Basic Sciences Alumni

We are proud to list a sample of the former graduate student and postdoc members of our labs, and their successes after they left our division in pursuit of their passions. Some of them went into academics and others into industry, and we are proud they have shared their early career history by training with us.

Where are they now?

Biggins Lab Alumni

• Andrea Castillo: Eastern Washington University, Biology Department: Assistant Professor
  "FHCRC is an incredible place to be a postdoc! Scientists at all levels are very enthusiastic—they talk about science, read about science and think about science. Very dynamic and interactive— loved it."
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• Benjamin Pinsky: Stanford School of Medicine, Dept. of Pathology; Assistant Professor
  "My time as a graduate student in Sue's lab was the best experience of all of my medical and scientific training. Sue is a fantastic advisor and there is no better place than the Hutch to pursue graduate studies."
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Buck Lab Alumni

• Rajesh Ranganathan: Senior Translational Research Advisor to NIH director Dr. Francis Collins
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Eisenman Lab Alumni

• Don Ayer: Univerisity of Utah, Huntsman Cancer Institute, Department of Oncological Sciences; Professor and Interim Chair
  "There is outstanding science in all of the divisions at the Hutch. Combined with the collegial and supportive training environment, scientific excellence makes the Hutch a great place do a postdoc."
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• Grant McArthur: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre; Associate Professor
  "Training at the Hutch was really the highlight of my career. A great vibe about our science in an atmosphere of excellence and genuine curiosity. It empowered me for the rest of my career."
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• Christophe Queva: Amgen, Hematology Oncology Research; Head of Research
  "The Hutch has been a wonderful training ground, a place for joyous learning, hard work, long lasting friendships and exhilarating science."
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• Julie Secombe: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Deptartment of Genetics; Assistant Professor
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Groudine Lab Alumni

• Marjorie Brand: Ottawa Hospital Research Institute; Principal Investigator
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• Matthew Lorincz: University of British Columbia, Dept. of Medical Genetics; Associate Professor
  "Simply put, working as a postdoc in the Groudine lab, alongside talented colleagues and exceptional faculty members, provided me with a the skills and confidence to pursue my own research program. I look back on my time at the Hutch with fond memories."
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• Craig Thompson: Sloan-Kettering Institute; President and CEO
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• Dirk Schübeler: Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research; Scientist
  "I had a great time at the Hutch. The science is excellent and the collegal atmosphere fosters interactions."
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Hahn Lab Alumni

• David Auble: Univerisity of Virginia Health System, Dept. of Biochemistry & Mol Gen; Professor
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• Hung-Ta Chen: Academia Sinica, Taiwan, Institute of Molecular Biology; Assistant Professor
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• Trent Colbert: Arcadia Biosciences; Principal Scientist
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• Eric Herbig: Immusoft Corporation; Chief Scientific Officer
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• Sally Lee: Orrick, Herrington, & Sutcliffe LLP; Intellectual Property Associate
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• Jeff Ranish: Institute for Systems Biology; Assistant Professor
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• Pranhitha Reddy: Amgen, Department of Protein and Process Development; Scientific Director
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Henikoff Lab Alumni

• Kami Ahmad: Harvard Medical School, Department of BCMP
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• Yamini Dalal: National Institute of Health, National Cancer Institute; Investigator and Group Director
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• Mary Gehring, MIT Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research; Plant Biologist
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• Harmit Malik: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Principal Investigator
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• Erin McKittrick
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• Bas van Steensel: University of Amsterdam, Gene Regulation; Group Leader
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• Daniel Zilberman: University of CA, Berkeley, College of Natural Resources, Dept. of Plant & Microbial Biology; Assistant Professor
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Malik Lab Alumni

• Josh Bayes: UC Berkeley; Postdoc
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• Nels Elde: University of Utah; Assistant Professor
  "On my first day at the Fred Hutch the great Meng-Chao Yao welcomed me to 'post-doc heaven.' He hit the nail on the head."
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• Julie Kerns: Systems Biology; Science Writer
• Sara Sawyer: UT Austin, Section of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology; Assistant Professor
  "As a postdoctoral research fellow, I found FHCRC to be a magical place packed full of postdocs with big ambitions. Although the atmosphere was collegial, we were all going for the gold, creating and atmosphere of energy and excitement."
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• Eric Smith: Illumina, Inc.; Bioinformatics Scientist
  "The Hutch is a world-class institution where I trained as a postdoc. I would encourage all young scientists to follow their passion for what is most interesting and exciting."
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Roberts Lab Alumni

• Arnaud Besson: Cancer Research Center of Toulouse (CRCT), INSERM (Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale), Toulouse, France; Principal Investigator
  "A great place to work at. Ideal for a postdoc."
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• Hilary Coller: Princeton University; Assistant Professor
  "The training that I received as a postdoctoral fellow in Jim Roberts' lab has been invaluable for my development as a scientist. Jim introduced me to areas of biology that I continue to consider fascinating. The resources, facilities and supportive environment at the Hutch made it possible for me to pursue research I hadn't conceived before beginning my postdoc. I'm very grateful to have had the opportunity to train at the Hutch."
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• Liyun Sang: Genentech, Oncology Department
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Smith Lab Alumni

• Keith Cheng: Hershey Medical School Penn State; Professor
• Gareth Cromie: ISB, Dudley Group; Bioinformatics Assistant
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• Lee Hartwell: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; Former President and Director, 
  Nobel Prize winner
• Nancy Hollingsworth: SUNY Stony Brook, Dept. of Biochemistry and Cell Biology; Professor
  "I had a great time working at the Hutch. I will always be grateful to Gerry Smith for the experience I gained working with fission yeast and for introducing me to my future husband, Aaron Neiman!"
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• Aaron Neiman: SUNY Stony Brook; Associate Professor
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• Walter Steiner: Niagara University; Associate Professor
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• Philippe Szankasi: Myriad Genetics

Stoddard Lab Alumni

• Karen Flick: Karen Flick Law Offices; Intellectual Property Lawyer
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• Eric Galburt: Washington University St. Louis; Assistant Professor
  "I was a graduate student with Barry Stoddard where I learned X-ray crystallography and, more importantly, how to do science. In addition, the environment of his lab and the Hutch in general  made for a spectacular place to work and learn." 
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• Melissa Jurica: UC Santa Cruz; Associate Professor
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• Django Sussman: Seattle Genetics; Director and Senior Scientist
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Tsukiyama Lab Alumni

• Thomas Fazzio: University of Massachusetts Medical School; Assistant Professor
  "The combination of outstanding science going on at the FHCRC and the collaborative atmosphere there is the best of any place I have been. Both the breadth and depth of my training experience as a graduate student at the Hutch were excellent."
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• Iestyn Whitehouse: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Assistant Member
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