Local News Deep Brain Stimulation Didn’t Work for a Young OCD Patient Until New Brain Maps Changed EverythingCNN | April 3, 2024Five years ago, in a wheelchair, Julia Hum was admitted to a state mental hospital…karnottApril 3, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Neutrophils Bearing Adhesive Polymer Micropatches as a Drug-Free Cancer ImmunotherapyKumbhojkar, N., et al. | April 2, 2024Tumour-associated neutrophils can exert antitumour effects but can also assume a pro-tumoural phenotype in the…karnottApril 2, 2024 Read More
Awards Physics Professor Mohamed Amine Gharbi Receives NSF CAREER AwardUMass Boston | April 2, 2024Assistant Professor of Physics Mohamed Amine Gharbi has been honored with a Faculty Early Career…karnottApril 2, 2024 Read More
Local News Ola Gutzeit on Improving FertilityWyss Institute | April 1, 2024As a reproductive health specialist in the clinical setting, Ola Gutzeit discovered a lack of effective methods for enhancing…karnottApril 1, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Interaction Specificity of Clustered Protocadherins Inferred from Sequence Covariation and Structural AnalysisNicoludis, M.,J., et al. | August 21, 2019Clustered protocadherins, a large family of paralogous proteins that play important roles in neuronal development,…sciencecityAugust 21, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week The Landscape of Genetic Content in the Gut and Oral Human MicrobiomeTierney T.,B., et al. | August 15, 2019Despite substantial interest in the species diversity of the human microbiome and its role in…sciencecityAugust 15, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Mutations in RABL3 Alter Kras Prenylation and Are Associated with Hereditary Pancreatic CancerNissim S., et al. | August 13, 2019Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is an aggressive cancer with limited treatment options1. Approximately 10% of cases…sciencecityAugust 13, 2019 Read More
Publications of the Week Identification, Characterization, and Benefits of an Exclusion System in an Integrative and Conjugative Element of Bacillus SubtilisAvello M., et al. | August 7, 2019Integrative and conjugative elements (ICEs) are mobile genetic elements that transfer from cell to cell…sciencecityAugust 7, 2019 Read More
Local News Study Reveals Differences in the Airway Response to Allergens Between People With Allergic Asthma and Those With Allergies but No AsthmaMassachusetts General Hospital | May 12, 2023The strongest risk factor for developing asthma is the presence of allergies, but it’s unclear…pthomsonMay 12, 2023 Read More
Local News How One Lab Uses Machine Learning to Solve a Key Gene Therapy ProblemBroad Institute | May 11, 2023When Ben Deverman joined the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in 2018, he was…pthomsonMay 11, 2023 Read More
Local News New Institute to Address Cancer, Immune, Inflammatory DiseasesHarvard Medical School | May 10, 2023Brigham and Women’s Hospital on May 9 announced the establishment of the Gene Lay Institute of…pthomsonMay 10, 2023 Read More
Local News Bringing Stone Age Genomic Material Back to LifeThe Harvard Gazette | May 9, 2023For the first time, molecules dating to the Stone Age have been revived in the…pthomsonMay 9, 2023 Read More
Awards Dan and Diane Riccio Fund for Neuroscience Announces Two Research Awards at UMass ChanUMass Chan Medical School | July 12, 2024Two teams of UMass Chan Medical School scientists received awards of $50,000 each to support…karnottJuly 12, 2024 Read More
Local News Prime Editing Efficiently Corrects Cystic Fibrosis Mutation in Human Lung CellsBroad Institute | July 11, 2024Cystic fibrosis is one of the most common genetic disorders, causing thick mucus build-up in…karnottJuly 11, 2024 Read More
Awards Award Will Enable Detailed Study of an Organism That Constantly Adds New NeuronsThe Picower Institute | July 11, 2024Scientists who dream of a future in which regenerative medicine has advanced enough to enable…karnottJuly 11, 2024 Read More