Awards UMass Chan Scientist Marcus Ruscetti Receives 2026 Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Prize UMass Chan Medical School | May 18, 2026 Marcus Ruscetti, PhD, is one of 13 investigators to receive the prestigious 2026 Pershing Square…karnottMay 18, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Gene Syntax Defines Supercoiling-Mediated Transcriptional Feedback Johnstone, C., et al. | May 18, 2026 Transcription reshapes DNA folding within living cells, driving patterns of gene expression. However, this process…karnottMay 18, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Prime Assembly With Linear DNA Donors Enables Large Genomic Insertions Liu, B., et al. | May 15, 2026 Targeted insertion of large DNA fragments has promising applications for genome engineering and gene therapy1,2.…karnottMay 15, 2026 Read More
Local News Inaugural ‘Three Minute Thesis’ Competition Showcases Capstone Research Projects Harvard Medical School | May 15, 2026 Learning how to conduct scientific research is hard enough. Figuring out how to explain that…karnottMay 15, 2026 Read More
Local News Hantavirus Outbreak Raises Questions—Here’s How We Can Protect Ourselves Tufts Now | May 15, 2026 News of a hantavirus outbreak aboard an expedition cruise ship has put a spotlight on…karnottMay 15, 2026 Read More
Local News Shalek Lab Study Reveals How a Key T Cell Protein Keeps Immune Responses in Balance Ragon Institute | May 14, 2026 A new study led by the Shalek Lab at the Ragon Institute of Mass General…karnottMay 14, 2026 Read More
Local News Ultrasensitive Test Detects Biomarkers for Specific Form of Dementia Wyss Institute | May 14, 2026 Dementia affects over 57 million people worldwide, a number expected to nearly double in the…karnottMay 14, 2026 Read More
Awards MIT Scientists Sven Dorkenwald and Whitney Henry Named 2026 Searle Scholars McGovern Institute | May 13, 2026 MIT scientists Sven Dorkenwald and Whitney Henry have been named 2026 Searle Scholars, an award…karnottMay 13, 2026 Read More
Awards Biomedical Engineer Wilson Wong Is Boston University’s Innovator of the Year The Brink | May 13, 2026 At first, acute myeloid leukemia (AML) can feel like a cold that won’t go away.…karnottMay 13, 2026 Read More
Awards Three Harvard Chan Faculty Members Elected to National Academy of Sciences Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | May 12, 2026 Three faculty from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have been elected as members…karnottMay 12, 2026 Read More