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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 4h

Can’t wait for the first Friday Afternoon Seminars of the season! Excited to hear about the latest research from Weifang Wu in the Henikoff Lab and Siqi Li from Human Biology’s Berjona Lab. For all @FredHutch.org colleagues, join us in Pelton at 4PM for two great talks!

Poster for Basic Sciences & Human Biology Friday Afternoon Seminars showing a stylized petri dish whose colonies spell "Friday Afternoon Seminars," listing two speakers—Weifang Wu (Henikoff Lab) and Siqi Li (Berjona Lab)—and event details: Friday, October 9, 4–5 pm, Pelton.

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 06/10/2026

"Epithelial Brakes on Commensal-Specific CD8⁺ T Cells” Excited for the first Current Biology Seminar of the season! Dr. Oliver J. Harrison is joining us from @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social to share his latest research! For all @FredHutch.org colleagues, don’t miss a great talk in Pelton at noon!

Oliver J. Harrison, D.Phil
Associate Member
Harrison Lab
Benaroya Research Institute

Title: "Epithelial Brakes on Commensal-Specific CD8⁺ T Cells”

12:00pm on Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Pelton Auditorium, Weintraub Building, Fred Hutch

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 25/09/2026

Today is #ResearchAdministratorsDay! We thank our Research Administrators for their vital role in advancing Basic Sciences. From managing labs and funding to solving various issues, our division's success is thanks to their contributions every day.

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 17/09/2026

“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!

Lynn Cooley, PhD
C.N.H. Long Professor of Genetics
Yale University School of Medicine

Title: “Widespread neuronal mRNA recoding by regulated stop codon readthrough in Drosophila”

11:00 AM on Thursday, September 17, 2026
Pelton, Weintraub Building, Fred Hutch

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 09/07/2026

“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!

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 26/05/2026

Today we're celebrating the achievements of three Basic Sciences Faculty! Dr. Jesse Bloom (@jbloomlab.bsky.social) for being elected to the @nasonline.org, Dr. Susan Parkhurst for being named a Fellow of @aaas.org, and Dr. Toshio Tsukiyama for being appointed to the Lycette Endowed Chair.

Please join us today in celebrating Jesse Bloom, Susan Parkhurst, and Toshi Tsukiyama for their recent awards with coffee and pastries on Tuesday, May 26th at 11am in the Weintraub Atrium!

Jesse Bloom
National Academy of Sciences

Susan Parkhurst
2025 Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science

Toshio Tsukiyama
David and Deborah Lycette Endowed Chair for Cancer Research

*Coffee and treats provided*

Looking forward to seeing you there!

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 15/05/2026

We have two great talks lined up for the final Friday Afternoon Seminars of the season! For everyone @FredHutch.org, join us at 4:00 in Pelton to hear about the latest discoveries from Yulong Su in the Eisenman Lab and Joy Chen in Human Biology’s @behnamnabet.bsky.social Lab.

the last Friday Afternoon Seminar (FAS) of the 2025/26 season, this Friday 5/15 at 4pm in Pelton.

Yulong Su, Eisenman Lab
Multiplexed and combinatorial mapping of MYC-MAX-MGA transcription factor network in 3D Genome

Joy Chen, Nabet Lab
Targeted degradation of translation initiation factor eIF1A

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 08/05/2026

We are so incredibly excited to kick off the 2026 Weintraub Graduate Student Award Symposium today at 9 AM! It’s going to be a phenomenal day of talks and celebration of the outstanding achievements of the awardees.

We will be having our twenty-seventh annual Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award Symposium this Friday, May 8th in Pelton Auditorium.

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 07/05/2026

Excited for an extra special Friday Afternoon Seminars on a THURSDAY! For everyone @FredHutch.org, don’t miss two fantastic talks today at 4:00 from Saket Mishra in the Hahn Lab and Rasika Venkataraman in Human Biology’s S. Lee Lab.

Friday Afternoon Seminars (FAS), this Thursday 5/7 at 4pm in Pelton.

Saket Mishra, Hahn Lab
How Transcription Factor Assemblies Determine Regulatory Specificity Across the Yeast Genome

Rasika Venkataraman, S. Lee Lab
Somatic DDX41 mutations drive myeloid malignancy through aberrant splicing of SEPTIN7

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 06/05/2026

“Preprints: communicating at the speed of science” We’re thrilled to have @richardsever.bsky.social joining us from @openrxiv.bsky.social to speak at today’s Basic Sciences Division Guest Seminar. For all our @FredHutch.org colleagues, don’t miss a great talk at 11:30 in the B-suites.

