Interesting Articles Why NIH Is Beefing Up Its Data Sharing Rules after 16 Years Science Magazine | November 14, 2019 The U.S. National Institutes of Health last week released a draft policy that will require all investigators…sciencecityNovember 14, 2019 Read More
Local News Goldfinch Bio Presents Novel Process for Developing Human iPSC-Derived Organoids at Scale at the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2019 Annual Meeting BioSpace | November 13, 2019 Goldfinch Bio, a U.S.-based, clinical stage biotechnology company focused on discovering and developing precision medicines…sciencecityNovember 13, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Retro-2 Protects Cells from Ricin Toxicity by Inhibiting ASNA1-Mediated Er Targeting and Insertion of Tail-Anchored Proteins Morgens, D., W., et al. | November 13, 2019 The small molecule Retro-2 prevents ricin toxicity through a poorly-defined mechanism of action (MOA), which…sciencecityNovember 13, 2019 Read More
Featured Awards Dana-Farber Researcher Awarded 2019 Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | November 13, 2019 Nathanael Gray, PhD, the Nancy-Lurie Marks Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology at Dana-Farber…sciencecityNovember 13, 2019 Read More
Local News SMART Discovers Nondisruptive Way to Characterize the Surface of Nanoparticles MIT News | November 13, 2019 Researchers from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) have made a discovery that…sciencecityNovember 13, 2019 Read More
Local News George Church-Founded Startup Raises $100M toward Transplantable Pig Organs Boston Business Journal | November 12, 2019 Twenty years ago, eGenesis CEO Paul Sekhri watched as his colleagues at Novartis tried and ultimately failed…sciencecityNovember 12, 2019 Read More
Featured Awards John Haran Works to Understand How Microbiome Impacts Development of Alzheimer’s Disease UMass Medical School | November 12, 2019 John P. Haran, MD, PhD, associate professor of emergency medicine and microbiology & physiological systems…sciencecityNovember 12, 2019 Read More
Featured Awards Dan Alford Receives Prestigious John P. McGovern Award BU School of Medicine | November 12, 2019 Daniel P. Alford, MD, MPH, professor of medicine and associate Dean of Continuing Medical Education…sciencecityNovember 12, 2019 Read More
Local News Liver-Chip Identifies Distinct Drug Toxicities in Human, Rat, and Dog Models Wyss Institute | November 12, 2019 Among the numerous microengineered Organ-on-a-Chip (Organ Chip) models developed at Harvard’s Wyss Institute, the Liver…sciencecityNovember 12, 2019 Read More
Local News Sigilon Therapeutics to Present Preclinical Data Showing Six Months Durability for Cell Therapies in Rare Blood Disorders Business Wire | November 8, 2019 -Sigilon Therapeutics announced today that it will present data at the American Society of Hematology Annual…sciencecityNovember 8, 2019 Read More