Publications of the Week IFNγ Is a Central Node of Cancer Immune EquilibriumWalsh, M. J., et al. | March 9, 2023Tumors in immune equilibrium are held in balance between outgrowth and destruction by the immune…pthomsonMarch 9, 2023 Read More
Local News How Gut Microbes Help Mend Damaged MusclesHarvard Medical School | March 8, 2023The human immune system is incredibly versatile. Among its most skilled multitaskers are T cells,…pthomsonMarch 8, 2023 Read More
Local News Anticipating and Countering Infectious DiseasesWhitehead Institute | March 8, 2023Climate change and economic development are, together, rapidly altering the ecological niches of thousands of…pthomsonMarch 8, 2023 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Uchida Lab Postdoc Iku Kimura Receives Funding from Japan Science and Technology AgencyHarvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | March 7, 2023Postdoc Iku Kimura of the Uchida Lab has been awarded a prestigious fellowship from the Japan Science and Technology…pthomsonMarch 7, 2023 Read More
Local News Activated STING Pathway Can Prime Natural Killer Cells to Fight CancerDana-Farber Cancer Institute | August 26, 2022Discovered only about a decade ago, a key actor in the immune system called STING…pthomsonAugust 26, 2022 Read More
Local News When Recovery Goes AwryHarvard Medical School | August 26, 2022Inflammation is the body’s first line of defense, occurring as droves of immune cells rush…pthomsonAugust 26, 2022 Read More
Local News First Report from Metastatic Prostate Cancer Research Project Highlights Patient PerspectivesBroad Institute | August 26, 2022Despite having lived with five different cancers over the last two decades — prostate, thyroid,…pthomsonAugust 26, 2022 Read More
Local News Deep Learning Algorithm May Streamline Lung Cancer Radiotherapy TreatmentBrigham and Women's | August 25, 2022Lung cancer, the most common cancer worldwide, is targeted with radiation therapy (RT) in nearly…pthomsonAugust 25, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Thyroid Cancers Exhibit Oncogene-Enhanced Macropinocytosis That Is Restrained by IGF1R and Promotes Albumin-Drug-Conjugate ResponseHu, H., et al. | June 14, 2023Oncogene-driven macropinocytosis fuels nutrient scavenging in some cancer types, yet whether this occurs in thyroid…pthomsonJune 14, 2023 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Two Undergraduates Win Hoopes Prize for Research Conducted in Hekstra LabHarvard Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | June 14, 2023Phyllis Zhang (Chemistry & Physics and Computer Science ’23) and Ziyuan Zhao (Chemistry & Physics…pthomsonJune 14, 2023 Read More
Local News Mass General Hospital Researchers Uncover Why Light-to-Moderate Drinking Is Tied to Better Heart HealthMassachusetts General Hospital | June 14, 2023A new study led by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital, a founding member of the…pthomsonJune 14, 2023 Read More