Awards Gabriela Schlau-Cohen Receives 2024 Protein Science Young Investigator AwardMIT Chemistry | May 3, 2024Professor Gabriela Schlau-Cohen has been selected by the Protein Society as the winner of the…karnottMay 3, 2024 Read More
Awards Dana-Farber’s Dr. Kornelia Polyak Elected as a Member of the American Academy of Arts & SciencesDana-Farber Cancer Institute | May 3, 2024Kornelia Polyak, MD, PhD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, has been elected as a Member of…karnottMay 3, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Epigenetic Modulation Through BET Bromodomain Inhibitors as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Progranulin-Deficient Frontotemporal DementiaRosenthal, Z., et al. | May 3, 2024Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder with currently no disease-modifying treatment options available.…karnottMay 3, 2024 Read More
Local News Science Communication Competition Brings Research into the Real WorldMIT News | May 2, 2024Laurence Willemet remembers countless family dinners where curious faces turned to her with shades of…karnottMay 2, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Epigenetic Modulation Through BET Bromodomain Inhibitors as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Progranulin-Deficient Frontotemporal DementiaRosenthal, Z., et al. | May 3, 2024Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder with currently no disease-modifying treatment options available.…karnottMay 3, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Placental Senescence Pathophysiology Is Shared Between Peripartum Cardiomyopathy and Preeclampsia in Mouse and Human | April 30, 2024Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a form of heart failure linked to preeclampsia. Roh et al. found that secreted…karnottApril 30, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Glial Activity Load on PET Reveals Persistent “Smoldering” Inflammation in MS Despite Disease-Modifying TreatmentTarun, S., et al. | April 30, 202418F-PBR06-PET targeting 18-kDa translocator protein can detect abnormal microglial activation (MA) in multiple sclerosis (MS).…karnottApril 30, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Autonomous Circadian Rhythms in the Human Hepatocyte Regulate Hepatic Drug Metabolism and Inflammatory ResponsesScience Advances | April 25, 2024Critical aspects of physiology and cell function exhibit self-sustained ~24-hour variations termed circadian rhythms. In…karnottApril 25, 2024 Read More
Spotlight A Discussion on Ketogenic Diet and Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer with Dr. Abha AggarwalScience in Boston | February 19, 2020Dr. Abha Agarwal is a Research Fellow in Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in…sciencecityFebruary 19, 2020 Read More
Spotlight Personalized Cardiac Precision Medicine with Dr. Rameen Shakur!Science in Boston | November 22, 2019Dr. Rameen Shakur, MD PhD, is an academic cardiologist, biologist and personalized medicine researcher, the…sciencecityNovember 22, 2019 Read More
Local News Science Communication Competition Brings Research into the Real WorldMIT News | May 2, 2024Laurence Willemet remembers countless family dinners where curious faces turned to her with shades of…karnottMay 2, 2024 Read More
Local News Study Furthers Understanding of Lung RegenerationHealthcare in Europe | May 2, 2024Researchers at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University (BU) announced findings from a new…karnottMay 2, 2024 Read More
Local News Co-Transplantation of Regulatory T Cells Improves Cell Replacement Therapy for Parkinson’s DiseaseMassachusetts General Hospital | May 1, 2024The motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) correlate with selective, progressive degeneration of midbrain dopamine…karnottMay 1, 2024 Read More
