Local News Clinical Trials Bring First CRISPR-Based Therapies to PatientsMcGovern Institute | April 7, 2022Nearly 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 TreatmentsSTAT News | April 6, 2022Douglas 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, 2022As 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 ALSUMass Chan Medical School | April 5, 2022Megan 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 CancerMassachusetts General Hospital | April 5, 2022New 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 TreatmentMassachusetts General Hospital | April 4, 2022RNA (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 BirthMcGovern Institute | April 1, 2022Doctors 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 TargetsBrigham and Women's Hospital | March 31, 2022Headaches 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 NguyenWhitehead Institute | March 31, 2022Anh 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 RingelRagon Institute | March 31, 2022Dr. Alison Ringel didn’t set out to exclusively choose female mentors when she started out in…pthomsonMarch 31, 2022 Read More