Publications of the Week Merkel Cell Polyomavirus Activates lSD1-Mediated Blockade of Non-Canonical BAF to Regulate Transformation and Tumorigenesis Park, D.E., et al. | April 16, 2020 Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC)-a neuroendocrine cancer of the skin-is caused by the integration of Merkel…sciencecityApril 16, 2020 Read More
Local News Human Immunomics Initiative Will Decode Immune System, Speed New Vaccines Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | April 16, 2020 The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Human Vaccines Project announce the…sciencecityApril 16, 2020 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Harvard Medical School Graduates Receive Soros Fellowships for New Americans Harvard Medical School | April 16, 2020 Two MD and three MD/PhD candidates at Harvard Medical School are among 30 U.S. graduate…sciencecityApril 16, 2020 Read More
Local News Massive Study Reveals How “Hypermutated” Malignant Brain Tumors With Many Mutations Escape Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | April 16, 2020 Cancers whose cells are riddled with large numbers of DNA mutations often respond favorably to…sciencecityApril 16, 2020 Read More
Local News Study of Lipid Metabolism in Neurons May Offer Therapeutic Possibilities for Neurodegenerative Diseases Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | April 15, 2020 Disrupting the production of a class of lipids known as sphingolipids in neurons improved symptoms…sciencecityApril 15, 2020 Read More
Local News ‘Faster Protection with Less Material’ The Harvard Gazette | April 15, 2020 Uli von Andrian is the Mallinckrodt Professor of Immunopathology at Harvard Medical School and Program Leader of Basic…sciencecityApril 15, 2020 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Cole Haynes Receives Prestigious NIH Merit Award for Research on Mitochondria Repair UMassMedNow | April 15, 2020 Cole M. Haynes, PhD, professor of molecular, cell & cancer biology, has received a Method…sciencecityApril 15, 2020 Read More
Local News The (Evolutionary) Success Story of ABC Transporters Harvard University | April 15, 2020 Molecular machines underlie the vast diversity of the living world and are the result of…sciencecityApril 15, 2020 Read More
Local News BIDMC Enrolling Patients in Clinical Trials Evaluating Existing Drug as Treatment for Severe COVID-19 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | April 14, 2020 Physician-scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, are…sciencecityApril 14, 2020 Read More
Local News Through the Storm Harvard Medical School | April 14, 2020 On experiment days in the age of physical distancing, postdoctoral fellow Conor McMahon walks an hour each…sciencecityApril 14, 2020 Read More