Publications of the Week Genetic Variation Reveals a Homeotic Long Noncoding RNA That Modulates Human Hematopoietic Stem Cells Lyu, P., et al. | June 1, 2026 The HOXA gene locus coordinates body patterning, hematopoiesis, and differentiation. While studying blood phenotype-associated variation…karnottJune 1, 2026 Read More
Awards Takato Honda Receives MIT Infinite Expansion Award Picower Institute | June 1, 2026 At an MIT School of Science ceremony May 21, Picower Fellow Takato Honda, Research Scientist…karnottJune 1, 2026 Read More
Local News HSCI Announces New Co-Director Harvard Stem Cell Institute | May 29, 2026 Lee Rubin, Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology and leading scholar of neurodegenerative disease,…karnottMay 29, 2026 Read More
Local News Can Humans Age Healthier? Researchers See Promising Paths Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health | May 29, 2026 A variety of interventions, ranging from drug therapies to dietary alterations to behavioral changes, may…karnottMay 29, 2026 Read More
Awards UMass Chan Scientist Receives $1.6 Million from National Institute of General Medical Sciences to Refine Gene Therapy Vectors UMass Chan Medical School | May 28, 2026 Phillip Tai, PhD, received a $1.6 million grant from the National Institute of General Medical…karnottMay 28, 2026 Read More
Local News “Decoding Blood Stem Cells” Featuring Dr. Vijay Sankaran The Stem Cell Podcast | May 28, 2026 Dr. Vijay Sankaran is a Professor at Harvard Medical School and Investigator at the Howard…karnottMay 28, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week A Tissue-Scale Strategy for Sensing Threats in Barrier Organs Nguyen, D., et al. | May 27, 2026 Barrier organs rely on a limited set of pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) to detect diverse…karnottMay 27, 2026 Read More
Awards NIH Awards $50 Million to UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science UMass Chan Medical School | May 27, 2026 The UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science (UMCCTS) has been awarded a seven-year, $50…karnottMay 27, 2026 Read More
Local News Understanding and Exploiting Tuberculosis Superspreading Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | May 26, 2026 Superspreading became a familiar concept to many during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior studies examining infectious…karnottMay 26, 2026 Read More
Local News Materializing Safe, On-Demand Living Therapeutics Wyss Institute | May 26, 2026 Patient recovery from many debilitating conditions and diseases could be sped up significantly and be…karnottMay 26, 2026 Read More