work in Basic Medical Research
Hutch NewsOctober 30, 2025
La hipertranscripción predice los resultados del cáncer gracias al Pol II

La hipertranscripción predice los resultados del cáncer gracias al Pol II

Del Laboratorio Henikoff, División de Ciencias Básicas
Science SpotlightJune 02, 2025
Rewriting the story about the molecules that turn genes on and off

Rewriting the story about the molecules that turn genes on and off

Fred Hutch researchers discover that most transcription factors in budding yeast don’t follow the textbook example of binding close to the genes they regulate
Hutch NewsApril 16, 2025
New methods reveal cancer mechanism in ancient genes

New methods reveal cancer mechanism in ancient genes

Fred Hutch researchers discover that overproduction of DNA packaging material predicts aggressive brain and breast tumors, which could lead to cheaper diagnostic tests and new drug therapies
Hutch NewsMarch 03, 2025
Switching sides: How MLL-rearranged leukemias leverage oncoproteins to evade treatment

Switching sides: How MLL-rearranged leukemias leverage oncoproteins to evade treatment

From the Henikoff Lab, Basic Sciences Division
Science SpotlightFebruary 07, 2025
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
New techniques, collaborations push patient-focused precision oncology forward

New techniques, collaborations push patient-focused precision oncology forward

$5.4M NCI award supports Dr. Chris Kemp’s multi-disciplinary discovery platform for cancer-therapy targets
Hutch NewsMarch 12, 2024
New technique could help make precision medicine more widely available

New technique could help make precision medicine more widely available

Simple CUT&Tag adaptation gives information about genetic regulatory elements in formalin-fixed tumor samples
Hutch NewsOctober 04, 2023
An old drug gets a new look: DNA damaging agent aclarubicin found to disrupt chromatin and stimulate RNA Pol II elongation

An old drug gets a new look: DNA damaging agent aclarubicin found to disrupt chromatin and stimulate RNA Pol II elongation

From the Henikoff Lab, Basic Sciences Division and Cancer Basic Biology Program of the Cancer Consortium
Science SpotlightJuly 17, 2023
MulTI-Tag: your ticket to profiling chromatin

MulTI-Tag: your ticket to profiling chromatin

From the Henikoff Lab, Cancer Basic Biology Program, Cancer Consortium.
Science SpotlightNovember 21, 2022
License to Kill: Latency HIV-CRISPR pinpoints how to blow latent HIV’s cover

License to Kill: Latency HIV-CRISPR pinpoints how to blow latent HIV’s cover

From the Emerman and Henikoff Labs, Pathogen Associated Malignancies and Cancer Basic Biology Programs, Cancer Consortium.
Science SpotlightSeptember 19, 2022
Peeling back the layers of a cell’s epigenomic data

Peeling back the layers of a cell’s epigenomic data

From the Henikoff and Setty labs, Basic Sciences and Public Health Sciences Divisions
Science SpotlightJune 20, 2022
Drs. Harmit Malik and Steve Henikoff elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Drs. Harmit Malik and Steve Henikoff elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Election honors scientists’ contributions to understanding of fundamental biology
Hutch NewsApril 28, 2022
Hopes and predictions for 2022

Hopes and predictions for 2022

Hutch researchers look ahead to an increase in cancer screening, improved vaccines and greater trust in science
Hutch NewsDecember 21, 2021
Epigenetic heterogeneity helps cancer cells change their minds

Epigenetic heterogeneity helps cancer cells change their minds

From the Henikoff Lab, Basic Sciences Division and the Meshinchi Lab, Clinical Research Division
Science SpotlightNovember 15, 2021