Friday Afternoon Seminars (FAS), this Friday 4/17 at 4pm in Pelton. Barry Stoddard, Stoddard Lab Caveat emptor: predicting and modeling protein-DNA recognition and binding via machine-learning computational approaches Faith St. Amant, Tapscott Lab DUX4-induced retroviral genes & the secretion of viral-like particles

Can’t wait to hear Faith St. Amant from Human Biology’s Tapscott Lab and Barry Stoddard share their latest research at Friday Afternoon Seminars. For everyone @FredHutch.org, don’t miss two fantastic talks today at 4:00!

Current Biology Seminar presented by Dr. Carroll, University of Washington. Dr. Carroll’s seminar is hosted by the Division of Basic Sciences. Jeff Carroll, PhD Investigator Brain Health Accelerator Allen Institute Associate Professor Department of Neurology University of Washington Title: "An update on Huntington’s Disease, the world's most curable incurable brain disorder” 12:00pm on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 Pelton Auditorium, Weintraub Building, Fred Hutch

"An update on Huntington’s Disease, the world's most curable incurable brain disorder”

We’re excited to have @jcarroll42.bsky.social speaking at today’s Current Biology Seminar. For all our @FredHutch.org colleagues, don’t miss a great talk at noon in Pelton!

Basic Sciences Lab Guest Seminar TODAY presented by Dr. Murray from Harvard University. Andrew Murray, PhD Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology Harvard University Title: “Beyond FanDuel: Bet Hedging in the Brewer’s Yeast” 12:00pm on Monday, April 13, 2026 Pelton Auditorium, Weintraub Building, Fred Hutch Hosts: Biggins & Malik labs

“Beyond FanDuel: Bet Hedging in the Brewer’s Yeast”

We’re thrilled to have Dr. Andrew Murray joining us from @harvardmcb.bsky.social to speak at today’s Basic Sciences Lab Guest Seminar. For all our @FredHutch.org colleagues, don’t miss it at noon in Pelton Auditorium!

Friday Afternoon Seminars (FAS), this Friday 4/10 at 4pm in Pelton. Caitlyn Fain, Parkhurst Lab Innexins function as hemichannels in cell wound repair Alex Doan, MacPherson Lab Glyco-immunology: targeting cancer glycans as novel immunotherapy

Can’t wait to learn about some awesome science at Friday Afternoon Seminars!

For everyone @FredHutch.org, join us at 4:00 in Pelton to hear Caitlyn Fain from the Parkhurst Lab and Alex Doan from Human Biology’s @davidmacphersonlab.bsky.social share their latest discoveries!

Join us in celebrating @irinakitop.bsky.social, recipient of the 2026 GSA Mentorship Award! 🎉

From discovering C. elegans to building a career as a staff scientist at @fredhutch.org, she advances research while mentoring the next generation.

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Current Biology Seminar presented by Dr. Mitchell, University of Washington. Dr. Mitchell's seminar is hosted by the Division of Basic Sciences. Patrick Mitchell, PhD Freeman Hrabowski Scholar Howard Hughes Medical Institute Assistant Professor Department of Microbiology University of Washington Title: "Effector-triggered immune responses in antiviral defense and pathogenesis" 12:00pm on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Pelton Auditorium, Weintraub Building, Fred Hutch

"Effector-triggered immune responses in antiviral defense and pathogenesis"

We’re thrilled to have @psmitchej.bsky.social speaking at today’s Current Biology Seminar! For all our @FredHutch.org colleagues, don’t miss a great talk at noon in Pelton.

Friday Afternoon Seminars (FAS), this Friday 4/3 at 4pm in Pelton. Pralaksha Gurung, Singhvi Lab Glia molecular microdomains regulate multi-sensory processing Julia Walker, Holland Lab When Therapy Almost Works: Lessons from Pediatric Gliomas

Excited for two great speakers at Friday Afternoon Seminars!

For everyone @FredHutch.org, join us at 4:00 in Pelton to hear Pralaksha Gurung from @singhvilabglia.bsky.social and Julia Walker from Human Biology’s Holland Lab share their latest research!

Celebrating our lab manager Aida Flor de la Cruz, on her 30th anniversary of working at @fredhutch.org @basicsci.fredhutch.org

Aida is absolutely amazing at everything she does, from art, pottery, baking to microscopy, therapy, & drosophila genetics. We’re very lucky to have her.

