Publications of the Week Genetic Drivers of Heterogeneity in Type 2 Diabetes Pathophysiology Suzuki, K., et al. | March 4, 2024 Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a heterogeneous disease that develops through diverse pathophysiological processes1,2 and…karnottMarch 4, 2024 Read More
Awards Joseph P. Mizgerd, ScD, Awarded $2.9 Million to Better Understand Pneumonia Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | March 4, 2024 Joseph P. Mizgerd, ScD, the Jerome S. Brody, MD, Professor of Pulmonary Medicine, and director…karnottMarch 4, 2024 Read More
Local News Understanding the Connection Between the Gut Microbiome and Alzheimer’s UMass Chan Medical School | March 1, 2024 In a new Voices of UMass Chan podcast, physician-scientist John P. Haran, MD’07, PhD’18, and…karnottMarch 1, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Distinct Negative Elongation Factor Conformations Regulate RNA Polymerase II Promoter-Proximal Pausing Su, B., et al. | March 1, 2024 Metazoan gene expression regulation involves pausing of RNA polymerase (Pol II) in the promoter-proximal region…karnottMarch 1, 2024 Read More
Awards Interdisciplinary and Inter-Institutional Partnership Studying Neurodegenerative Diseases Wins Support from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Harvard MCB | February 29, 2024 Work from the lab of Jeeyun Chung, Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, on…karnottFebruary 29, 2024 Read More
Local News Reexposing a Cancer Protein to Enhance Immunotherapy Harvard Medical School | February 28, 2024 Successful immunotherapy for cancer involves activating a person’s own T cells to identify telltale proteins…karnottFebruary 28, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Integrative Analyses of Tumor and Peripheral Biomarkers in the Treatment of Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma Choueiri, T., et al. | February 28, 2024 The phase III JAVELIN Renal 101 trial demonstrated prolonged progression-free survival (PFS) in patients (N = 886)…karnottFebruary 28, 2024 Read More
Awards 2024 Dahod Awards Announced Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | February 27, 2024 In August 2008, Shamim Dahod (CGS’76, CAS’78, CAMED’87) and her husband Ashraf gave $10.5M to…karnottFebruary 27, 2024 Read More
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