Local News Making Tissue Stretchable, Compressible, and Nearly Indestructible MIT News | May 25, 2020 When there’s a vexing problem to be solved, people sometimes offer metaphorical advice such as…eabramovichMay 25, 2020 Read More
Awards Jennifer Benanti Receives MIRA Grant to Advance Understanding of How Cells Proliferate UMass Medical School | May 25, 2020 Jennifer A. Benanti, PhD, associate professor of molecular, cell & cancer biology, was recently awarded…eabramovichMay 25, 2020 Read More
Local News Translational Research Hub at BU Gets $38.3 Million Renewal from NIH BU School of Medicine | May 25, 2020 The importance of translating science rapidly from laboratory bench to clinical bedside has never been…eabramovichMay 25, 2020 Read More
Local News BIDMC-Developed Vaccines Protect against COVID-19 in Non-Human Primates, Study Finds Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | May 22, 2020 With nearly 5 million confirmed cases globally and more than 300,000 deaths from COVID-19, much…eabramovichMay 22, 2020 Read More
Local News A Vaccine Made at Your Bedside? A Boston-Area Startup Thinks Its Possible Boston Business Journal | May 22, 2020 Cell therapy firm SQZ Biotechnologies Co. has spent the last several years partnering with drug…eabramovichMay 22, 2020 Read More
Local News Study Finds that Aging Neurons Accumulate DNA Damage MIT News | May 22, 2020 MIT neuroscientists have discovered that an enzyme called HDAC1 is critical for repairing age-related DNA…eabramovichMay 22, 2020 Read More
Publications of the Week An Engineered CRISPR-Cas9 Mouse Line for Simultaneous Readout of Lineage Histories and Gene Expression Profiles in Single Cells Bowling, S., et al. | May 22, 2020 Tracing the lineage history of cells is key to answering diverse and fundamental questions in…eabramovichMay 22, 2020 Read More
Local News Dana-Farber to Test Blood Cancer Drug in COVID-19 Patients Dana-Farber | May 22, 2020 Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have launched a clinical test of a blood cancer drug…eabramovichMay 22, 2020 Read More
Awards HSCI Scientist Receives Harrington Prize for Sickle Cell Research Harvard Stem Cell Institute | May 21, 2020 HSCI principal faculty member Stuart Orkin, M.D. is the recipient of the 2020 Harrington Prize…eabramovichMay 21, 2020 Read More
Local News Moderna’s Latest Vaccine Results Are Promising—But It’s Still Too Early MIT Technology Review | May 21, 2020 Drug maker Moderna has just announced encouraging interim results from the ongoing phase 1 trial for its…eabramovichMay 21, 2020 Read More