Local News A 14-Year IncubationThe Harvard Gazette | March 16, 2023Sam Wattrus came to Harvard as an undergraduate thinking he would study chemistry. But he…pthomsonMarch 16, 2023 Read More
Local News Gasdermin-E Mediates Mitochondrial Damage in Axons and NeurodegenerationHarvard Medical School | March 15, 2023For physicians, scientists, and patients, neurodegenerative diseases, which affect millions of people in this country…pthomsonMarch 15, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Temporal Single-Cell Atlas of Non-Neuronal Retinal Cells Reveals Dynamic, Coordinated Multicellular Responses to Central Nervous System InjuryBenhar, I., et al. | March 15, 2023Non-neuronal cells are key to the complex cellular interplay that follows central nervous system insult.…pthomsonMarch 15, 2023 Read More
Local News Mass General Researchers Discover the Role of Intestinal Fibrosis in Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseMassachusetts General Hospital | March 14, 2023Intestinal fibrosis is a common feature of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and the primary cause…pthomsonMarch 14, 2023 Read More
Local News A Sensory MysteryHarvard Medical School | September 7, 2022Most of us think little of why we feel pleasantly full after eating a big…pthomsonSeptember 7, 2022 Read More
Local News Microscopy Technique Reveals Hidden Nanostructures in Cells and TissuesMcGovern Institute | September 7, 2022Inside a living cell, proteins and other molecules are often tightly packed together. These dense…pthomsonSeptember 7, 2022 Read More
Local News Researchers Use Single-Cell RNA-Sequencing To Better Understand Gut Inflammation Associated With MalnutritionRagon Institute | September 7, 2022Environmental enteropathy (EE), or gut inflammation due to environmental factors, is thought to be a…pthomsonSeptember 7, 2022 Read More
Local News How to Make Injured Neurons SurviveHarvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | September 1, 2022It is old news that damage to our brain or spinal cord is generally irreversible,…pthomsonSeptember 1, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Picower Postdoc Earns Burroughs Wellcome Fund AwardThe Picower Institute | June 21, 2023The Burroughs Wellcome Fund June 12 announced that Picower Institute postdoctoral fellow Rebecca Pinals is…pthomsonJune 21, 2023 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Two Whitehead Institute Researchers Receive Prestigious Fellowships from Pew Charitable TrustsWhitehead Institute | June 20, 2023The Pew Charitable Trusts has selected Whitehead Institute Member SiniĊĦa Hrvatin to be a 2023…pthomsonJune 20, 2023 Read More
Local News Without Key Extracellular Protein, Neuronal Axons Break and Synaptic Connections Fall ApartThe Picower Institute | June 20, 2023Perhaps the most obvious feature of a neuron is the long branch called an axon…pthomsonJune 20, 2023 Read More