Awards Physics Professor Receives $608K in NCI Funding to Develop Medical Device for Screening and Treating Oral Cancers | February 27, 2024 In his efforts to advance the development of a low-cost, compact medical device for screening…karnottFebruary 27, 2024 Read More
Local News Craig McFarland (Neuroscience ’25) Honored As Early Career Policy Ambassador by Society for Neuroscience Harvard MCB | February 26, 2024 Harvard undergraduate Craig McFarland (‘25), was recently elected to the Society for Neuroscience’s 2024 Early…karnottFebruary 26, 2024 Read More
Local News Fen-Biao Gao Details How Frontotemporal Dementia Changes the Brain and Explores Its Genetic Causes UMass Chan Medical School | February 26, 2024 Around 55 million people worldwide suffer from dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease. On Feb. 22,…karnottFebruary 26, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Genetic Architecture and Biology of Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Kwak, S., et al. | February 26, 2024 The prevalence of youth-onset type 2 diabetes (T2D) and childhood obesity has been rising steadily1,…karnottFebruary 26, 2024 Read More
Awards Dr. Gordon J. Freeman Recognized with 2024 Aacr-Cancer Research Institute Lloyd J. Old Award in Cancer Immunology Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | February 23, 2024 Gordon J. Freeman, PhD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, will receive the 2024 AACR-Cancer Research Institute…karnottFebruary 23, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Capivasertib Combines with Docetaxel to Enhance Anti-Tumour Activity Through Inhibition of AKT-Mediated Survival Mechanisms in Prostate Cancer Eberlein, C., et al. | February 23, 2024 Combining docetaxel and capivasertib had increased activity in PTEN null and WT prostate tumour models…karnottFebruary 23, 2024 Read More
Local News Bogdan Budnik on Analyzing Proteins to Develop Better Diagnostics and Therapeutics | February 22, 2024 After studying physics for many years, Bogdan Budnik realized instead of using his knowledge to…karnottFebruary 22, 2024 Read More
Awards UMass Chan Researchers Earn PolyBio Foundation Award for Long COVID, Neurodegenerative Disease Study UMass Chan Medical School | February 21, 2024 Researchers at UMass Chan Medical School are investigating the potential connection to and impact of…karnottFebruary 21, 2024 Read More
Local News Introducing the Wyss Lumineers Class of 2023 Wyss Institute | February 21, 2024 Since the Wyss Institute’s founding in 2009, we have successfully launched more than 50 startup…karnottFebruary 21, 2024 Read More
Local News Hitchhiking Cancer Vaccine Makes Progress in the Clinic MIT News | February 20, 2024 Therapeutic cancer vaccines are an appealing strategy for treating malignancies. In theory, when a patient…karnottFebruary 20, 2024 Read More