Local News A New Frontier for Focused Ultrasound: Prying Open the Blood-Brain Barrier to Improve Treatment for Brain Cancer Patients Bench Press | February 25, 2026 Five years ago, Karl Helfrich’s world seemed to suddenly shut down. Karl put his head…karnottFebruary 25, 2026 Read More
Local News Three Questions With New Faculty Member Matthew G. Jones: Building Predictive Models To Characterize Tumor Progression MIT Biology | February 25, 2026 Just as Darwin’s finches evolved in response to natural selection in order to endure, the…karnottFebruary 25, 2026 Read More
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Publications of the Week In Vivo Detection of Immune Responses via Cytokine Activity Labeling Lu, G., et al. | February 24, 2026 While much is known about the identity and regulation of cytokine-producing cells, the cell types…karnottFebruary 24, 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 A New Frontier for Focused Ultrasound: Prying Open the Blood-Brain Barrier to Improve Treatment for Brain Cancer Patients Bench Press | February 25, 2026 Five years ago, Karl Helfrich’s world seemed to suddenly shut down. Karl put his head…karnottFebruary 25, 2026 Read More
Local News Three Questions With New Faculty Member Matthew G. Jones: Building Predictive Models To Characterize Tumor Progression MIT Biology | February 25, 2026 Just as Darwin’s finches evolved in response to natural selection in order to endure, the…karnottFebruary 25, 2026 Read More
Local News Batista Lab Study Reveals How Local Antibody Feedback Regulates B Cell Competition and Promotes Immune Diversity Ragon Institute | February 24, 2026 A collaborative study published in Immunity from the Batista Lab and Liu Lab at the…karnottFebruary 24, 2026 Read More
Local News Virus-Based Therapy Boosts Anti-Cancer Immune Responses to Brain Cancer Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | February 23, 2026 A team led by investigators at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Mass General Brigham has shown…karnottFebruary 23, 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
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Awards Two Boston University Bioengineers Win Prestigious Sloan Research Fellowships The Brink | February 23, 2026 The mathematics done by Boston University’s Brian DePasquale promises tangible help for injury patients. An…karnottFebruary 23, 2026 Read More
Awards Sloan Fellowship Will Help Fan Advance Technology to Study How Brain Circuits Change Amid Learning The Picower Institute | February 19, 2026 Linlin Fan uses innovative optical tools to precisely investigate how connections change among neurons during…karnottFebruary 19, 2026 Read More
Awards Meg Younger and Jeffrey Marlow Selected as 2026 Frontiers of Science Fellows Boston University Biology | February 17, 2026 Dr. Meg Younger and Dr. Jeffrey Marlow were selected by the National Academy of Sciences…karnottFebruary 17, 2026 Read More
Awards Three Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Scientific Leaders Elected as Fellows of the American Association for Cancer Research Academy Class of 2026 Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | February 10, 2026 Dr. Alice Shaw, Dr. Kimberly Stegmaier and Dr. Matthew Vander Heiden have been elected as…karnottFebruary 10, 2026 Read More
Awards Dr. Feng Zhang Inducted into National Inventors Hall of Fame Broad Institute | February 9, 2026 Broad Institute core member Feng Zhang, along with 15 other innovators, will be inducted into…karnottFebruary 9, 2026 Read More
Awards Harvard College Seniors Nominated to Phi Beta Kappa Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | February 6, 2026 We are pleased to announce that the following eight seniors with concentrations in Neuroscience, CPB,…karnottFebruary 6, 2026 Read More
Awards Scientific Director Dr. Facundo Batista Selected for Prestigious AAI-BioLegend Herzenberg Award Ragon Institute | February 5, 2026 Facundo Batista, PhD, Scientific Director of the Ragon Institute, has been named the 2026 recipient…karnottFebruary 5, 2026 Read More
Awards Two MCB-Affiliated Postdoctoral Fellows Awarded Harvard Brain Initiative Fellowships Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | February 4, 2026 Two postdoctoral researchers affiliated with MCB have been awarded highly competitive Postdoctoral Pioneer Fellowships from…karnottFebruary 4, 2026 Read More
Awards Dr. Bongmin (Min) Bae Awarded New American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | February 2, 2026 Bongmin (Min) Bae, a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of MCB Professor Amanda Whipple, has…karnottFebruary 2, 2026 Read More
Awards MCB Postdoc Surabhi Sreenivas Awarded ADA Fellowship for Type 2 Diabetes Research Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | January 29, 2026 Surabhi Sreenivas, an MCB postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Maxim Prigozhin has been awarded…karnottJanuary 29, 2026 Read More
Local News A New Frontier for Focused Ultrasound: Prying Open the Blood-Brain Barrier to Improve Treatment for Brain Cancer Patients Bench Press | February 25, 2026 Five years ago, Karl Helfrich’s world seemed to suddenly shut down. Karl put his head…karnottFebruary 25, 2026 Read More
Local News Three Questions With New Faculty Member Matthew G. Jones: Building Predictive Models To Characterize Tumor Progression MIT Biology | February 25, 2026 Just as Darwin’s finches evolved in response to natural selection in order to endure, the…karnottFebruary 25, 2026 Read More
Local News Batista Lab Study Reveals How Local Antibody Feedback Regulates B Cell Competition and Promotes Immune Diversity Ragon Institute | February 24, 2026 A collaborative study published in Immunity from the Batista Lab and Liu Lab at the…karnottFebruary 24, 2026 Read More