Local News Clinical Trials Bring First CRISPR-Based Therapies to Patients McGovern Institute | April 7, 2022 Nearly ten years ago, Feng Zhang and other pioneering scientists developed CRISPR, a revolutionary technology that quickly…pthomsonApril 7, 2022 Read More
Local News Douglas Melton, Noted Stem Cell Researcher, Leaves Harvard for Vertex to Create Diabetes Treatments STAT News | April 6, 2022 Douglas Melton, one of the leading stem cell researchers in the world, is leaving Harvard…pthomsonApril 6, 2022 Read More
Local News Neurons Are Fickle. Electric Fields Are More Reliable for Information. MIT News | April 6, 2022 As the brain strives to hold information in mind, such as the list of groceries…pthomsonApril 6, 2022 Read More
Local News UMass Chan Biomedical Sciences Student Studies a Gene That Causes ALS UMass Chan Medical School | April 5, 2022 Megan Fowler-Magaw has always been interested in neuroscience. Now she’s putting that passion into studying…pthomsonApril 5, 2022 Read More
Local News HIV Drug Stabilizes Disease Progression in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Massachusetts General Hospital | April 5, 2022 New clinical research shows that lamivudine, a reverse transcriptase inhibitor widely used in HIV therapy,…pthomsonApril 5, 2022 Read More
Local News Study Shows That RNA Can Be Targeted by Small Molecule Drugs, Creating New Possibilities for Disease Treatment Massachusetts General Hospital | April 4, 2022 RNA (ribonucleic acid) plays many roles in human health, and now a study in the…pthomsonApril 4, 2022 Read More
Local News Developing Brain Needs Cannabinoid Receptors After Birth McGovern Institute | April 1, 2022 Doctors warn that marijuana use during pregnancy may have harmful effects on the development of…pthomsonApril 1, 2022 Read More
Local News Atlas of Migraine Cell Types Sheds Light on New Therapeutic Targets Brigham and Women's Hospital | March 31, 2022 Headaches such as migraine are among the leading causes of morbidity worldwide, but most treatments…pthomsonMarch 31, 2022 Read More
Local News Meet a Whitehead Postdoc: Anh Nguyen Whitehead Institute | March 31, 2022 Anh Nguyen is a postdoc in Whitehead Institute Member Ankur Jain’s lab studying molecules in…pthomsonMarch 31, 2022 Read More
Local News Ragon Institute Women Make a Difference: Alison Ringel Ragon Institute | March 31, 2022 Dr. Alison Ringel didn’t set out to exclusively choose female mentors when she started out in…pthomsonMarch 31, 2022 Read More