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New Science Spotlight Articles
Every month, Fred Hutch postdoc writer/editors summarize two papers from each of our scientific divisions to stimulate collaborations across campus
April 16, 2025

Se descubre el legado ancestral de una familia de proteínas antivirales
De los Laboratorios Emerman y Malik, Divisiones de Ciencias Básicas y Biología Humana

Ancient heritage discovered for a family of antiviral proteins
From the Emerman and Malik Labs, Basic Sciences and Human Biology Divisions

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

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

What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger: Bacteria that withstand fungal ‘bully’ gain resistance to last-resort antibiotic
Study shows that microbial competition over magnesium may improve bacterium’s antibiotic resistance and stymie treatment

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

Struggle between sex chromosomes underlies evolutionary paradox
DNA-packaging protamine genes evolve rapidly to stay ahead in battle between ‘selfish’ genetic elements and the rest of the genome

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

'Microprotein' researcher Maria Toro Moreno is named a Hanna Gray Fellow
Postdoc wins prestigious award from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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

Team of top researchers prepares for endemic COVID-19
$15M Howard Hughes Medical Institute grant shared by 8 scientists at Fred Hutch and UW

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

Hopes and predictions for 2022
Hutch researchers look ahead to an increase in cancer screening, improved vaccines and greater trust in science

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

Matsen, Bedford named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators
Acclaimed computational biologists each awarded 7 years of funding

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