Awards Whitehead AI Fellow Na Sun Receives a National Institutes of Health Director’s Early Independence Award Whitehead Institute | May 7, 2026 Whitehead Institute AI Fellow Na Sun has received a 2026 NIH Director’s Early Independence Award,…karnottMay 7, 2026 Read More
Local News Single-Molecule Tracker Illuminates Workings of Cancer-Related Proteins Broad Institute | May 7, 2026 Using a powerful single-molecule imaging method they developed, a Broad Institute research team has unveiled…karnottMay 7, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Early Differential Impact of MeCP2 Mutations on Functional Networks in Rett Syndrome Patient-Derived Human Cortical Organoids Osaki, T., et al. | May 7, 2026 Human cerebral organoids derived from induced pluripotent stem cells can recapture early developmental processes and…karnottMay 7, 2026 Read More
Awards MCB Honors 2026 Mentorship Awardees for Building a Culture of Support Across All Levels Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | May 6, 2026 The Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology has named its 2026 Mentorship Award recipients, recognizing…karnottMay 6, 2026 Read More
Local News An Interview With Caroline Sokol, the Neuroimmune Allergy Researcher Joining the Ragon Faculty Ragon Institute | May 6, 2026 The Ragon is pleased to welcome Caroline Sokol, MD, PhD, as our newest faculty member.…karnottMay 6, 2026 Read More
Awards Three from MIT Named 2026 Goldwater Scholars MIT News | May 5, 2026 Three MIT rising seniors have been selected to receive a 2026 Barry Goldwater Scholarship, including…karnottMay 5, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Genome-Wide Screening Reveals Producer-Cell Modifications That Improve Virus-Like Particle Production and Delivery Potency Ly, D., et al. | May 5, 2026 Engineered virus-like particles (eVLPs) are promising vehicles for transient delivery of gene editing agents. While…karnottMay 5, 2026 Read More
Local News Hearing Restoration From Gene Therapy for Inherited Deafness Lasts Years, New Trial Results Show Harvard Medical School | May 4, 2026 An experimental gene therapy for a rare form of genetic deafness has successfully restored hearing…karnottMay 4, 2026 Read More
Local News Gene Therapy for Hearing Loss: Tag-Teaming From the Lab to the Clinic Boston Children's Hospital | May 4, 2026 Two-year-old Miles is one of the first patients with hereditary hearing loss to receive gene…karnottMay 4, 2026 Read More
Awards Dana-Farber Faculty Elected as Members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | May 4, 2026 Alan D’Andrea, MD, and Judy Garber, MD, MPH, both of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, have been…karnottMay 4, 2026 Read More