Publications of the Week Efficient Site-Specific Integration of Large Genes in Mammalian Cells via Continuously Evolved Recombinases and Prime Editing Pandey, S., et al. | June 12, 2024 Methods for the targeted integration of genes in mammalian genomes suffer from low programmability, low…karnottJune 12, 2024 Read More
Local News New Target in Sight for HIV Vaccine Development Ragon Institute | June 11, 2024 Decades into the HIV epidemic, there is as yet no effective vaccine to prevent new…karnottJune 11, 2024 Read More
Awards Ragon Grad Student Awarded Jeffery Modell Prize Ragon Institute | June 11, 2024 We are proud to recognize Sophie Giguere, PhD, a Batista Lab graduate student who has…karnottJune 11, 2024 Read More
Awards Harnessing Cancer Metabolomics to Transform Therapeutic Discovery Massachusetts General Hospital | June 10, 2024 A Massachusetts General Hospital research team is among the inaugural winners of a Breakthrough Award…karnottJune 10, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week The KAT Module of the Saga Complex Maintains the Oncogenic Gene Expression Program in MYCN-Amplified Neuroblastoma Malone, C., et al. | June 10, 2024 Pediatric cancers are frequently driven by genomic alterations that result in aberrant transcription factor activity.…karnottJune 10, 2024 Read More
Local News Microscope System Sharpens Scientists’ View of Neural Circuit Connections The Picower Institute | June 7, 2024 The brain’s ability to learn comes from “plasticity,” in which neurons constantly edit and remodel…karnottJune 7, 2024 Read More
Local News New Technique Reveals How Gene Transcription Is Coordinated in Cells MIT News | June 7, 2024 The human genome contains about 23,000 genes, but only a fraction of those genes are…karnottJune 7, 2024 Read More
Awards Ten with MIT Connections Win 2024 Hertz Foundation Fellowships MIT News | June 6, 2024 The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation announced that it has awarded fellowships to 10 PhD…karnottJune 6, 2024 Read More
Local News The Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS in Partnership with ALS Finding a Cure and Fight MND Announce 2024 ALS Scholars in Therapeutics Recipients | June 6, 2024 The Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), ALS…karnottJune 6, 2024 Read More
Local News Scientists Identify Mechanism Behind Drug Resistance in Malaria Parasite MIT News | June 5, 2024 Researchers from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), in collaboration with MIT, Columbia…karnottJune 5, 2024 Read More