Local News Drug Delivery Capsule Could Replace Injections for Protein Drugs MIT News | September 2, 2021 In recent years, scientists have developed monoclonal antibodies — proteins that mimic the body’s own…sciencecitySeptember 2, 2021 Read More
Local News Researchers Discover Immune Cell “Hubs” Hiding in Tumors The Broad Institute | September 2, 2021 A tumor in the human body is like a city at war, bustling with cancer…sciencecitySeptember 2, 2021 Read More
Local News This Mysterious On-Off Switch Holds Clues to New Cancer Treatments News@Northeastern | September 1, 2021 Within each of our cells, there’s an on-off switch that controls when cells divide and…sciencecitySeptember 1, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Induction of Antigen-Specific Tolerance by Nanobody–Antigen Adducts That Target Class-II Major Histocompatibility Complexes Pishesha, N., et al. | June 18, 2021 The association of autoimmune diseases with particular allellic products of the class-II major histocompatibility complex…sciencecityJune 18, 2021 Read More
Local News Single-Shot COVID-19 Vaccine Generates Robust Immune Responses against COVID-19 Variants Ragon Institute | June 18, 2021 In the three months since Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine received emergency use authorization from…sciencecityJune 18, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards MCB Faculty Andrew Murray Awarded Prestigious Appointment as Harvard College Professor Harvard Molecular and Cellular Biology | June 18, 2021 MCB faculty Andrew Murray is one of the five professors from across FAS to be named a…sciencecityJune 18, 2021 Read More
Local News UMMS Research Identifies Potential Antiviral Compound For COVID-19, Flu, Other Viral Infection UMass Med News | June 18, 2021 UMass Medical School scientists Katherine A. Fitzgerald, PhD; Fiachra Humphries, PhD; and Liraz Galia, PhD,…sciencecityJune 18, 2021 Read More
Local News Queen of Hearts MIT News | June 17, 2021 Amphibians and humans differ in many ways, but Laurie Boyer, a professor of biology and…sciencecityJune 17, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week STAG2 Loss Rewires Oncogenic and Developmental Programs to Promote Metastasis in Ewing Sarcoma Adane, B., et al. | June 17, 2021 The core cohesin subunit STAG2 is recurrently mutated in Ewing sarcoma but its biological role…sciencecityJune 17, 2021 Read More
Local News Life Sciences Is Poised to Be Boston’s Dominant Industry. Has the Area Become the Silicon Valley of Biotech? Boston Globe | June 17, 2021 The Boston area has long been famous for its elite universities, top tier hospitals, passionate…sciencecityJune 17, 2021 Read More