Publications of the Week Human Inflammatory Bowel Disease-On-A-Chip for Modelling Disease Progression, Cancer Initiation, and Sex-Specific Effects Özkan, A., et al. | June 3, 2026 Patients affected by inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) exhibit compromised intestinal barrier function and decreased mucus…karnottJune 3, 2026 Read More
Local News Dr. Myriam Heiman Named the Director of the Picower Institute for Learning and Memory The Picower Institute | June 2, 2026 Myriam Heiman, the John and Dorothy Wilson Professor of Neuroscience, will become the director of…karnottJune 2, 2026 Read More
Local News The Rules Neurons Follow to Make Sense of What We See MIT News | June 2, 2026 Even in the primary visual cortex, a brain region named for its specialized role in…karnottJune 2, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Genetic Variation Reveals a Homeotic Long Noncoding RNA That Modulates Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells Lyu, P., et al. | June 1, 2026 The HOXA gene locus coordinates body patterning, hematopoiesis, and differentiation. While studying blood phenotype-associated variation…karnottJune 1, 2026 Read More
Awards Takato Honda Receives MIT Infinite Expansion Award Picower Institute | June 1, 2026 At an MIT School of Science ceremony May 21, Picower Fellow Takato Honda, Research Scientist…karnottJune 1, 2026 Read More
Local News HSCI Announces New Co-Director Harvard Stem Cell Institute | May 29, 2026 Lee Rubin, Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology and leading scholar of neurodegenerative disease,…karnottMay 29, 2026 Read More
Local News Can Humans Age Healthier? Researchers See Promising Paths Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health | May 29, 2026 A variety of interventions, ranging from drug therapies to dietary alterations to behavioral changes, may…karnottMay 29, 2026 Read More
Awards UMass Chan Scientist Receives $1.6 Million from National Institute of General Medical Sciences to Refine Gene Therapy Vectors UMass Chan Medical School | May 28, 2026 Phillip Tai, PhD, received a $1.6 million grant from the National Institute of General Medical…karnottMay 28, 2026 Read More
Local News “Decoding Blood Stem Cells” Featuring Dr. Vijay Sankaran The Stem Cell Podcast | May 28, 2026 Dr. Vijay Sankaran is a Professor at Harvard Medical School and Investigator at the Howard…karnottMay 28, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week A Tissue-Scale Strategy for Sensing Threats in Barrier Organs Nguyen, D., et al. | May 27, 2026 Barrier organs rely on a limited set of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) to detect diverse…karnottMay 27, 2026 Read More