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How COVID-19 has opened science
An urgent search for answers promotes a faster, freer exchange of ideas
New Scientific Publications
Each week, Fred Hutch librarians search PubMed and Web of Science to discover new papers published by Fred Hutch authors
Week of September 13, 2020
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
DNA methyltransferases, of Mice and Men
From the Malik lab, Basic Sciences Division
Pushing science forward while working from home
As COVID-19 forces research labs to drastically reduce on-site operations, scientists figure out how to advance their work and stay connected
Shedding light on male infertility
Pathway to Independence Award supports postdoctoral research on fast-changing cell structure genes
Philanthropic support catalyzes audacious ideas, bold research
Support from thousands of donors gives researchers the time and resources they need to advance high-risk projects with immense potential
Actin gone wild
From the Malik lab, Basic Sciences Division
Fred Hutch paleovirologist elected AAAS fellow
American Association for the Advancement of Science honors Dr. Harmit Malik for applying evolutionary theories of genetic conflict to new biological processes
Age-old arms race points way to new-and-improved antiviral protein
Guided by evolution, scientists create more potent antiviral that unexpectedly continues blocking dissimilar viruses
New type of viral anti-CRISPR found in human microbiome
Protein used by viruses to combat DNA-snipping action of bacteria's CRISPR immune system
Legionnaires' bacterium has a secret weapon — and a potential weakness
Scientists discover how Legionella overcomes neighboring bacteria, revealing possible way to control it
Harmit Malik elected to National Academy of Sciences
Evolutionary biologist honored for fundamental discoveries of genetic conflict
2 Hutch postdocs named Damon Runyon-Dale F. Frey Breakthrough Scientists
Drs. Alistair Russell and Tera Levin among few Damon Runyon Fellows selected for further support
Dr. Harmit Malik elected fellow of American Academy of Microbiology
His pioneering approaches to studying genetic conflict are transforming traditional evolutionary genetics
Jeannette Tenthorey named Hanna Gray Fellow
Postdoc wins prestigious 8-year award supporting diversity in science
Dr. Tera Levin receives Pathway to Independence Award
Malik Lab postdoc studies evolutionary arms race between the bacteria that causes Legionnaire’s disease and its host amoeba
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
Science without borders
At Fred Hutch and other U.S. research centers, a global village works to cure cancer and other diseases
A killer is revealed: kambucha yeast poison their competitors
From the Malik, Smith, and Zanders Laboratories (Basic Sciences Division, Fred Hutch and the Stowers Institute)