AwardsFeatured Awards Ashley Penvose Is the 2020 Winner of Belamarich Award Boson University Biology | March 4, 2021 We are excited to announce that the 2020 winner of the Belamarich Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation…sciencecityMarch 4, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Shobini Jayaraman Named March’s Distinguished Staff of the Month BU School of Medicine | March 4, 2021 The Dean’s Office is pleased to announce that Shobini Jayaraman, PhD, has been named Distinguished…sciencecityMarch 4, 2021 Read More
Local News Cells Are Known by the Company They Keep Whitehead Institute | March 4, 2021 Cell culture media surrounds cells growing in the laboratory, and serves as both home and…sciencecityMarch 4, 2021 Read More
Local News Frederic Vigneault on Developing Therapeutic Technologies to Improve the Quality of Life for Patients Wyss Institute | March 3, 2021 When Frederic Vigneault joined the Wyss after working in industry, he first reaction was that…sciencecityMarch 3, 2021 Read More
Local News Researchers Identify Biochemical Process Responsible for Producing Toxic Tau BU School of Medicine | March 3, 2021 Tau is a protein that helps stabilize the internal skeleton of nerve cells (neurons) in…sciencecityMarch 3, 2021 Read More
Local News Preventative Shot for Lyme Disease, Developed at UMass Medical School, Enters Clinical Trial UMass Med News | March 3, 2021 The first human clinical trial of Lyme PrEP, a seasonal shot to prevent Lyme disease,…sciencecityMarch 3, 2021 Read More
Local News Car T-Cell Therapy Generates Lasting Remissions in Patients with Multiple Myeloma Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | March 3, 2021 In a major advance in the treatment of multiple myeloma, a CAR T-cell therapy has…sciencecityMarch 3, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Clinical Implications of Colorectal Cancer Stem Cells in the Age of Single-Cell Omics and Targeted Therapies Frank, M.H., et al. | March 2, 2021 The cancer stem cell (CSC) concept emerged from the recognition of inherent tumor heterogeneity and…sciencecityMarch 2, 2021 Read More
Local News Redirected Enzymes May Open Doors to Novel Therapeutics The Broad Institute | March 2, 2021 Botulinum toxin is a powerful microbial poison approved by the FDA to treat a suite…sciencecityMarch 2, 2021 Read More
Local News Antibody Mischief Harvard Medical School | March 2, 2021 From asymptomatic infections to lethal disease, COVID-19 is remarkable in its ability to affect people…sciencecityMarch 2, 2021 Read More