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Every month, Fred Hutch postdoc writer/editors summarize two papers from each of our scientific divisions to stimulate collaborations across campus
November 21, 2022
'Microprotein' researcher Maria Toro Moreno is named a Hanna Gray Fellow
Postdoc wins prestigious award from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Drs. Harmit Malik and Steve Henikoff elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Election honors scientists’ contributions to understanding of fundamental biology
Histone variants: new versions of ancient genes
From the Malik Lab, Basic Sciences Division
Team of top researchers prepares for endemic COVID-19
$15M Howard Hughes Medical Institute grant shared by 8 scientists at Fred Hutch and UW
Harmit Malik receives Novitski Prize
Evolutionary biologist uses creative strategies to tackle genetic conflict
Hopes and predictions for 2022
Hutch researchers look ahead to an increase in cancer screening, improved vaccines and greater trust in science
Actin’s evolving roles: A multi-billion-year-old protein learns new tricks
From the Malik Lab, Basic Sciences Division
Matsen, Bedford named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators
Acclaimed computational biologists each awarded 7 years of funding
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
Genetic multitasking and the resolution of cellular conflict
From the Malik Lab, Basic Sciences Division
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
Short H2A histones, part II: a natural-born oncogene lurking in our genomes
From the Malik, Henikoff, Bleakley, and Bradley labs (Basic Sciences)
Short H2A histones, part I: parental conflict at the evolutionary scale
From the Malik and Henikoff labs (Basic Sciences)
SCAMPRing to get ahead: the enduring battle for supremacy between parasite and host
From the Malik Lab, Basic Sciences Division
Old and slow isn’t always the winning combo for critical genes
New work upends paradigm that young, rapidly evolving genes can’t be essential; highlights importance of 'junk' DNA
No ‘black diamond’ ski slopes for the TRIM5α antiviral protein
From the Malik and Emerman labs, Basic Sciences Division
How COVID-19 has opened science
An urgent search for answers promotes a faster, freer exchange of ideas
Discovering new strategies used in arms race between bacteria and the viruses that infect them
Dr. Kevin Forsberg tapped for NIAID New Innovators Award to study arms race between viruses and bacteria
Centromeric proteins find their own niche
From the Malik Lab, Basic Sciences Division