Friday Afternoon Seminars (FAS), this Friday 3/27 at 4pm in Pelton. Sydney McGuire, Lapointe Lab Gatekeeping translation through a codon-sensitive conformational switch Taiki Abe, Berger Lab Loss of ESRP1/2 alters alternative splicing and promotes drug resistance in lung cancer

We’re excited to have Sydney McGuire from the @lapointelab.bsky.social and Taiki Abe from Human Biology’s @alicebphd.bsky.social Lab sharing their latest research at Friday Afternoon Seminars. For all our @FredHutch.org colleagues, don’t miss two fantastic talks today at 4:00!

Dr. Susan Parkhusrt in the lab

Congratulations to Dr. Susan Parkhurst for being elected a #AAASFellow by @aaas.org! This is among the highest distinctions in science and the whole division is excited and proud of this recognition of her scientific discoveries, mentorship, and collegiality.
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Current Biology Seminar presented by Dr. Klevit, University of Washington School of Medicine. Dr. Klevit’s seminar is hosted by the Division of Basic Sciences. Rachel Klevit, PhD Edmond H. Fischer/WRF Endowed Chair in Biochemistry University of Washington School of Medicine Title: "Not all disorder is created equal: Functional disorder in Small Heat Shock Proteins" 12:00pm on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 Pelton Auditorium, Weintraub Building, Fred Hutch

"Not all disorder is created equal: Functional disorder in Small Heat Shock Proteins"

We’re excited to have Dr. Rachel Klevit speaking at today’s Current Biology Seminar! For all our @FredHutch.org colleagues, don’t miss a great talk at noon in Pelton!

today for a Cancer Neuroscience Synergy Seminar presented by Dr. Amit, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Moran Amit, MD, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Head & Neck Surgery The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Title: “Nervous tumors" 12:00pm on Monday, March 23, 2026 Pelton Auditorium, Weintraub Building, Fred Hutch

“Nervous tumors"

For all our @FredHutch.org colleagues, don’t miss a special Cancer Neuroscience Synergy Seminar presented by Dr. Moran Amit today at noon in Pelton.

Friday Afternoon Seminars (FAS), this Friday 3/20 at 4pm in Pelton. Sarah Tomlin, Lehrbach Lab “Dynamic proteasome regulation by ECPS-1/ECPAS" Sahana Kuthyar, Mayers Lab "Oxygen-dependent metabolism as a mechanism for secondary pneumonia development"

The best part of the week is learning about awesome science at Friday Afternoon Seminars!

For everyone @FredHutch.org, join us at 4 in Pelton to hear from @sarahtonin1.bsky.social in the @nlehrbach.bsky.social Lab and Sahana Kuthyar in Human Biology’s @jrmayers.bsky.social Lab.

Current Biology Seminar presented by Dr. Globig, Allen Institute for Immunology. Dr. Globig’s seminar is hosted by the Division of Basic Sciences. Anna-Maria Globig, PhD Assistant Investigator Allen Institute for Immunology Title: "Sympathetic nerves regulate T cell differentiation" 12:00pm on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 Pelton Auditorium, Weintraub Building, Fred Hutch

"Sympathetic nerves regulate T cell differentiation"

We’re excited to have Dr. Anna-Maria Globig joining us from the @alleninstitute.org to share her latest research at today’s Current Biology Seminar! For all our @fredhutch.org colleagues, don’t miss a great talk at noon in Pelton!

Friday Afternoon Seminars (FAS), this Friday 3/13 at 4pm in Pelton. Sarah Huang, Setty Lab SingleCept: A receiver-centric view of cell-cell communication Kyusik Kim, Collisson Lab FEver Dreams: Exploring iron biology in PDAC

We’re excited to have Sarah Huang from the @manusetty.bsky.social Lab and Kyusik Kim from Human Biology’s Collisson Lab sharing their latest research at Friday Afternoon Seminars. For all our @FredHutch.org colleagues, don’t miss two fantastic talks today at 4:00!

Dr. Gottschling, Calico Life Sciences LLC. Dr. Gottschling’s seminar is hosted by the Division of Basic Sciences. Daniel Gottschling, PhD Distinguished Fellow Calico Life Sciences LLC Title: "Disentangling the complexity of cellular aging: It’s complicated…"

"Disentangling the complexity of cellular aging: It’s complicated…"

Looking forward to a great Current Biology Seminar! We’re excited to have Dr. Daniel Gottschling joining us from Calico Life Sciences to give a talk. For all our @FredHutch.org colleagues, don’t miss it today at noon in Pelton!

