Publications of the Week Long Somatic DNA-Repeat Expansion Drives Neurodegeneration in Huntington’s Disease Handsaker, R., et al. | January 27, 2025 In Huntington’s disease (HD), striatal projection neurons (SPNs) degenerate during midlife; the core biological question…karnottJanuary 27, 2025 Read More
Local News DARPA-ABC Program Supports Wyss Institute-Led Collaboration Toward Deeper Understanding of Anesthesia and Safe Drugs Enabling Anesthesia Without the Need for Extensive Monitoring Wyss Institute | January 24, 2025 Currently, no anesthetic compound or cocktail can be used safely outside of a hospital facility.…karnottJanuary 24, 2025 Read More
Local News Postdoc Spotlight: Loranzie Rogers Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | January 24, 2025 As previously announced, postdoc Loranzie Rogers of the Bellono Lab has been named as a…karnottJanuary 24, 2025 Read More
Local News Researchers Offer New Insights into X Chromosome Inactivation Massachusetts General Hospital | January 23, 2025 Science has revealed some of the secrets of the X chromosome, but many remain. In…karnottJanuary 23, 2025 Read More
Awards Gilliard and Kulik Honored with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers MIT Chemistry | January 23, 2025 The PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and…karnottJanuary 23, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Structural and Functional Analysis of the Nipah Virus Polymerase Complex | January 22, 2025 Nipah virus (NiV) is a bat-borne, zoonotic RNA virus that is highly pathogenic in humans.…karnottJanuary 22, 2025 Read More
Local News How One Brain Circuit Encodes Memories of Both Places and Events MIT News | January 22, 2025 Nearly 50 years ago, neuroscientists discovered cells within the brain’s hippocampus that store memories of…karnottJanuary 22, 2025 Read More
Local News From Data to Drugs: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Drug Discovery Wyss Institute | January 21, 2025 Traditional drug discovery is slow, expensive, and prone to high clinical failure rates due to…karnottJanuary 21, 2025 Read More
Awards Neuroscience Graduate Adam Lowet Wins Bowdoin Prize for Essay on Risk and Learning Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | January 21, 2025 Adam Lowet, a recent PhD graduate from Harvard’s Program in Neuroscience, has been awarded the…karnottJanuary 21, 2025 Read More
Local News Biopharma Investment Leader Maren Winnick Joins Whitehead Institute Board of Directors Whitehead Institute | January 20, 2025 The Whitehead Institute Board of Directors has elected Maren Winnick, a leader in biopharma investment…karnottJanuary 20, 2025 Read More