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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

Indels: not merely a nuisance in protein evolution
From the Malik Lab in the Division of Basic Science at Fred Hutch and Tenthorey Lab at UCSF

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

When a single amino acid makes all the difference
From the Geballe Lab, Human Biology Division

Grant King named a 2023 Damon Runyon Fellow
Malik Lab postdoc will study how cells handle extra-chromosomal DNA

A genomic “revolving door” in a centromeric gene of nematodes
From the Malik lab, Basic Sciences Division

Drs. Harmit Malik and Steve Henikoff elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Election honors scientists’ contributions to understanding of fundamental biology

Histone variants: new versions of ancient genes
From the Malik Lab, Basic Sciences Division

Harmit Malik receives Novitski Prize
Evolutionary biologist uses creative strategies to tackle genetic conflict

Actin’s evolving roles: A multi-billion-year-old protein learns new tricks
From the Malik Lab, Basic Sciences Division

Two Fred Hutch postdocs named 2021 Damon Runyon Fellows
Awards to Drs. Edie Crosse and Ching-Ho Chang fund ‘creative, high-risk projects’ in cancer research

Genetic multitasking and the resolution of cellular conflict
From the Malik Lab, Basic Sciences Division

Sharing is (not necessarily) caring: the evolution of cooperative behavior
From the Shou lab, Basic Sciences Division

Short H2A histones, part I: parental conflict at the evolutionary scale
From the Malik and Henikoff labs, Basic Sciences Division

Tip Sheet: Celebrate holidays safely, COVID-19 vaccines, challenges in HIV vaccine trials — and new insights on evolution
Summaries of recent Fred Hutch research findings and other news, plus resources for the American Society of Hematology’s annual meeting

SCAMPRing to get ahead: the enduring battle for supremacy between parasite and host
From the Malik Lab, Basic Sciences Division

Old and slow isn’t always the winning combo for critical genes
New work upends paradigm that young, rapidly evolving genes can’t be essential; highlights importance of 'junk' DNA

Discovering new strategies used in arms race between bacteria and the viruses that infect them
Dr. Kevin Forsberg tapped for NIAID New Innovators Award to study arms race between viruses and bacteria

Centromeric proteins find their own niche
From the Malik Lab, Basic Sciences Division

DNA methyltransferases, of Mice and Men
From the Malik lab, Basic Sciences Division