TODAY for a Basic Sciences Division guest seminar presented by Dr. Richard Sever from openRxiv.

Richard Sever, PhD
Chief Science & Strategy Officer
openRxiv

Title: “Preprints: communicating at the speed of science”

11:30am on Wednesday, May 6, 2026
B-suites (B1-072/074/076), Weintraub Building, Fred Hutch

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 28/04/2026

“Democratizing Biologic Drugs” We’re excited to have Dr. Jim Roberts speaking at today’s Current Biology Seminar. For all our @FredHutch.org colleagues, join us at noon in Pelton for a great talk!

Current Biology Seminar presented by Dr. Roberts, Lumen Bioscience.
Dr. Roberts’s seminar is hosted by the Division of Basic Sciences.

Jim Roberts, PhD
Founder and Chief Scientific Officer
Lumen Bioscience

Title: “Democratizing Biologic Drugs”

12:00pm on Tuesday, April 24, 2026
Pelton Auditorium, Weintraub Building, Fred Hutch

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 27/04/2026

"Glial Control of Brain Circuits and Brain Tumors" For all our @FredHutch.org colleagues, don’t miss today’s Cancer Neuroscience Synergy Seminar presented by Dr. Benjamin Deneen at noon in Pelton.

Benjamin Deneen, PhD
Professor and Dr. Russell J. and Marian K. Blattner Chair
Department of Neurosurgery
Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine (STaR)
Center for Cell and Gene Therapy
Director, Center for Cancer Neuroscience
Baylor College of Medicine

Title: "Glial Control of Brain Circuits and Brain Tumors"

12:00pm on Monday, April 27, 2026
Pelton, Weintraub Building, Fred Hutch

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 24/04/2026

The best part of the week is getting to learn about fascinating science at Friday Afternoon Seminars! For everyone @FredHutch.org, join us at 4 in Pelton to learn about the latest research from Ishita Joshi in the Tsukiyama Lab and Yeon Soo Kim in Human Biology’s Hsieh Lab.

Friday Afternoon Seminars (FAS), this Friday 4/24 at 4pm in Pelton.

Ishita Joshi, Tsukiyama Lab
How does Quiescent chromatin affect DNA damage response?

Yeon Soo Kim, Hsieh Lab
tRNA directs prostate cancer lineage plasticity and therapy resistance

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 22/04/2026

We are incredibly grateful for our amazing research administrators. From keeping labs supplied, managing funding, and resolving problems big and small, @FredHutch.org Basic Sciences would not be a success without them. #AdministrativeProfessionalsDay

Members of the Basic Sciences Admin Team

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 21/04/2026

“The sensory and cellular origins of gut-to-brain signaling” We’re excited to have Dr. Marito Hayashi joining us from @uw-nbio.bsky.social to speak at today’s Current Biology Seminar. For all our @FredHutch.org colleagues, don’t miss a great talk at noon in Pelton!

Current Biology Seminar presented by Dr. Hayashi, University of Washington.
Dr. Hayashi’s seminar is hosted by the Division of Basic Sciences.

Marito Hayashi, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurobiology and Biophysics
University of Washington

Title: “The sensory and cellular origins of gut-to-brain signaling”

12:00pm on Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Pelton Auditorium, Weintraub Building, Fred Hutch

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 17/04/2026

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!

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

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 14/04/2026

"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!

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

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 13/04/2026

“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!

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

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 10/04/2026

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!

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

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 07/04/2026

"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.

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

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 03/04/2026

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!

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

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 27/03/2026

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!

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

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 26/03/2026

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. www.aaas.org/news/aaas-we...

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 24/03/2026

"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!

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

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 23/03/2026

“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.

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

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 20/03/2026

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.

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"

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 17/03/2026

"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!

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

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 13/03/2026

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!

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

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 10/03/2026

"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!

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…"

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 06/03/2026

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!

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

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 03/03/2026

"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!

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

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 27/02/2026

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.

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

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 26/02/2026

“These awardees stood out for their scientific originality, rigor and dedication to asking important scientific questions. They reflect the strength and promise of the next generation of scientific leaders.” - Dr. Bai, director of the Weintraub Award. www.fredhutch.org/en/news/rele...

Top row, left to right: Keene Abbot, Gabriella Chua, Lifei Jiang, Won Jun Kim, Ruchita Kothari and Ayush Midha. Bottom row, left to right: Rohith Rajasekaran, Yusha Sun, Andrea Terceros, Wendy Valencia Montoya, Zachary Walsh and Peter Yoon.

