Awards UMass Chan Medical School Scientists To Assess Gene Editing Technologies for Treating Frontotemporal Dementia UMass Chan Medical School | November 4, 2025 Investigators at UMass Chan Medical School received a $6.6 million grant from the National Institute…karnottNovember 4, 2025 Read More
Awards Scientific Director Dr. Facundo Batista Elected to the National Academy of Medicine Ragon Institute | November 3, 2025 The Ragon Institute is proud to share that Scientific Director Facundo Batista, PhD, has been…karnottNovember 3, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Antiretroviral Therapies Exert Distinct Influences Across Diverse Gut Microbiomes Jabbar, K., et al. | November 3, 2025 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection alters gut microbiota composition and function, but the impact of…karnottNovember 3, 2025 Read More
Local News Ep. 307: “Vascular Biology” Featuring Dr. Juan Melero-Martin The Stem Cell Podcast | October 31, 2025 Dr. Juan Melero-Martin is an Associate Professor and the Endowed Chair in Cardiac Surgery at…karnottOctober 31, 2025 Read More
Local News Barczak Lab Leads Study Showing Omicron Subvariants Shed Virus for Similar Periods and Symptoms Alone Do Not Signal Safety Ragon Institute | October 31, 2025 A new JCI Insight study led by the POSITIVES team and the Barczak Lab at…karnottOctober 31, 2025 Read More
Local News Ragon–Scripps Collaboration Shows Single mRNA Shot Can Start Several HIV-Blocking Antibody Paths at Once Ragon Institute | October 30, 2025 A new study co-led by the Batista Lab at the Ragon Institute and Scripps/IAVI shows…karnottOctober 30, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Candida albicans Colonization Modulates Murine Ethanol Consumption and Behavioral Responses Through Elevation of Serum Prostaglandin E2 and Impact on the Striatal Dopamine System Day, A., et al. | October 30, 2025 Candida albicans is a commensal yeast that is a common component of the gastrointestinal (GI)…karnottOctober 30, 2025 Read More
Awards Fernando Martinez Leading Nationwide DOD Clinical Study Targeting Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis UMass Chan Medical School | October 29, 2025 A UMass Chan Medical School pulmonology and biomedical research expert is helping lead a nationwide…karnottOctober 29, 2025 Read More
Local News Blood Test Guides Post-Surgical Immunotherapy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | October 29, 2025 Patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer who test positive for circulating tumor (ct)DNA after surgery to…karnottOctober 29, 2025 Read More
Awards In Fruit Fly Eyes, UMass Boston Researcher Sees Potential Medical Discoveries UMass Boston | October 28, 2025 Jens Rister, an associate professor in UMass Boston’s biology department, has just been awarded more…karnottOctober 28, 2025 Read More