Jeremy Hollis’ detective story on centromeric histone chaperones (HJURP/Cal1) is now published after peer review with a few extra goodies. @jeremyahollis.bsky.social @nlehrbach.bsky.social @cbmoens.bsky.social @irinakitop.bsky.social @basicsci.fredhutch.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

High schoolers doing chromatin profiling? @FredHutch.org's Dr. Steve Henikoff explains how open science tools are being used to teach the next generation of scientists. Interview with @springernature.com:

Training the next generation of scientists is critical for future scientific and medical breakthroughs. The Basic Sciences Postdoctoral Fellowship Award was established by Dr. Steve Hahn to support outstanding postdocs at Fred Hutch Basic Sciences. Apply now:

When Neuroligin2 sticks around, #astrocytes take shape. Sneha Ray and Aakanksha Singhvi @singhvilabglia.bsky.social @basicsci.fredhutch.org discuss work from Sakers, @caglaeroglu.bsky.social et al. (rupress.org/jcb/article/...), in Spotlight: rupress.org/jcb/article/... #Neuroscience

"When you work on methods, they're only really successful if someone else uses them." @FredHutch.org's Dr. Steve Henikoff on why open science has always been the best way to do research. A must-read interview with @SpringerNature.com:

Dr. @irinakitop.bsky.social, a senior staff scientist in the Basic Sciences Division at Fred Hutch, is the first winner of the Genetics Society of America Mentorship Award who isn’t a principal investigator or faculty member. Read more: https://bit.ly/4epmdnD

www.fredhutch.org/content/www/... Ladies and gentlemen... the amazing @irinakitop.bsky.social !

"Open science before it had a name." @FredHutch.org's Dr. Steve Henikoff has been doing it for 50+ years! Read @springernature.com how he helped shape modern genomics and pushed for more open scientific practices:

Lee Hartwell, director/president emeritus @fredhutch who's @uwmedicine.bsky.social & Fred Hutch work on cell cycle regulators earned him a 2001 #NobelPrize, talks about the rise of yeast as a model organism in biology with The Scientist's Laura Tran

Congrats to Adam Nguyen and Jeremy Hollis @jeremyahollis.bsky.social !!

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.

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.

Last week's fantastic seminar by Prof. Harmit Malik, "Genetic Conflicts Drive The Unexpected Rapid Evolution Of Essential Chromatin Proteins", can now be viewed on CPGE's YouTube channel! youtu.be/VxSppXrqGfI #chromatin #genomics #evolution #northwestern #genomics #proteins #dna #fredhutch

This year we presented a special introduction to the Weintraub Award Symposium featuring colleagues of Dr. Hal Weintraub telling stories about what made Hal such an exceptional scientist, mentor, collaborator, and friend. You can watch it here:

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.

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.

“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.

Congrats to @basicsci.fredhutch.org's Dr. Jesse Bloom @jbloomlab.bsky.social on being elected to the National Academy of Sciences! He joins 120 newly elected members recognized for their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. www.nasonline.org/news/2026-na...

“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!

"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.

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.

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

“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!

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!

"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!

“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!

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. Read more: buff.ly/5MRPgiN

"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.

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.

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!

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...

"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!

“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.

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.

"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!

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!

"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 🕵️‍♂️ bit.ly/4uf8sxz

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!

"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 🧠 🧪🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n... @nbellono.bsky.social @rachellegaudet.bsky.social @basicsci.fredhutch.org @harvardoeb.bsky.social

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

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.

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#biosci https://bit.ly/3P4eelv

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.