We have some genetic sleuth work to share with you! What started as a rotation project turned into nothing short of an amazing collaboration between 4 labs in the zoo that is @basicsci.fredhutch.org. We found an essential histone chaperone long thought to be missing in most animals 🕵️‍♂️
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Friday Afternoon Seminars (FAS), this Friday 3/6 at 4pm in Pelton. Yihua Zhu, Smith Lab Conformational changes in E. coli RecBCD helicase/nuclease during DNA break repair Serwah Danquah, Sullivan Lab Replication stress as a therapeutic vulnerability in SDH-deficient cancers

We have two fantastic speakers lined up for Friday Afternoon Seminars!

For everyone @FredHutch.org, join us at 4:00 in Pelton to hear Yihua Zhu from the Smith Lab and Serwah Danquah from Human Biology’s @lucasbsullivan.bsky.social Lab share their latest discoveries!

Current Biology Seminar presented by Dr. Alvarez, Fred Hutch. Dr. Alvarez’s seminar is hosted by the Division of Basic Sciences. James Alvarez, PhD Associate Professor Public Health Sciences Fred Hutch Title: "Between Therapy and Relapse: The Hidden Life of Persistent Cancer Cells" 12:00pm on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 Pelton Auditorium, Weintraub Building, Fred Hutch

"Between Therapy and Relapse: The Hidden Life of Persistent Cancer Cells"

We’re excited to have Dr. James Alvarez sharing his latest research at today’s Current Biology Seminar! For all our @FredHutch.org colleagues, don’t miss a great talk at noon in Pelton!

Wendy Valencia Montoya Receives Weintraub Graduate Student Award for Groundbreaking Thesis on the Evolution of Sensory Worlds - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology Wendy Valencia Montoya has been named a recipient of the prestigious 2026 Harold M. Weintraub Award in recognition of her doctoral thesis, an ambitious and interdisciplinary body of […]

Wendy Valencia Montoya Receives Weintraub Graduate Student Award for Groundbreaking Thesis on the Evolution of Sensory Worlds 🧠 🧪🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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Congrats to Wendy Valencia-Montoya on a superstar PhD co-advised by Naomi Pierce. By seamlessly integrating molecular biology with ecology + evolution, Wendy truly transformed how our lab approaches science - can’t think of better compliment than that! @harvardmcb.bsky.social @harvardoeb.bsky.social

Congratulations to our grad student Lifei Jiang!!!!! Well deserved

Friday Afternoon Seminars (FAS), this Friday 2/27 at 4pm in Pelton. Xuhui Jin, Adeyemi Lab SCAI at the crossroads of fork protection and replication stress Niyati Rodricks, Salama Lab Investigating the interplay between bacterial and host factors associated with Helicobacter pylori-driven inflammation

We have two great talks lined up for Friday Afternoon Seminars!

For all our @FredHutch.org colleagues, join us at 4:00 in Pelton to hear about the latest discoveries from Xuhui Jin in the Adeyemi Lab and Niyati Rodricks in Human Biology’s Salama Lab.

Jiang awarded Weintraub Graduate Student Award Graduate student Lifei Jiang, is one of 12 recipients of the Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award, announced today by the Fred Hutch Cancer Center, honoring the exceptional achievements of gradu...

Congrats🥂 to grad student Lifei Jiang, a Fred Hutch Cancer Center’s Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Awardee. Advised by Kang and Brangwynne, her research is to understand the biological functions of biomolecular condensates in the context of cancers. molbio.princeton.edu/news/2026/ji...

Huge congratulations to Gabriella Chua ( @gnlchua.bsky.social) and Andrea Terceros, 2026 recipients of the Weintraub Award! The award, given by @fredhutch.org, is considered among the most prestigious prizes for graduate students in the biosciences: https://bit.ly/4sfaxI9

🤩 @fredhutch.org announced 12 recipients of the Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award, which honors the exceptional achievements of #biosci grad students.

Congratulations to the two Boston awardees: Keene Abbott from @mit.edu and Wendy Valencia Montoya at @harvard.edu! https://bit.ly/3P4eelv

Keene Abbott, PhD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Congratulations to Keene Abbott, PhD, of @danafarbernews.bsky.social and @bostonchildrens.bsky.social who received the 2026 Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award for his outstanding achievement during graduate studies in the biological sciences.

Huge congratulations to my student Rohith Rajasekaran @born2raisecell.bsky.social (now a postdoc in Kole Roybal's lab at UCSF) on being selected for a Weintraub award! Super proud of you and all the work you've done!

If you want a science cleanse today, read and celebrate the accomplishments of these amazing young scientists

Congrats to all the Weintraub awardees! I spy UCSF’s own Ayush Midha on this list - very cool!