Local News Taking RNAi from Interesting Science to Impactful New TreatmentsMIT News | May 24, 2024There are many hurdles to clear before a research discovery becomes a life-changing treatment for…karnottMay 24, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Structure and Assembly of a Bacterial Gasdermin PoreJohnson, A., et al. | May 24, 2024In response to pathogen infection, gasdermin (GSDM) proteins form membrane pores that induce a host…karnottMay 24, 2024 Read More
Local News “Reducing Barriers Through Open Data” Featuring Dr. Alex ShalekLab Coats & Life Podcast | May 23, 2024In this episode, Drs. Nicole Quinn and Jason Goldsmith chat with Dr. Alex Shalek, the…karnottMay 23, 2024 Read More
Local News Study Models How Ketamine’s Molecular Action Leads to Its Effects on the BrainThe Picower Institute | May 23, 2024A World Health Organization Essential Medicine, ketamine is widely used at varying doses for sedation,…karnottMay 23, 2024 Read More
Local News Alzheimer’s Disease Plasma Biomarker and Pathogenesis Contribute to Postoperative Delirium-Like Behavior in RodentsMassachusetts General Hospital | June 5, 2023Tauopathy is one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pathogenesis, and the phosphorylation of…pthomsonJune 5, 2023 Read More
Local News Study Finds How a Genetic Variant Raises Diabetes Risk through an Unexpected MechanismBroad Institute | June 2, 2023Researchers have uncovered the mechanism through which a single DNA base change dramatically raises the…pthomsonJune 2, 2023 Read More
Local News Lung Infection May Be Less Transmissible Than ThoughtHarvard Medical School | June 1, 2023A little-known bacterium — a distant cousin of the microbes that cause tuberculosis and leprosy…pthomsonJune 1, 2023 Read More
Local News Out with the Old (Neurons), In with the NewHarvard Stem Cell Institute | June 1, 2023One of the critical elements guiding the evolutionary advancement of brains, especially as brains have…pthomsonJune 1, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week RAD21 Promotes Oncogenesis and Lethal Progression of Prostate CancerSu, X., et al. | September 4, 2024Chromosome arm 8q is the most frequently gained chromosome arm in aneuploid prostate cancer and…karnottSeptember 4, 2024 Read More
Awards Four Graduate Students win 2024 Student Group Presidents’ AwardsMIT Chemistry | September 4, 2024Four exemplary and dedicated Graduate Students in the Department of Chemistry have been named the…karnottSeptember 4, 2024 Read More
Local News Humble Cells in a Little-Known Organ Manage Brain InflammationBoston Children's Hospital | September 3, 2024Deep in the brain, sheets of tissue known as the choroid plexus produce cerebrospinal fluid…karnottSeptember 3, 2024 Read More