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
Publications of the Week Exocyst Stimulates Multiple Steps of Exocytic SNARE Complex Assembly and Vesicle Fusion Lee, C., et al. | January 20, 2025 Exocyst is a large multisubunit tethering complex essential for targeting and fusion of secretory vesicles…karnottJanuary 20, 2025 Read More
Local News Study Suggests How the Brain, with Sleep, Learns Meaningful Maps of Spaces MIT News | January 17, 2025 On the first day of your vacation in a new city, your explorations expose you…karnottJanuary 17, 2025 Read More
Local News The Connection Between Concussions, Viruses, and Alzheimer’s Tufts Now | January 17, 2025 Concussions and repetitive head trauma in sports like football and boxing, once accepted as an…karnottJanuary 17, 2025 Read More
Awards Dr. Amy Barczak Awarded CFD Excellence in Mentoring Award Ragon Institute | January 16, 2025 We are delighted to celebrate Ragon faculty Amy Barczak, MD , for receiving the CFD…karnottJanuary 16, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week In Vivo Base Editing Extends Lifespan of a Humanized Mouse Model of Prion Disease An, M., et al. | January 16, 2025 Prion disease is a fatal neurodegenerative disease caused by the misfolding of prion protein (PrP)…karnottJanuary 16, 2025 Read More