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 26/02/2026

Huge congratulations to the recipients of the 2026 Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award! These twelve exceptional graduate students exemplify the bold, creative, and pioneering spirit embodied by Dr. Hal Weintraub. www.fredhutch.org/en/news/rele...

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 25/02/2026

Congratulations to @irinakitop.bsky.social on winning the 2026 @genetics-gsa.bsky.social Mentorship Award. She was selected in recognition of her exceptional mentorship of more than 30 trainees and her published work on mentorship, STEM education, and career choice. buff.ly/6zAwQQ1

Genetics Society of America Mentorship Award
for excellence in contributions to the mentorship of geneticists
Irini Topalidou
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 24/02/2026

"Integrins and Internalization – promoting tolerance and resilience against attack" We’re excited to have @adamlh.bsky.social joining us from @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social to speak at today’s Current Biology Seminar! For all our @FredHutch.org colleagues, don’t miss a great talk at noon in Pelton!

Current Biology Seminar presented by Dr. Lacy-Hulbert, Benaroya Research Institute.
Dr. Lacy-Hulbert’s seminar is hosted by the Division of Basic Sciences.

Adam Lacy-Hulbert, PhD
Director
Center for Systems Immunology
Benaroya Research Institute

Title: "Integrins and Internalization – promoting tolerance and resilience against attack"

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 20/02/2026

We’re excited to have Riku Yasutomi from the @cbmoens.bsky.social Lab and Mohamed Adil from Human Biology’s Haffner Lab sharing their latest research at Friday Afternoon Seminars. For everyone @FredHutch.bsky.social, don’t miss two fantastic talks today at 4:00!

Friday Afternoon Seminars (FAS), this Friday 2/20 at 4pm in Pelton.

Riku Yasutomi, Moens Lab
Developmental mechanisms underlying facial motor neuron diversification

Mohamed Adil, Haffner Lab
Decoding gene expression from cell-free DNA methylation

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 17/02/2026

"AI-enabled peptide design for diverse structures and functions" We’re excited to have @gauravbhardwaj.bsky.social joining us from @uwmedchem.bsky.social to speak at today’s Current Biology Seminar! For all our @FredHutch.org colleagues, don’t miss a great talk at noon in Pelton!

Gaurav Bhardwaj, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Medicinal Chemistry
Institute for Protein Design
University of Washington

Title: "AI-enabled peptide design for diverse structures and functions"

12:00pm on Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Pelton Auditorium, Weintraub Building, Fred Hutch

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 10/02/2026

"Reconstitution of mammalian life cycle in vitro" We’re excited to have @nobuhamazaki.bsky.social joining us from @uwgenome.bsky.social to speak at today’s Current Biology Seminar! For all our @FredHutch.org colleagues, don’t miss a great talk at noon in Pelton!

Nobuhiko (Nobu) Hamazaki, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Genome Sciences
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Institute for Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine
University of Washington
Brotman Bay Institute for Precision Medicine
Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology

Title: "Reconstitution of mammalian life cycle in vitro"

12:00pm on Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Pelton Auditorium, Weintraub Building, Fred Hutch

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 06/02/2026

It’s almost the best part of the week: Friday Afternoon Seminars! Excited for two great talks from Heather Borror in the @rasilab.bsky.social and Andrew Brane in Human Biology’s Collisson Lab. For all our @FredHutch.org colleagues, don't miss it at 4pm in Pelton.

Friday Afternoon Seminars (FAS), this Friday 2/6 at 4pm in Pelton.

Heather Borror, Subramaniam Lab
Systematic Investigation of Regulators of Codon Optimality

Andrew Brane, Collisson Lab
Parsing the direct and downstream effects of LIF – a potent effector of the tumor microenvironment

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 27/01/2026

"Shuffling, Writing, and Augmenting Mammalian Genomes" @sudpinglay.bsky.social is joining us from @uwgenome.bsky.social to speak at today’s Current Biology Seminar and we couldn’t be more excited! For all our @FredHutch.org colleagues, don’t miss a great talk at noon in Pelton!

Sudarshan Pinglay, PhD
Assistant Professor/Independent Research Fellow
Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington
Seattle Hub for Synthetic Biology
Brotman Bay Institute

Title: "Shuffling, Writing, and Augmenting Mammalian Genomes"

12:00pm on Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Pelton Auditorium, Weintraub Building, Fred Hutch

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 23/01/2026

Excited for two great speakers at Friday Afternoon Seminars! For everyone @FredHutch.org, join us at 4:00 in Pelton to hear Mehedi Hassan from the Buck Lab and Rashmi Mishra from Human Biology’s Hsieh Lab share their latest discoveries!

