The 2026 Basic Sciences Retreat is today! Excited for talks from faculty, the poster session, meeting incoming students, and the scavenger hunt. Can’t wait to see everyone there and hear about all the latest research happening in the division!

“Widespread neuronal mRNA recoding by regulated stop codon readthrough in Drosophila” We have a special guest seminar today! Dr. Lynn Cooley is joining us from @yaleschoolofmed.bsky.social to share her latest discoveries. For all @FredHutch.org colleagues, don’t miss a great talk in Pelton at 11!

An analysis of more than 60,000 #RSV sequences from around the world found that viral variants associated with resistance to current RSV prevention tools remain rare, according to a study from the @jbloomlab.bsky.social published today in @nature.com. https://bit.ly/3Tb2tw5

Study supports effectiveness of RSV preventive antibody treatments for infants and provides new way to monitor viral resistance

A study published in the journal Nature of more than 60,000 RSV sequences found resistance-associated variants to two monoclonal antibody treatments are rare and provides a roadmap to help guide the d...

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We are excited to announce this year's Stream for Fred Hutch Ambassadors! Each ambassador shows a commitment to growing the program and believe in the mission of Fred Hutch. They are all creators, fundraisers, and community builders.

Fred Hutch is at #PAXWest this weekend! Stop by our Stream for Fred Hutch booth in the Arch Building skybridge lobby to learn how you can harness the power of your community to save lives and make breakthrough discoveries in cancer and infectious disease. https://bit.ly/4gRchDy

🔬 Fred Hutch Cancer Center is hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor in the Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org. Join a world-class research community in Seattle and help advance discoveries in fundamental biology. Apply: https://apply.interfolio.com/190640

Bring bold ideas and new directions to our collegial research community in Seattle. @FredHutch.org’s Basic Sciences Division is hiring an Assistant/Associate Professor. Apply by Oct 15. apply.interfolio.com/190640

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Antibiotic resistance isn't just a genetic problem; it's ecological. New research from #HHMIInvestigator Harmit Malik & co shows that when a dangerous bacterium shares space w/a common fungus, it can be pushed toward resistance it wouldn't develop alone — but with a built-in weakness bit.ly/4g1jLnZ

Big breakthroughs often start with a single bold idea in a basic science lab. Invest in the postdocs @fredhutch.org Basic Sciences whose discoveries can change how we prevent, treat, and cure disease: secure.fredhutch.org/goto/basic-f...

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Postdocs in @FredHutch.org’s Basic Sciences Division are asking the fundamental questions that lead to lifesaving advances. Help fuel their training and research today: secure.fredhutch.org/goto/basic-f...

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Join @FredHutch.org's Basic Sciences Division as an Assistant or Associate Professor and help shape the future of fundamental biology. We welcome applicants whose work will complement, extend, or bring new directions to the division. apply.interfolio.com/190640

Curiosity-driven basic science powers tomorrow’s cancer breakthroughs. Support postdocs @fredhutch.org Basic Sciences as they pursue bold ideas in the lab: secure.fredhutch.org/goto/basic-f...

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Let cancer eat cake. 🍰 A Fred Hutch study led by @lucasbsullivan.bsky.social finds that feeding NRF2-mutated tumors too much of a nutrient they crave makes them vulnerable to slower growth and cell death. https://bit.ly/45Yx9Ua

Let cancer eat cake

Fred Hutch cancer metabolism expert Dr. Lucas Sullivan discovered that feeding NRF2-mutated tumors too much of a nutrient they crave makes them vulnerable to slower growth and cell death, a vulnerabil...

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🔬 Fred Hutch Cancer Center is hiring an Assistant or Associate Professor in the Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org. Join a world-class research community in Seattle and help advance discoveries in fundamental biology. Apply: https://apply.interfolio.com/190640

Happening TODAY - Jodiene Johnson's defense! Title: Determining a mechanism for the synthetic lethal interaction between the DNA repair proteins BRCA2 and SCAI Lab: Adeyemi Lab, FH When: 11:00 a.m. PDT Where: FH O'Mack Suite (Steam Plant Building) & Zoom (email mcb@uw.edu for link)

MxA is one of the broadest antiviral proteins mammals make. It’s a big reason most bird flu strains never get a foothold in people. The rare ones that succeed have learned to dodge it. How MxA actually recognizes viral targets at the molecular level is unknown for a bunch of technical reasons.

