Local News Finding Better Answers for Patients With a Deadly Bone Cancer Tufts Now | June 15, 2026 The era of precision medicine has successfully targeted many types of cancer, but not osteosarcoma.…karnottJune 15, 2026 Read More
Awards MIT Affiliates Win 2026 Breakthrough, New Horizons Prizes MIT News | June 15, 2026 A number of MIT affiliates were recently honored for their research by the Breakthrough Prize…karnottJune 15, 2026 Read More
Local News How Worried Should We Be About the Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak? The Brink | June 15, 2026 An Ebola outbreak in Central Africa that has already claimed more than 130 lives has…karnottJune 15, 2026 Read More
Awards Gaurav Gaiha Named the 2026 Giammaria and Sabrina Giuliani MGB Research Scholar Ragon Institute | June 12, 2026 Mass General Brigham has officially named Ragon faculty member Gaurav Gaiha, MD, DPhil, as the…karnottJune 12, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week ABCA7 Variants Impact Phosphatidylcholine and Mitochondria in Neurons von Maydell, D., et al. | September 15, 2025 Loss-of-function variants in the lipid transporter ABCA7 substantially increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease1,2, yet…karnottSeptember 15, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Single-Cell Multiregion Epigenomic Rewiring in Alzheimer’s Disease Progression and Cognitive Resilience Liu, Z., et al. | September 12, 2025 Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive cognitive decline, yet its epigenetic…karnottSeptember 12, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Antibody–Bottlebrush Prodrug Conjugates for Targeted Cancer Therapy Liu, B., et al. | September 11, 2025 Antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) are effective targeted therapeutics but are limited in their ability to incorporate…karnottSeptember 11, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Inflammation Awakens Dormant Cancer Cells by Modulating the Epithelial–Mesenchymal Phenotypic State Zhang, J., et al. | September 9, 2025 The awakening of dormant disseminated cancer cells appears to be responsible for the clinical relapses…karnottSeptember 9, 2025 Read More
Local News Dana-Farber Phase 1 Study Explores Toxicity Reduction in Combination of Trastuzumab Deruxtecan and Olaparib in Advanced HER2-Expressing Malignancies Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | April 24, 2026 A phase 1 study aiming to test tolerability of combination therapy with trastuzumab deruxtecan and…karnottApril 24, 2026 Read More
Local News Small Model, Big Insight: RNA Structure Rules Emerge from Minimal Data Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | April 23, 2026 MCB Senior Research Fellow Elena Rivas and colleagues have demonstrated that the fundamental rules governing…karnottApril 23, 2026 Read More
Local News Dang Lab Study Shows Why the Immune System Fails to Eliminate a Dangerous Fungal Pathogen Ragon Institute | April 22, 2026 A new study from the Dang Lab at the Ragon Institute of Mass General Brigham,…karnottApril 22, 2026 Read More
Local News Rett Syndrome Study Highlights Potential for Personalized Treatments Picower Institute | April 22, 2026 Using advanced human cell cultures to model Rett syndrome, MIT researchers tracked how two different…karnottApril 22, 2026 Read More
Awards Two from HMS Receive National Medals of Science, Technology and Innovation Harvard Medical School | January 14, 2025 Two Harvard Medical School faculty members were among the latest 23 individuals recognized by President…karnottJanuary 14, 2025 Read More
Awards Feng Zhang Awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation Broad Institute | January 13, 2025 In a ceremony at the White House on January 3, Feng Zhang, core institute member…karnottJanuary 13, 2025 Read More
Awards Loranzie Rogers and Colin Kim Chosen As Hanna H. Gray Fellows by HHMI Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology. | January 10, 2025 Two MCB postdocs, Loranzie Rogers of the Bellono Lab and Colin Kim of the Nett…karnottJanuary 10, 2025 Read More
Awards Drs. Angela Belcher and Paula Hammond Win 2024 National Medals of Science and Technology Koch Institute | January 8, 2025 Congratulations to MIT's latest National Medals of Science andTechnology laureates, including the Koch Institute's own…karnottJanuary 8, 2025 Read More
Awards Dr. Caroline Block of Dana-Farber Recognized with the 2024 Arthur T. Skarin Award Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | January 6, 2025 Caroline Block, MD, Clinical Director of the Breast Oncology Program at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has…karnottJanuary 6, 2025 Read More
Awards Collaborative Asthma Project Between Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Wyss Institute Advances with New Grant Support Wyss Institute | December 20, 2024 Asthma affects more than 260M people worldwide and nearly 28M people in the U.S. alone,…karnottDecember 20, 2024 Read More
Awards Joe Larkin Receives 2024 Rajen Kilachand Fund for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering Award Boston University Biology | December 19, 2024 Dr. Joe Larkin is part of one of three groups to win a 2024 Rajen…karnottDecember 19, 2024 Read More
Awards Congratulations to the Winners of the 2024 Postdoc Scholars Award for Excellence in Mentoring Brigham and Women's Hospital | December 17, 2024 Congratulations to the four awardees of the 2024 Postdoc Scholars Award for Excellence in Mentoring,…karnottDecember 17, 2024 Read More
Awards Victor Ambros Receives Nobel Prize for Discovery of microRNA’s Role As Conductor of ‘Cellular Orchestra’ UMass Chan Medical School | December 16, 2024 Students, faculty and staff at UMass Chan Medical School tuned into a live Nobel Prize…karnottDecember 16, 2024 Read More
Awards Dr. Priscilla Slanetz Honored by the American Association for Women in Radiology Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | December 11, 2024 Priscilla J. Slanetz, MD, MPH, professor of radiology is the recipient of the 2024 Marie…karnottDecember 11, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week NERINE Reveals Rare Variant Associations in Gene Networks Across Phenotypes and Implicates an SNCA-PRL-LRRK2 Subnetwork in Parkinson’s Disease Nazeen, S., et al. | June 30, 2026 Studying the genetic basis of human phenotypes involves two primary strategies. Model-system experiments generate interpretable…karnottJune 30, 2026 Read More
Awards Batista Lab Research Fellow Awarded 2026 Warren Alpert Distinguished Scholar Fellowship in Immunotherapy Ragon Institute | June 30, 2026 Raphael Reyes, a research fellow in the Batista Lab at the Ragon Institute of Mass…karnottJune 30, 2026 Read More
Local News Experts Describe Myriad Challenges in Fight to Control Ebola Outbreak Tufts Now | June 29, 2026 The recent Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is presenting significant…karnottJune 29, 2026 Read More