Human Biology News

Showcasing new strides in rare cancer research

Showcasing new strides in rare cancer research

Fred Hutch 4th Rare Cancers Symposium features local and national experts in critical research areas including immunotherapy, clinical trial design and biobanking
Hutch NewsOctober 31, 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
Fred Hutch study finds new life for ‘ineffective’ drugs

Fred Hutch study finds new life for ‘ineffective’ drugs

Innovative method using more authentic tumor samples reveals untapped potential for drugs written off by more conventional tests
Hutch NewsSeptember 24, 2025
Two Fred Hutch studies identify pancreatic cancer biomarker driving basal disease

Two Fred Hutch studies identify pancreatic cancer biomarker driving basal disease

Dr. Sita Kugel’s team recently published two papers identifying a key biological signature that not only provides clinics a faster, cheaper way to tell pancreatic cancer subtypes apart, but reveals a biological mechanism that could lead to new therapies
Hutch NewsJune 24, 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
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
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
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
Fred Hutch research shines at national oncology conference

Fred Hutch research shines at national oncology conference

Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer meeting features new discoveries on cancer-cell visualization, T-cell survival and new targets for solid tumors
Hutch NewsDecember 06, 2024
Bottleneck breakthrough

Bottleneck breakthrough

Fred Hutch researchers discover why some HIV-1 variants are more transmissible than others, which could generate new approaches to stop the virus that causes AIDS at cell entry
Hutch NewsOctober 03, 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
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