Awards David Dosa and Andrew Tapper Named to Newly Established Endowed Chairs UMass Chan Medical School | December 18, 2025 On Tuesday, Dec. 16, the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees voted to approve the…karnottDecember 18, 2025 Read More
Local News RNA Editing Study Finds Many Ways for Neurons To Diversify MIT News | December 18, 2025 All starting from the same DNA, neurons ultimately take on individual characteristics in the brain…karnottDecember 18, 2025 Read More
Awards Dr. Sara Tolaney Honored with AACR’s Outstanding Investigator Award for Breast Cancer Research Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | December 17, 2025 Dr. Sara M. Tolaney is the recipient of the 2025 AACR Outstanding Investigator Award for…karnottDecember 17, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Mutations in Mitochondrial Ferredoxin FDX2 Suppress Frataxin Deficiency Meisel, J., et al. | December 17, 2025 Frataxin is a key component of an ancient, mitochondrial iron–sulfur cluster biosynthetic machinery, serving as…karnottDecember 17, 2025 Read More
Awards MCB Postdoc Xueyang Dong Awarded Cancer Research Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | December 16, 2025 MCB is pleased to announce that Xueyang Dong, a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of…karnottDecember 16, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week The Specificity and Structure of DNA Cross-Linking by the Gut Bacterial Genotoxin Colibactin Carlson, E., et al. | December 16, 2025 The small molecule colibactin is produced by some strains of Escherichia coli and has been…karnottDecember 16, 2025 Read More
Local News First-In-Human Clinical Trial of Personalized, Biomaterial-Based Cancer Vaccine Demonstrates Feasibility, Safety, and Immune Activation Wyss Institute | December 15, 2025 The first-in-human phase I clinical trial assessing the feasibility and safety of WDVAX, an immunostimulatory…karnottDecember 15, 2025 Read More
Awards PhD Candidate Emily Sholi Receives Grant To Study Pathogens’ Impact on Ribosomes UMass Chan Medical School | December 15, 2025 PhD candidate Emily Sholi has received a prestigious Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research…karnottDecember 15, 2025 Read More
Awards UMass Chan Researchers Receive Early Career Awards To Conduct Studies on Biology of Aging UMass Chan Medical School | December 12, 2025 A UMass Chan Medical School scientist and postdoctoral fellow are two of 26 early career…karnottDecember 12, 2025 Read More
Local News An Interview With Dr. Eric Dang, the Newest Ragon Faculty Member Exploring How Everyday Fungi Shape Human Health Ragon Institute | December 12, 2025 The Ragon Institute faculty recently expanded with the addition of Eric Dang, PhD, a renowned…karnottDecember 12, 2025 Read More