Local News Largest-Ever Genetic Study of Epilepsy Finds Possible Therapeutic TargetsBroad Institute | October 14, 2024The largest and most diverse study to date of epilepsy’s genetic factors has revealed new…karnottOctober 14, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week CRISPR-Based Rapid Molecular Diagnostic Tests for Fusion-Driven LeukemiasVedula, R., et al. | October 14, 2024Fusion oncogenes can be cancer-defining molecular alterations that are essential for diagnosis and therapy selection.1,2…karnottOctober 14, 2024 Read More
Awards UMass Chan Cancer Biologist Receives New Innovator Award for Developing DNA Sequencing TechnologyUMass Chan Medical School | October 14, 2024The development of a new technique for building databases that track sequencing of DNA damage…karnottOctober 14, 2024 Read More
Awards BU Biomedical Engineer Wins a 2024 National Institutes of Health Director’s Transformative Research AwardThe Brink | October 11, 2024Before a new car rolls onto the road, engineers measure how it reacts to different…karnottOctober 11, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Nephrotoxicity Assessment with Human Kidney Tubuloids using Spherical Nucleic Acid-Based mRNA NanoflaresWiraja, C., et al. | July 14, 2021Drug-induced nephrotoxicity represents an important cause of acute kidney injury with associated patient morbidity and…pthomsonJuly 14, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Expansion of Tumor-Associated Treg Cells upon Disruption of a CTLA-4-Dependent Feedback LoopMarangoni, F., et al. | July 7, 2021This week we profile a recent publication in Cell from Dr. Thorsten Mempel's lab at…pthomsonJuly 7, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Tick-Over Mediated Complement Activation Is Sufficient to Cause Basal Deposit Formation in Cell-Based Models of Macular DegenerationChinchilla, B., et al. | July 6, 2021This week we profile a recent publication in the Journal of Pathology from Dr. Rosario…pthomsonJuly 6, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Plasma from Patients with Bacterial Sepsis or Severe COVID-19 Induces Suppressive Myeloid Cell Production from Hematopoietic Progenitors In VitroReyes, M., et al. | July 2, 2021Patients with bacterial sepsis or severe COVID-19 have increased numbers of suppressive myeloid cells in…pthomsonJuly 2, 2021 Read More
Local News Introducing the Wyss Lumineers Class of 2023Wyss Institute | February 21, 2024Since the Wyss Institute’s founding in 2009, we have successfully launched more than 50 startup…karnottFebruary 21, 2024 Read More
Local News Hitchhiking Cancer Vaccine Makes Progress in the ClinicMIT News | February 20, 2024Therapeutic cancer vaccines are an appealing strategy for treating malignancies. In theory, when a patient…karnottFebruary 20, 2024 Read More
Local News When Diagnosis Is Just the First Step: The Brain Gene RegistryBoston Children's Hospital | February 20, 2024Through advances in genetic sequencing, many children with rare, unidentified neurodevelopmental disorders are finally having…karnottFebruary 20, 2024 Read More
Local News Meet the BBJ’s inaugural Innovators in HealthcareBoston Business Journal | February 19, 2024The Boston area can boast what’s arguably the world’s most dynamic life sciences economy, but…karnottFebruary 19, 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, 2024Students, faculty and staff at UMass Chan Medical School tuned into a live Nobel Prize…karnottDecember 16, 2024 Read More
Local News Combining BCL-2 and BTK Inhibitors Shows Promise in CLLDana-Farber Cancer Institute | December 13, 2024A novel, fixed-duration drug combination — consisting of a second-generation BTK inhibitor, called acalabrutinib, plus…karnottDecember 13, 2024 Read More
Local News Innovative Tissue Engineering: ESCAPE, a Pioneering New Method ExplainedWyss Institute | December 13, 2024When it comes to the human body, form and function work together. The shape and…karnottDecember 13, 2024 Read More