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
Awards Dana-Farber Researcher Selected to Join the Pew Scholars Program Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | June 29, 2026 The Pew Charitable Trusts announced that Xin Gu, PhD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, is among…karnottJune 29, 2026 Read More
Awards Fred Hutch Names Eight Recipients of the Dr. Eddie Méndez Award Fred Hutch | June 26, 2026 Fred Hutch Cancer Center announced eight recipients of this year’s Dr. Eddie Méndez Scholar Award.…karnottJune 26, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Leveraging Tissue-Resident Memory T Cells for Non-Invasive Immune Monitoring via Microneedle Skin Patches Jalili, S., et al. | March 17, 2026 Detecting antigen-specific lymphocytes is crucial for immune monitoring in vaccination, infection, cancer and autoimmunity. However,…karnottMarch 17, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Microbiota-Mediated Induction of Beige Adipocytes in Response to Dietary Cues Tanoue, T., et al. | March 12, 2026 Interactions between diet and the gut microbiota are fundamental to metabolic health, shaping energy balance…karnottMarch 12, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Bioresorbable RFID Capsule for Assessing Medication Adherence Say, M., et al. | March 9, 2026 Drs. Mehmet Girayhan Say, first author, and Giovanni Traverso, senior author. Swallow, Dissolve, Notify: MIT’s…karnottMarch 9, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week miR126-Mediated Alteration of Vascular Integrity in Rett Syndrome Osaki, T., et al. | March 4, 2026 Rett syndrome (RTT) is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by mutations in methyl-CpG binding protein 2…karnottMarch 4, 2026 Read More
Local News RAS(ON) Inhibitor Doubles Median Overall Survival in Results of Phase 3 Trial for Patients with Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | June 9, 2026 A shift in the way people think about and treat pancreatic cancer could be on…karnottJune 9, 2026 Read More
Local News Enzymes That Assemble Into Droplets Can Speed Up Cellular Reactions MIT News | June 8, 2026 Within the past decade, biologists have discovered that one strategy cells use to keep their…karnottJune 8, 2026 Read More
Local News Researchers Identify Shared Molecular Signatures of Aging Across Mammals Harvard Medical School | June 5, 2026 Different tissues in humans and three other mammalian species share common gene expression changes as…karnottJune 5, 2026 Read More
Local News From Discovery to Patient Care: Vitamin D Analog Shuts Down Pancreatic Cancer’s Shield in Clinical Trial Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | June 5, 2026 A small clinical trial led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers put a Salk Institute idea…karnottJune 5, 2026 Read More
Interesting Articles Fifty-Four Scientists Have Lost Their Jobs as a Result of NIH Probe into Foreign Ties ScienceInsider | June 18, 2020 Some 54 scientists have resigned or been fired as a result of an ongoing investigation by the…eabramovichJune 18, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles U.S. Lawmakers Unveil Bold $100 Billion Plan to Remake NSF Science Insider | May 29, 2020 The National Science Foundation (NSF) would get a sweeping remake—including a new name, a huge…eabramovichMay 29, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles Will Trump White House Tear Down Journal Paywalls? Many Anxiously Await a Decision ScienceInsider | May 27, 2020 Scientific publishers, universities, librarians, and open-access (OA) advocates are waiting anxiously to see whether the…eabramovichMay 27, 2020 Read More
Interesting Articles House Democrats Include Research Dollars in Latest Pandemic Relief Package ScienceInsider | May 15, 2020 By week’s end the Democrat-led U.S. House of Representatives hopes to approve another massive coronavirus…eabramovichMay 15, 2020 Read More
Awards Dr. Naoshige Uchida Named Jeff C.Tarr Professor; Launches New Simons-Funded Autism Research Collaboration Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | December 2, 2025 MCB is pleased to announce that Naoshige (Nao) Uchida, a leading neuroscientist whose work has…karnottDecember 2, 2025 Read More
Awards Dr. Rebecka Sepela Receives L’Oréal USA for Women in Science Fellowship Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | November 26, 2025 MCB postdoctoral fellow Rebecka Sepela has been selected as one of the 2025 L’Oréal USA…karnottNovember 26, 2025 Read More
Awards Drs. Sameer Sonkusale and Nikhil Nair Honored at 2025 Inventor Recognition Event | November 25, 2025 The entrepreneurial spirit of research by Tufts faculty was on full display this week, as…karnottNovember 25, 2025 Read More
Awards Pandemic Prevention System Wins Macarthur Foundation’s 100&Change Award Broad Institute | November 24, 2025 The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced today that it has awarded a…karnottNovember 24, 2025 Read More
Awards National Science Foundation Honors Six BU Researchers with CAREER Awards The Brink | November 19, 2025 Artificial intelligence (AI) could make us all healthier: it can help spot infectious diseases, treat…karnottNovember 19, 2025 Read More
Awards HMS Announces Blavatnik Institute Early Career Investigator Awards Harvard Medical School | November 18, 2025 Harvard Medical School has announced 10 recipients of the Blavatnik Institute Early Career Investigator Awards.…karnottNovember 18, 2025 Read More
Awards Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Faculty Among World’s Most Highly Cited Researchers Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | November 17, 2025 Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is proud to announce that 38 of its researchers have been named…karnottNovember 17, 2025 Read More
Awards Dr. Joshua Sanes Receives Society for Neuroscience’s Highest Honor Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | November 12, 2025 Joshua Sanes, PhD, the Jeff C. Tarr Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, emeritus, and…karnottNovember 12, 2025 Read More
Awards PhD Candidate Katherine Murphy Receives NIH Grant for Innovative Prostate Cancer Research UMass Chan Medical School | November 10, 2025 UMass Chan Medical School PhD candidate Katherine “Kat” Murphy has received a Ruth L. Kirschstein…karnottNovember 10, 2025 Read More
Awards Postdoctoral Fellow Nikita Bhalerao Honored by National Pancreas Foundation UMass Chan Medical School | November 5, 2025 Nikita Bhalerao, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow at UMass Chan Medical School, has received the prestigious…karnottNovember 5, 2025 Read More
Local News Dana-Farber Investigators Report Promising Results from Phase 2 Study of Targeted Therapy for Rare Bile Duct Cancer Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | July 6, 2026 Results of the ongoing eNRGy trial, a single-arm, multicenter, global phase 2 clinical trial evaluating…karnottJuly 6, 2026 Read More
Local News UMass Chan Research Shows Exciting Step Forward in Innate Immune Stimulation and Vaccine Platform Development UMass Chan Medical School | July 6, 2026 Research by Katherine A. Fitzgerald, PhD, the Worcester Foundation for Biomedical Research Chair III, professor…karnottJuly 6, 2026 Read More
Awards 2026 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize Awarded for Gene-Editing Therapies Harvard Medical School | July 3, 2026 The 2026 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize has been awarded to five scientists for their work…karnottJuly 3, 2026 Read More