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Awards Brandon Bastien Receives NIH Fellowship Award to Study Autism-Associated Genes in Zebrafish UMass Chan Medical School | September 4, 2026 Postdoctoral fellow Brandon Bastien, PhD, is the recipient of a fellowship award from the National…karnottSeptember 4, 2026 Read More
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Spotlight A Discussion on Ketogenic Diet and Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer with Dr. Abha Aggarwal Science in Boston | February 19, 2020 Dr. Abha Agarwal is a Research Fellow in Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in…sciencecityFebruary 19, 2020 Read More
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Local News Atlas of the Brain’s Striatum Could Guide Researchers to New Drug Treatments MIT News | September 3, 2026 A region of the brain called the striatum is critical for many cognitive and motor…karnottSeptember 3, 2026 Read More
Local News New Approach to Gene Therapy Helps Smooth Road for People With Sickle Cell Disease Boston Children's Hospital | September 2, 2026 Gene therapy has been transformative for individuals with sickle cell disease, a genetic condition caused…karnottSeptember 2, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles New Report Addresses Misinformation About Science Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | January 10, 2025 The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a report on December 19 that…karnottJanuary 10, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Leadership Development Program for Researchers Brigham and Women's Hospital | October 18, 2024 This course aims to prepare investigators for challenges inherent in establishing and maintaining a successful…karnottOctober 18, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Applied Biostatistics Certificate: Methods & Applications Harvard Catalyst | August 1, 2024 This online professional certificate program offers a comprehensive introduction to biostatistics in medical research. The…karnottAugust 1, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Type 2 Diabetes Now One of the Top Five Most Studied Diseases Globally, Finds New Phesi Analysis | July 12, 2024 Phesi, a leading clinical development analytics company has published the results of its mid-year analysis…Oliver TraherneJuly 12, 2024 Read More
Awards ARPA-H Funds HMS-Led Pilot Project to Develop New Class of RNA Medicines Harvard Medical School | September 7, 2026 A team led by Harvard Medical School (HMS) researchers is exploring the possibility of creating…karnottSeptember 7, 2026 Read More
Awards Brandon Bastien Receives NIH Fellowship Award to Study Autism-Associated Genes in Zebrafish UMass Chan Medical School | September 4, 2026 Postdoctoral fellow Brandon Bastien, PhD, is the recipient of a fellowship award from the National…karnottSeptember 4, 2026 Read More
Awards Xiao Wang Receives 2027 Eli Lilly Award in Biological Chemistry MIT Chemistry | September 3, 2026 Xiao Wang, the Thomas D. and Virginia Cabot Associate Professor of Chemistry and Core Member…karnottSeptember 3, 2026 Read More
Awards Dr. Erik Sontheimer Named Chair of RNA Therapeutics Institute at UMass Chan UMass Chan Medical School | September 2, 2026 Erik J. Sontheimer, PhD, the Pillar Chair in Biomedical Research, professor and vice chair of…karnottSeptember 2, 2026 Read More
Awards Northeastern Announces Recipients of 2026 Women Who Empower Innovator Awards Northeastern Global News | August 28, 2026 An AI-powered app that lends a unique and natural-sounding voice to help nonverbal individuals communicate.…karnottAugust 28, 2026 Read More
Awards Travis Faust Receives Simons Foundation Fellows-to-Faculty Award to Advance Research on Brain Development and Autism UMass Chan Medical School | August 27, 2026 Travis E. Faust, PhD, instructor in neurobiology, is one of 15 early-career scientists named to…karnottAugust 27, 2026 Read More
Awards Haim Sompolinsky Awarded 2026 Dirac Medal Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | August 25, 2026 Haim Sompolinsky, Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology and of Physics in Residence, has been…karnottAugust 25, 2026 Read More
Awards Dr. Ryan Nett Receives NSF CAREER Award to Study Ancient Plants with Modern Medical Promise Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | August 20, 2026 How do plants that first appeared hundreds of millions of years ago produce molecules that…karnottAugust 20, 2026 Read More
Awards Humphries Lab Awarded $8 Million in NIH Grants UMass Chan Medical School | August 18, 2026 Research projects exploring potential treatments for Parkinson’s disease, lupus and sepsis are underway at UMass…karnottAugust 18, 2026 Read More
Awards Dr. Chao Zhang Awarded $2.2M NIH Grant Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | August 17, 2026 Chao Zhang, PhD, assistant professor of medicine/computational biomedicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School…karnottAugust 17, 2026 Read More
Awards ARPA-H Funds HMS-Led Pilot Project to Develop New Class of RNA Medicines Harvard Medical School | September 7, 2026 A team led by Harvard Medical School (HMS) researchers is exploring the possibility of creating…karnottSeptember 7, 2026 Read More
Local News Rethinking Platelet Transfusions in Newborns Boston Children's Hospital | September 7, 2026 Platelet transfusions have long been central to neonatal intensive care. Between 15 and 35 percent…karnottSeptember 7, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Functional Chimeric mRNAs Encode Proteins in Mammalian Immunity Venezia, O., et al. | September 4, 2026 Individual mammalian mRNAs and proteins are typically believed to originate from single genomic loci, with…karnottSeptember 4, 2026 Read More