Local News Maintaining Fertility Requires Uneven Division of DNAWhitehead Institute | November 16, 2023Germline stem cells are the pool of stem cells capable of becoming eggs or sperm.…sciencecityNovember 16, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week DGKα/ζ Inhibitors Combine with PD-1 Checkpoint Therapy to Promote T Cell–Mediated Antitumor ImmunityWichroski, M., et al. | November 16, 2023Read the Publication This week, Science in Boston profiles Dr. Michael Wichroski (pictured). Dr. Wichroski…sciencecityNovember 16, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Liquid Biopsy Epigenomic Profiling for Cancer SubtypingBaca, S., et al. | November 14, 2023Although circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) assays are increasingly used to inform clinical decisions in cancer…sciencecityNovember 14, 2023 Read More
Local News Research Spotlight: Creating Microfluidic Transistors That Control the Movement of Fluids to Autonomously Execute Miniature Lab OperationsMassachusetts General Hospital | November 14, 2023Kaustav Gopinathan, an MD-PhD student in the Center for Engineering in Medicine and Surgery at…sciencecityNovember 14, 2023 Read More
Local News Individual Neurons Mix Multiple RNA Edits of Key Synapse Protein, Study FindsMIT News | November 13, 2023Neurons are talkers. They each communicate with fellow neurons, muscles, or other cells by releasing…sciencecityNovember 13, 2023 Read More
Awards Award Honors Elly Nedivi’s Research on Cortical PlasticityThe Picower Institute | November 13, 2023The Krieg Cortical Kudos Discoverer Award recognizes Nedivi’s ongoing work to understand molecular and cellular…sciencecityNovember 13, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Global Identification of SWI/SNF Targets Reveals Compensation by EP400Martin, B., et al. | November 13, 2023Mammalian SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes move and evict nucleosomes at gene promoters and enhancers to…sciencecityNovember 13, 2023 Read More
Local News Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Named to the 2023 Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in MassachusettsDana-Farber Cancer Institute | November 10, 2023Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Laurie H. Glimcher, MD, president and CEO, are No. 5 on…sciencecityNovember 10, 2023 Read More
Local News UMass Chan Generates $2.2 Billion in Economic Activity in MassachusettsUMass Chan Medical School | November 10, 2023UMass Chan Medical School generated more than $2 billion in economic activity in Massachusetts in…sciencecityNovember 10, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Fluorescence Lifetime of Injected Indocyanine Green As a Universal Marker of Solid Tumours in PatientsPal, R., et al. | November 10, 2023The surgical resection of solid tumours can be enhanced by fluorescence-guided imaging. However, variable tumour…sciencecityNovember 10, 2023 Read More