Local News Study Reveals How an Anesthesia Drug Induces UnconsciousnessMIT News | July 25, 2024There are many drugs that anesthesiologists can use to induce unconsciousness in patients. Exactly how…karnottJuly 25, 2024 Read More
Awards PhD Candidate Jacob Stillman Receives Kirschstein Award for Multiple Sclerosis ResearchUMass Chan Medical School | July 25, 2024PhD candidate Jacob Stillman has been awarded a prestigious Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service…karnottJuly 25, 2024 Read More
Local News Unusual Labmates: Meet Tardigrades, the Crafters of Nature’s Ultimate Survival KitWhitehead Institute | July 25, 2024Whitehead Institute Member Siniša Hrvatin is studying tardigrades to decode the mechanisms enabling their survival…karnottJuly 25, 2024 Read More
Local News Study Across Multiple Brain Regions Discerns Alzheimer’s Vulnerability and Resilience FactorsThe Picower Institute | July 25, 2024An MIT study published today in Nature provides new evidence for how specific cells and…karnottJuly 25, 2024 Read More
Awards Whitehead Institute Member Siniša Hrvatin Named a 2024 McKnight ScholarWhitehead Institute | July 24, 2024The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience has selected Whitehead Institute Member Siniša Hrvatin as one…karnottJuly 24, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Adaptation to Photoperiod via Dynamic Neurotransmitter SegregationMaddaloni, G., et al. | July 24, 2024Changes in the amount of daylight (photoperiod) alter physiology and behaviour1,2. Adaptive responses to seasonal…karnottJuly 24, 2024 Read More
Local News Systematic Analyses Find That Related Transport Proteins Choreograph Their Conformational Dance from a Small Set of Common MovesHarvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | July 24, 2024Organisms must take up nutrients and extrude toxins and waste to survive, grow, and reproduce.…karnottJuly 24, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Propofol Anesthesia Destabilizes Neural Dynamics Across CortexEisen, A., et al. | July 23, 2024Every day, hundreds of thousands of people undergo general anesthesia. One hypothesis is that anesthesia…karnottJuly 23, 2024 Read More
Awards 2024 WIELD Trailblazers: Women Shaping Diabetes and Metabolism Research and CareWIELD | July 23, 2024The WIELD Advisory Board and “Elevate working group” of WIELD are proud to announce the…karnottJuly 23, 2024 Read More
Awards MCO Graduate Student Mackenzie Smith Awarded NSF FellowshipHarvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | July 23, 2024MCO graduate student Mackenzie Smith of Ya-Chieh Hsu’s lab in SCRB has received a grant…karnottJuly 23, 2024 Read More