Awards Biology Professor Earns Additional NICHD Grant to Study Fertility in Zebrafish UMass Boston | August 6, 2019 Kellee Siegfried Earned Two NICHD Grants in the 2018-2019 Academic Year Within months after receiving…sciencecityAugust 6, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Treating Ischemia via Recruitment of Antigen-Specific T Cells Kwee, B. J., et al. | August 5, 2019 Ischemic diseases are a leading cause of mortality and can result in autoamputation of lower…sciencecityAugust 5, 2019 Read More
Local News Legal Fight over Broad Institute’s Patent for CRISPR Gene Editing Flares Up Again Boston Business Journal | August 5, 2019 The legal battle over a method of altering a person’s genes — potentially worth billions…sciencecityAugust 5, 2019 Read More
Local News Can Collagen Help Fix Injured Tendons? These Tissue Engineers Think So News@Northeastern | August 2, 2019 Tendon injuries can happen in an instant. With a loud pop and a sharp pain,…sciencecityAugust 2, 2019 Read More
Local News Speeding Up Drug Discovery for Brain Diseases MIT News | August 2, 2019 Whitehead Institute team finds drugs that activate a key brain gene; initial tests in cells…sciencecityAugust 2, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Zebrafish Oxytocin Neurons Drive Nocifensive Behavior via Brainstem Premotor Targets Wee, C., et al. | August 1, 2019 Animals have evolved specialized neural circuits to defend themselves from pain- and injury-causing stimuli. Using…sciencecityAugust 1, 2019 Read More
Local News Biogen and Alkermes’ New MS Drug has Fewer GI Side Effects than Tecfidera BioSpace | August 1, 2019 Biogen, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Alkermes, based in Dublin, announced positive topline data from EVOLVE-MS-2, a Phase…sciencecityAugust 1, 2019 Read More
Local News Alexandria Planning Necco Street Life-Science Campus Near GE HQ Boston Business Journal | August 1, 2019 Life science real-estate development firm Alexandria Real Estate Equities expects that it could develop an…sciencecityAugust 1, 2019 Read More
Local News New Material Could Make It Easier to Remove Colon Polyps MIT News | July 31, 2019 Gel cushion used to elevate polyps during endoscopy could reduce the risk of tearing the…sciencecityJuly 31, 2019 Read More
Local News U.S. News Releases 30th Annual 2019–20 Best Hospitals Rankings Cision PR Newswire | July 31, 2019 WASHINGTON, July 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in hospital rankings, today…sciencecityJuly 31, 2019 Read More