Hutch News

MGRN1 and ATRN cooperate to regulate melanocortin signaling

MGRN1 and ATRN cooperate to regulate melanocortin signaling

From the Kong Lab, University of Washington Biochemistry Department
Science SpotlightJanuary 29, 2026
The making of a genome-guarding machine

The making of a genome-guarding machine

From the Biggins Lab, Basic Sciences Division
Science SpotlightDecember 24, 2025
Conducting RNA reconnaissance

Conducting RNA reconnaissance

Fred Hutch researchers invent a CRISPR screening method to understand RNA-binding proteins often mutated in cancer and other diseases
Hutch NewsAugust 05, 2025
Virologist and HIV expert Dr. Michael Emerman retires

Virologist and HIV expert Dr. Michael Emerman retires

Emerman considers mentorship his most important duty in science
Hutch NewsJuly 10, 2025
Mapping molecules of an unsung brain cell

Mapping molecules of an unsung brain cell

Fred Hutch researchers create a gene-expression map of glial cells in tiny worms, adding the missing component that completes for the first time an atlas of the entire nervous system of a multicellular adult animal at the molecular level
Hutch NewsJuly 01, 2025
Fred Hutch study finds genetic driver of drug resistance in small cell lung cancer

Fred Hutch study finds genetic driver of drug resistance in small cell lung cancer

Researchers use CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool on tumor cells grown in mice to better model how tumors that initially respond to chemotherapy become resistant
Hutch NewsMay 08, 2025
Managing mountains of genomic data

Managing mountains of genomic data

Tools invented at Fred Hutch are helping researchers analyze the enormous global database of genomic sequences of the virus that causes COVID-19 to better understand how pathogens evolve and spread
Hutch NewsApril 22, 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
Cell biologist and former Fred Hutch division leader Dr. Jonathan Cooper retires

Cell biologist and former Fred Hutch division leader Dr. Jonathan Cooper retires

Cooper sustained the distinct culture of Basic Sciences for four decades
Hutch NewsMarch 26, 2025
Evolutionary cell biologist Dr. Grant King named a Hanna Gray Fellow

Evolutionary cell biologist Dr. Grant King named a Hanna Gray Fellow

Long fascinated by life seen and unseen, King awarded eight years of funding to finish postdoctoral training at Fred Hutch and establish an independent lab
Hutch NewsJanuary 29, 2025
Tricking cells into trashing cancer

Tricking cells into trashing cancer

Fred Hutch chemical biologist rapidly reduces lung tumors in mice with a tagging system that grabs cancer-causing proteins and hauls them out with the molecular trash
Hutch NewsJanuary 09, 2025
50 years of doing hard things

50 years of doing hard things

Founded in 1975 to honor a brother, Fred Hutch Cancer Center pursued bold science, pioneered a cure for blood diseases that changed medicine and became a world-class biomedical research and clinical care institution
Hutch NewsJanuary 09, 2025
Blocking a cancer escape hatch

Blocking a cancer escape hatch

Fred Hutch graduate student wins NIH F31 award to study structure of a key protein that helps blood vessels grow, but also helps cancer spread when it malfunctions
Hutch NewsDecember 19, 2024
Cracking the sparkle code

Cracking the sparkle code

Fred Hutch cancer biologist wins V Foundation Scholar Award to explore role of protein sugaring in leukemia tumors that survive chemotherapy
Hutch NewsDecember 11, 2024
Making the most of a small supply

Making the most of a small supply

Fred Hutch researchers receive $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to study the fundamental biology of five rare liver cancers that could lead to new treatments one day
Hutch NewsSeptember 30, 2024
Fred Hutch launches Atlas of Inspiring Hispanic/Latinx Scientists

Fred Hutch launches Atlas of Inspiring Hispanic/Latinx Scientists

Online atlas recognizes contributions of Hispanic and Latinx scientists
News ReleasesSeptember 16, 2024
Priming the pump for future funding

Priming the pump for future funding

Fred Hutch postdoctoral researchers win NIH training fellowship for pancreatic cancer and kinetochore projects
Hutch NewsSeptember 04, 2024
Cell biologist Dr. Susan Parkhurst named 2024 ASCB fellow

Cell biologist Dr. Susan Parkhurst named 2024 ASCB fellow

Fred Hutch researcher honored by American Society for Cell Biology discusses integrating generations of scientists through mentorship
Hutch NewsAugust 01, 2024
Curiosity, connection and C. elegans

Curiosity, connection and C. elegans

How a Fred Hutch worm study gives hope to families affected by an extremely rare genetic disorder
Hutch NewsJuly 23, 2024
More to brain tumors than meets the eye

More to brain tumors than meets the eye

Fred Hutch researchers find new way to classify tumors based on their underlying biology rather than how they look
Hutch NewsJuly 15, 2024