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
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