Local News When an Antibiotic Fails: MIT Scientists Are Using AI to Target “Sleeper” BacteriaMIT News | May 1, 2024Since the 1970s, modern antibiotic discovery has been experiencing a lull. Now the World Health…karnottMay 1, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles New Fellowship Program with Center for Brain ScienceHarvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | April 18, 2024The NTT Research Foundation announced the new Harvard University Center for Brain Science-NTT Fellowship Program…karnottApril 18, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Ragon Institute Introduces Catherine Othieno Sempa Memorial Post Baccalaureate Scholars ProgramRagon Institute | March 15, 2024The Catherine Othieno Sempa* Memorial Post Baccalaureate Scholars Program engages talented college graduates from HBCUs…karnottMarch 15, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles And the 2023 MGRI Image Awards Winners Are…Bench Press | January 30, 2024The wait is over! Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2023 MGRI Image…karnottJanuary 30, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Rebuilding Public Trust in ScienceThe Brink | October 20, 2023BU science communication scholars say it’s crucial for higher ed institutions to incentivize public outreach…sciencecityOctober 20, 2023 Read More
Awards Gabriela Schlau-Cohen Receives 2024 Protein Science Young Investigator AwardMIT Chemistry | May 3, 2024Professor Gabriela Schlau-Cohen has been selected by the Protein Society as the winner of the…karnottMay 3, 2024 Read More
Awards Dana-Farber’s Dr. Kornelia Polyak Elected as a Member of the American Academy of Arts & SciencesDana-Farber Cancer Institute | May 3, 2024Kornelia Polyak, MD, PhD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, has been elected as a Member of…karnottMay 3, 2024 Read More
Awards Dr. Mara Murray Horwitz Receives $150K March of Dimes Research GrantBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | April 26, 2024Mara Murray Horwitz, MD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine and a primary care clinician at…karnottApril 26, 2024 Read More
Awards Mary Munson, Craig Peterson Named American Association for the Advancement of Science FellowsUMass Chan Medical School | April 22, 2024Mary Munson, PhD, professor of biochemistry & molecular biotechnology, vice chair of diversity for the…karnottApril 22, 2024 Read More
Awards Alejandro Rondon Ortiz Receives Brenton R. Lutz AwardBoston University Biology | April 17, 2024Alejandro Rondon Ortiz, a Biology PhD student in the Wolozin Lab, received the 2024 Brenton…karnottApril 17, 2024 Read More
Awards Jaice Rottenberg Receives Charles Terner AwardBoston University | April 16, 2024Jaice Rottenberg, a fifth-year CM Ph.D. student in the Fuxman Bass Lab, received the 2024…karnottApril 16, 2024 Read More
Awards Dr. Avrum Spira to Co-lead Project to Intercept Lung CancerBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | April 15, 2024Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, with someone…karnottApril 15, 2024 Read More
Awards Tufts Medical Center Researcher Studying Pulmonary Hypertension in Kidney Patients Awarded Clinical Scientist in Nephrology Fellowship by American Kidney FundTufts Medicine | April 12, 2024The American Kidney Fund (AKF) announced the recipients of this year's Clinical Scientist in Nephrology…karnottApril 12, 2024 Read More
Awards Revolutionizing Cancer Immunotherapy for Melanoma and BeyondMassachusetts General Hospital | April 10, 2024A team of researchers and physician-investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital are among the inaugural winners…karnottApril 10, 2024 Read More
Awards Brandon DeKosky One of Five MIT Faculty Members Awarded by Cancer Grand ChallengesRagon Institute | April 5, 2024Ragon core member and MIT associate professor of chemical engineering Brandon DeKosky, PhD, was one…karnottApril 5, 2024 Read More
Awards Gabriela Schlau-Cohen Receives 2024 Protein Science Young Investigator AwardMIT Chemistry | May 3, 2024Professor Gabriela Schlau-Cohen has been selected by the Protein Society as the winner of the…karnottMay 3, 2024 Read More
Awards Dana-Farber’s Dr. Kornelia Polyak Elected as a Member of the American Academy of Arts & SciencesDana-Farber Cancer Institute | May 3, 2024Kornelia Polyak, MD, PhD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, has been elected as a Member of…karnottMay 3, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Epigenetic Modulation Through BET Bromodomain Inhibitors as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy for Progranulin-Deficient Frontotemporal DementiaRosenthal, Z., et al. | May 3, 2024Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder with currently no disease-modifying treatment options available.…karnottMay 3, 2024 Read More