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Untangling the kinetochore
Dr. Changkun Hu named Jane Coffin Childs – HHMI Fellow; Boosts research into critical and complex molecular machine
Teaming up to understand mysterious microproteins
Dr. Arvind Subramaniam with multi-institutional team receives NIH Transformative Research Award to explore forces shaping microprotein evolution, potential roles in immunity and autoimmunity
Insulin resistance turns tidy brain cells into slobs — which could be a link between diet and neurodegenerative diseases
New work in fruit flies shows that a high-sugar diet impairs “housekeeping” brain cells
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
Grant King named a 2023 Damon Runyon Fellow
Malik Lab postdoc will study how cells handle extra-chromosomal DNA
Dr. Akhila Rajan receives McKnight Award
Obesity researcher explores how mitochondria may be conduit by which fat influences brain health
Dr. Cecilia Moens receives prestigious NINDS Javits Award
Seven-year grant will support re-imagining of strategy used by developing interneurons to find the brain
Dr. Mroj Alassaf named a 2023 Helen Hay Whitney Fellow
Award will allow Rajan Lab postdoc to study why fat sends mitochondrial components to the brain
Dr. Cecilia Moens elected inaugural member of the Society for Developmental Biology Academy
Developmental biologist studies nerve growth in the early brain
Chromatin researcher and professor of radiation oncology Dr. Mark Groudine retires after four decades
Revealed important nature of DNA packaging, dedicated decades to center administration
Geneticist and cell-cycle expert Dr. Linda Breeden retires
Revealed genetic underpinnings of cell cycle and cell dormancy
Eight Fred Hutch teams win Evergreen Fund awards
Research projects with commercial partnership potential receive grants of up to $200K
Susan Parkhurst named Mark Groudine Endowed Chair for Outstanding Achievements in Science and Service
Chair honors her exceptional research into cells’ internal scaffolding, service to Fred Hutch
'Microprotein' researcher Maria Toro Moreno is named a Hanna Gray Fellow
Postdoc wins prestigious award from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Latest Fred Hutch research on COVID-19
How Hutch scientists have been tackling coronavirus in lab and clinic
Dr. Melody Campbell named Pew Scholar
Structural biologist explores how cells interact with their surroundings
Lessons from mom: How to be the best immune system you can be
Dr. Meghan Koch’s work in mice on how breast milk’s immune proteins shape infant immune system, long-term health could someday help human babies
Drs. Harmit Malik and Steve Henikoff elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Election honors scientists’ contributions to understanding of fundamental biology
New therapeutic strategy turns a cancer’s advantage into its downfall
In the lab, researchers use synthetic mRNA to trick tumors into manufacturing cancer-specific poison
Dr. James Priess shares Gruber Genetics Prize
$500K award honors contributions to understanding the genes and processes that control early development