A new blog post thinking through the parallels between protein structure prediction and virtual cell efforts. Many of our current approaches to collect data to build a virtual cell model lack the abstraction that links measurement and function. t.co/4sPSMaLWLL

Come be our colleague. I have been in this Division for 27 years (4 as a postdoc and 23 as a PI). It is an amazing place to work, collaborate, and be inspired. If you are applying to be an Assistant or Associate Professor this Fall, don't miss this deadline.

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Join @FredHutch.org's Basic Sciences Division as an Assistant or Associate Professor and help shape the future of fundamental biology. We welcome applicants whose work will complement, extend, or bring new directions to the division.

Join @FredHutch.org's Basic Sciences Division as an Assistant or Associate Professor and help shape the future of fundamental biology. We welcome applicants whose work will complement, extend, or bring new directions to the division.

Join us for Jodiene Johnson's defense! Title: Determining a mechanism for the synthetic lethal interaction between the DNA repair proteins BRCA2 and SCAI Lab: Adeyemi Lab, FH When: Friday, August 14, 11:00 a.m. PDT Where: FH O'Mack Suite (Steam Plant Building) & Zoom (email mcb@uw.edu for link)

Gabriel Spitzer (@kuow.org) visited our lab to learn about our work to use evolutionary principles to supercharge innate immunity to (hopefully) deploy it in the face of viral infections. Gabriel is a masterful storyteller and would recommend listening to his ‘Pocket Science’ series (each ~12 min)

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Our immune systems have evolved to overcome all kinds of flus, plagues and poxes, but the process of adaptation is slow. @basicsci.fredhutch.orgs' @harmitmalik.bsky.social looks to find ways to put evolution into overdrive to fight future diseases. 🎧 Listen to @kuow.org's Pocket Science for more.

Last Wednesday I had the immense privilege of defending my PhD dissertation @fredhutch.org @basicsci.fredhutch.org. The last 6 years in Seattle have been the most joyous of my life, and I am so grateful to have been surrounded by amazing people that made this not only possible, but wonderful! 1/

Dr. @harmitmalik.bsky.social chats with Gabriel Spitzer on Pocket Science from @kuow.org where he discusses his lab's work in Basic Sciences @FredHutch.org using the genetic echoes of long-dead viruses to help pinpoint defenses against whatever virus comes next.

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Discovery is happening all around Seattle… if you know where to look.

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Join us for Emily Teets’s (@eteets.bsky.social ) dissertation defense! Title: Investigating the role of glial pruning in Parkinson's Disease Lab: Singhvi Lab, FH When: Monday, August 3, 1:00 p.m. PDT Where: FH Pelton Auditorium (Weintraub Building) & Zoom (email mcb@uw.edu for link)

Our immune systems have evolved to overcome all kinds of flus, plagues and poxes, but the process of adaptation is slow. @basicsci.fredhutch.orgs' @harmitmalik.bsky.social looks to find ways to put evolution into overdrive to fight future diseases. 🎧 Listen to @kuow.org's Pocket Science for more.

An evolutionary arms race - Pocket Science

Gabriel Spitzer talks to Harmit Malik about using the remains of dead viruses that have built up in our bodies to create new variants to target future viruses.

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Congratulations to Dr. Steve Hahn on being elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences! A well-deserved recognition of his scientific leadership, mentorship, and contributions to advancing science in Washington.

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SEATTLE, WA – The Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS) announced today the election of 30 new members in recognition of their outstanding record of scientific and technical achievement and…

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The remarkable @jeremyahollis.bsky.social defended his PhD thesis on the evolutionary innovations and landscapes of integrin proteins from Melody Campbell & Malik labs today to a packed house @fredhutch.org @basicsci.fredhutch.org Jeremy is a force of nature & one of the kindest people I’ve ever met

“Scents and Sense-ability” We’re excited to have Dr. Denise Ferkey speaking at a special scientific seminar today at noon. For all our @FredHutch.org colleagues, don’t miss a great talk in the Sze East room of the Thomas Building!