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Every month, Fred Hutch postdoc writer/editors summarize two papers from each of our scientific divisions to stimulate collaborations across campus
March 26, 2025

Sleepy cells rely on Sir2 to remodel their DNA landscape
From the Tsukiyama Lab, Basic Sciences Division

Acidic media favor entry of yeast into quiescence
From the Tsukiyama lab, Basic Sciences Division

Dr. Toshio Tsukiyama elected to American Academy of Microbiology
Longtime Basic scientist revealed dynamic nature of DNA packaging and how cells exploit it to enter and exit dormancy

Actively inactive: the regulation of RNA during quiescence in yeast cells
From the Tsukiyama Lab, Basic Sciences Division

Chromatin fibers: oh what a tangled web we weave
From the Tsukiyama Lab, Basic Sciences Division

Rude Awakening: examining the cell’s rapid recovery from quiescence
From the Tsukiyama lab, Basic Sciences Division

Science on the horizon
Fred Hutch experts make predictions for science trends, advances in 2020

Condensing DNA in dormancy
From the Tsukiyama lab, Basic Sciences Division

For cells, keeping quiet is a cinch
Researchers show how dormant cells turn genes off by pulling DNA into loops

Chromatin remodeling at the yeast ribosomal DNA locus
From the Tsukiyama lab, Basic Sciences Division

How cells put themselves to sleep
Discoveries about hibernating yeast could help us understand why some cancers resist chemo

‘Every day something new’: Dr. Sue Biggins selected as HHMI investigator
Flexible support from the prestigious nonprofit will open new research doors

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center scientist wins three-year Leukemia & Lymphoma Society grant
Jeffrey McKnight's $165,000 Fellow Award will support studies into epigenetic changes associated with cellular quiescence in yeast