Local News Research Spotlight: How Inflammation Damages Synapses in an Experimental Model of Multiple Sclerosis Massachusetts General Hospital | May 14, 2024 The most obvious symptoms in many people with the inflammatory neurologic condition multiple sclerosis (MS)…karnottMay 14, 2024 Read More
Local News Science for Living: Gut Microbiome Offers Clues to Chronic Disease UMass Chan Medical School | May 13, 2024 The way to a person’s health may be through their stomach, to paraphrase an old…karnottMay 13, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week The Intrinsic Substrate Specificity of the Human Tyrosine Kinome Yaron-Barir, T., et al. | May 13, 2024 Phosphorylation of proteins on tyrosine (Tyr) residues evolved in metazoan organisms as a mechanism of…karnottMay 13, 2024 Read More
Local News Mice Don’t Menstruate: Reimagining Women’s Health Using Organ Chips with Dr. Donald Ingber Wyss Institute | May 10, 2024 In this episode, host Sharon Kedar, Co-Founder of Northpond Ventures, is joined by Dr. Donald…karnottMay 10, 2024 Read More
Local News Q&A: Whitehead Institute Member Pulin Li on Recreating Development in the Lab Whitehead Institute | May 10, 2024 As an embryo matures from a cluster of cells, it undergoes a remarkable transformation, arranging…karnottMay 10, 2024 Read More
Awards Celia A. Schiffer Elected to National Academy of Sciences | May 9, 2024 Leading UMass Chan Medical School scientist Celia Schiffer, PhD, was elected to the National Academy…karnottMay 9, 2024 Read More
Local News Expanding a Lymph Node, Boosting a Vaccine Wyss Institute | May 9, 2024 Each one of us has around 600 lymph nodes (LNs) – small, bean-shaped organs that…karnottMay 9, 2024 Read More
Awards Complex Questions, Innovative Approaches The Harvard Gazette | May 8, 2024 Seven creative, cutting-edge projects in disciplines ranging from chemistry to health equity are winners of…karnottMay 8, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Eliciting a Single Amino Acid Change by Vaccination Generates Antibody Protection Against Group 1 and Group 2 Influenza a Viruses Ray, R., et al. | May 8, 2024 Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) targeting the hemagglutinin (HA) stem of influenza A viruses (IAVs) tend…karnottMay 8, 2024 Read More
Local News New Findings Activate a Better Understanding of Rett Syndrome’s Causes Wyss Institute | May 7, 2024 Rett syndrome is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder for which there is currently no cure or…karnottMay 7, 2024 Read More