Friday Afternoon Seminars (FAS), this Friday 1/23 at 4pm in Pelton.

Mehedi Hassan, Buck Lab
Exploring neurotropic virus spread from the nose to the brain

Rashmi Mishra, Hsieh Lab
Therapeutic targeting of eIF4E cap-binding domain reveals control of lineage fate in prostate cancer

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 20/01/2026

"AI-assisted Developmental Genetics" We’re excited to have @coletrapnell.bsky.social joining us from @uwgenome.bsky.social to speak at today’s Current Biology Seminar! For all our @FredHutch.org colleagues, don’t miss a great talk at noon in Pelton!

Dr. Trapnell’s seminar is hosted by the Division of Basic Sciences.

Cole Trapnell, PhD
Professor
Department of Genome Sciences
University of Washington

Title: "AI-assisted Developmental Genetics"

12:00pm on Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Pelton Auditorium, Weintraub Building, Fred Hutch

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 13/01/2026

“Gene regulation in bacteria and eukaryotes with synthetic CRISPR-Cas systems" We’re excited to have Dr. Jesse Zalatan joining us from @uwchemistry.bsky.social to speak at the first Current Biology Seminar of 2026! For all our @FredHutch.org colleagues, don’t miss a great talk at noon in Pelton!

Jesse Zalatan, PhD
Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of Washington

Title: "Gene regulation in bacteria and eukaryotes with synthetic CRISPR-Cas systems"

12:00pm on Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Pelton Auditorium, Weintraub Building, Fred Hutch

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 09/01/2026

Can’t wait for the first Friday Afternoon Seminars of 2026! Excited to hear about the latest research from Kami Ahmad in the Henikoff Lab and Wei Li from Human Biology’s Berjona Lab. For all our @FredHutch.org colleagues, join us in Pelton at 4PM for two great talks!

Friday Afternoon Seminars (FAS), this Friday 1/9 at 4pm in Pelton.

Kami Ahmad, Henikoff Lab
Gas and brakes for chromatin duplication

Wei Li, Berjona Lab
Selective ubiquitination and programmed mitochondrial disruption instruct stem cell fate choice

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 05/01/2026

We are thrilled to congratulate Dr. Toshio Tsukiyama on being awarded the David and Deborah Lycette Endowed Chair for Cancer Research. This endowment was made possible through a generous gift from David and Deborah Lycette. www.fredhutch.org/en/ways-to-g...

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 09/12/2025

Today we celebrated the retirement of research administration manager Katrina Akioka after 13 years @fredhutch.org. She leaves behind a legacy of service to Fred Hutch, the division, and the many faculty and labs she supported over the years. We wish her all the best in retirement.

Group of people celebrating the retirement of Katrina Akioka.

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 05/12/2025

It’s almost the best part of the week: Friday Afternoon Seminars! Can’t wait to learn about the latest research from Changkun Hu in the @suebiggins.bsky.social Lab and Haolong Li from the Human Biology Division. For all our @FredHutch.org colleagues, join us in Pelton at 4PM for two great talks!

Friday Afternoon Seminars (FAS), this Friday 12/5 at 4pm in Pelton.

Changkun Hu, Biggins Lab
Direct observation of interdependent and hierarchical kinetochore assembly

Haolong Li, H. Li Lab
Using CRISPR screens to define prostate cancer biology and therapeutic targets

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 05/12/2025

Congratulations to Aida de la Cruz, lab manager in the @harmitmalik.bsky.social Lab, on receiving the Hutchison Award! The award, presented by @fredhutch.org SPAC and named for Dr. Nancy Hutchison, recognizes phenomenal mentorship. It also comes with an awesome personalized bobblehead.

Aida de la Cruz receiving the Hutchison award.

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Fred Hutch Basic Sciences Division @basicsci.fredhutch.org · 21/11/2025

We have two great speakers lined up for Friday Afternoon Seminars! For everyone @FredHutch.org, join us at 4:00 in Pelton to hear Gardenia Sanchez from the @yarimura.bsky.social and Saurabh Verma from Human Biology’s Nelson Lab share their latest discoveries!

Friday Afternoon Seminars (FAS), this Friday 11/21 at 4pm in Pelton.

Gardenia Sanchez, Arimura Lab
Cryo-EM analysis of native protein complexes in Xenopus laevis egg extracts

Saurabh Verma, Nelson Lab
Investigating AR bypass signaling mechanism in castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC)

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