Publications of the Week A Human Electrophysiological Signature of Fragile X Pathophysiology Is Shared in V1 of FMR1-/Y Mice Kornfeld-Sylla, S., et al. | February 26, 2026 Predicting clinical therapeutic outcomes from animal studies using conserved electrophysiological phenotypes could facilitate developing treatments…karnottFebruary 26, 2026 Read More
Awards Dr. Ryan Nett Awarded 2025–27 George W. Merck Fellowship Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | February 26, 2026 Ryan Nett, MCB assistant professor, has been named a recipient of the 2025–27 George W.…karnottFebruary 26, 2026 Read More
Local News A New Frontier for Focused Ultrasound: Prying Open the Blood-Brain Barrier to Improve Treatment for Brain Cancer Patients Bench Press | February 25, 2026 Five years ago, Karl Helfrich’s world seemed to suddenly shut down. Karl put his head…karnottFebruary 25, 2026 Read More
Local News Three Questions With New Faculty Member Matthew G. Jones: Building Predictive Models To Characterize Tumor Progression MIT Biology | February 25, 2026 Just as Darwin’s finches evolved in response to natural selection in order to endure, the…karnottFebruary 25, 2026 Read More
Local News Batista Lab Study Reveals How Local Antibody Feedback Regulates B Cell Competition and Promotes Immune Diversity Ragon Institute | February 24, 2026 A collaborative study published in Immunity from the Batista Lab and Liu Lab at the…karnottFebruary 24, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week In Vivo Detection of Immune Responses via Cytokine Activity Labeling Lu, G., et al. | February 24, 2026 While much is known about the identity and regulation of cytokine-producing cells, the cell types…karnottFebruary 24, 2026 Read More
Awards Two Boston University Bioengineers Win Prestigious Sloan Research Fellowships The Brink | February 23, 2026 The mathematics done by Boston University’s Brian DePasquale promises tangible help for injury patients. An…karnottFebruary 23, 2026 Read More
Local News Virus-Based Therapy Boosts Anti-Cancer Immune Responses to Brain Cancer Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | February 23, 2026 A team led by investigators at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Mass General Brigham has shown…karnottFebruary 23, 2026 Read More
Local News New Study Pinpoints Toxic Proteins as Primary Drivers of ALS and FTD Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS | February 20, 2026 Emerging research from the Clotilde Lagier-Tourenne Lab, in collaboration with Franck Martin's Lab at the…karnottFebruary 20, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Directed Differentiation of Functional Corticospinal-Like Neurons from Endogenous SOX6+/NG2+ Cortical Progenitors Ozkan, A., et al. | February 20, 2026 Corticospinal neurons (CSN) centrally degenerate in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), along with spinal motor neurons,…karnottFebruary 20, 2026 Read More