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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
Cold air makes oxygen toxic for worms

Cold air makes oxygen toxic for worms

Fred Hutch study shows C. elegans, a microscopic worm, can survive low temperatures if oxygen supply is also low
Hutch NewsJanuary 22, 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
Sharing AI insights without sharing patient data

Sharing AI insights without sharing patient data

Fred Hutch Q&A about leading alliance to leverage power of artificial intelligence responsibly in research and care
Hutch NewsJanuary 06, 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
Finding passion and community

Finding passion and community

Fred Hutch Postbaccalaureate Scholar Program bridges gap between college and graduate school for aspiring scientists
Hutch NewsOctober 24, 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
Almost as good as delivering flowers

Almost as good as delivering flowers

Volunteer driver Bill Conquergood fights traffic so out-of-state patients don’t have to
Hutch NewsSeptember 06, 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
Making the leap from postdoc to principal investigator

Making the leap from postdoc to principal investigator

Fred Hutch postdoctoral research fellow hopes to run her own lab with a transition award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Hutch NewsJuly 29, 2024
Another look at leptin

Another look at leptin

Fred Hutch researchers discover molecular switch for an appetite-regulating hormone, reviving dashed hopes for an obesity drug
Hutch NewsJuly 01, 2024