Local News Immune Biomarkers Predicted COVID-19 Severity and Could Help in Future PandemicsBoston Children's Hospital | June 1, 2023Why did some people fall critically ill from COVID-19 and others not? In May 2020,…pthomsonJune 1, 2023 Read More
Local News Decrease Oxygen to Boost Longevity?Harvard Medical School | May 31, 2023A strain of mice born with abnormally short life spans defied expectations and lived 50…pthomsonMay 31, 2023 Read More
Local News Gut Microbiome Changes Linked to Precancerous Colon PolypsMassachusetts General Hospital | May 31, 2023A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham has linked certain types of gut bacteria to…pthomsonMay 31, 2023 Read More
Local News Meet a Whitehead Postdoc: Tomo KumonWhitehead Institute | May 30, 2023Tomo Kumon is a postdoc in Whitehead Institute Member Yukiko Yamashita’s lab studying the function…pthomsonMay 30, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Retro-2 Protects Cells from Ricin Toxicity by Inhibiting ASNA1-Mediated Er Targeting and Insertion of Tail-Anchored ProteinsMorgens, D., W., et al. | November 13, 2019The small molecule Retro-2 prevents ricin toxicity through a poorly-defined mechanism of action (MOA), which…sciencecityNovember 13, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Inducible Histone K-to-M Mutations Are Dynamic Tools to Probe the Physiological Role of Site-Specific Histone Methylation In Vitro and In VivoBrumbaugh, J., et al. | November 8, 2019Development and differentiation are associated with profound changes to histone modifications, yet their in vivo…sciencecityNovember 8, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week A Generalized HIV Vaccine Design Strategy for Priming of Broadly Neutralizing Antibody ResponsesSteichen, J., M., et al. | November 7, 2019Vaccine induction of broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a major…sciencecityNovember 7, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Genotype-Fitness Maps of EGFR-Mutant Lung Adenocarcinoma Chart the Evolutionary Landscape of Resistance for Combination Therapy OptimizationBolan, P., O., et al. | October 30, 2019Cancer evolution poses a central obstacle to cure, as resistant clones expand under therapeutic selection…sciencecityOctober 30, 2019 Read More
Local News Helena de Puig on Rapidly Sensing Proteins with Project SparkleWyss Institute | December 8, 2022After watching Formula 1 racing when she was younger, Helena de Puig was inspired to…pthomsonDecember 8, 2022 Read More
Local News New Receptor “Decoy” Drug Neutralizes COVID-19 Virus and Its VariantsDana-Farber Cancer Institute | December 8, 2022Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a drug that potently neutralizes SARS-CoV-2, the COVID-19 coronavirus, and…pthomsonDecember 8, 2022 Read More
Local News Forsyth Scientists Discover a New Mechanism to Generate Cartilage CellsForsyth Institute | December 7, 2022As any weekend warrior understands, cartilage injuries to joints such as knees, shoulders, and hips…pthomsonDecember 7, 2022 Read More
Local News How Machine Learning Is Driving Innovation in Cardiovascular Disease ResearchBroad Institute | December 6, 2022One day in 2019, cardiologist Patrick Ellinor was leaving his office at the Broad Institute of MIT…pthomsonDecember 6, 2022 Read More
Local News Meet a Whitehead Postdoc: Pavana RottiWhitehead Institute | August 10, 2023Pavana Rotti is a postdoc in Whitehead Institute Member Olivia Corradin’s lab studying the neurobiology…pthomsonAugust 10, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Exposure of iPSC-Derived Human Microglia to Brain Substrates Enables the Generation and Manipulation of Diverse Transcriptional States In VitroDolan, M., et al. | August 10, 2023Microglia, the macrophages of the brain parenchyma, are key players in neurodegenerative diseases such as…pthomsonAugust 10, 2023 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Grant to Bhatia Lab to Advance Nanosensors to Diagnose Pediatric PneumoniaKoch Institute | August 9, 2023Pneumonia is the leading cause of death among children worldwide, accounting for 14% of deaths…pthomsonAugust 9, 2023 Read More