Local News Equipping Living Cells With Logic Gates to Fight CancerMIT News | April 25, 2025One of the most exciting developments in cancer treatment is a wave of new cell…karnottApril 25, 2025 Read More
Local News Unusual Labmates: BatsThe Whitehead Institute | April 25, 2025Bats have fascinating biological properties. These include resistance to cancer; long life spans relative to…karnottApril 25, 2025 Read More
Local News Restoring Healthy Gene Expression With Programmable TherapeuticsMIT News | April 24, 2025Many diseases are caused by dysfunctional gene expression that leads to too much or too…karnottApril 24, 2025 Read More
Awards MCB’s Daniel Cardozo Pinto and Wendy Valencia Montoya Named 2025 Harvard Junior FellowsHarvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | April 24, 2025Harvard has named Daniel Cardozo Pinto and Wendy Valencia Montoya as two of its newest…karnottApril 24, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week AKT and EZH2 Inhibitors Kill TNBCs by Hijacking Mechanisms of InvolutionSchade, A., et al. | October 31, 2024Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive breast cancer subtype and has the highest…karnottOctober 31, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Non-Pathogenic E. coli Displaying Decoy-Resistant IL18 Mutein Boosts Anti-Tumor and CAR NK Cell ResponsesYang, S., et al. | October 28, 2024This week, we profile a recent publication in Nature Biotechnology by Dr. Rizwan Romee from…karnottOctober 28, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Dopamine Dynamics Are Dispensable for Movement but Promote Reward ResponsesCai, X., et al. | October 23, 2024Dopamine signalling modes differ in kinetics and spatial patterns of receptor activation. How these modes…karnottOctober 23, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Transferrin Receptor Targeting Chimeras for Membrane Protein DegradationZhang, D., et al. | October 21, 2024Cancer cells require high levels of iron for rapid proliferation, leading to significant upregulation of…karnottOctober 21, 2024 Read More
Local News Reimagining Infectious Disease Treatment for Greater Health Equity: Kwasi Adu-BerchieWyss Institute | March 24, 2025Facing a malaria infection almost annually during his childhood in Ghana, while knowing the disease…karnottMarch 24, 2025 Read More
Local News UMass Chan, University of Queensland Researchers Discover Genomic Immunity to Koala RetrovirusUMass Chan Medical School | March 21, 2025New research on how a retrovirus is spreading across populations of wild koalas in Queensland,…karnottMarch 21, 2025 Read More
Local News Ragon Institute Launches Scientific Editing PlatformThe Ragon Institute | March 20, 2025The Ragon Institute is pleased to announce the launch of our internal Scientific Editing Platform.…karnottMarch 20, 2025 Read More
Local News A Better Treatment for Endometriosis Could Lie in Migraine MedicationsBoston Children’s Hospital | March 20, 2025Endometriosis is a common, mysterious, often painful condition in which tissue similar to the uterine…karnottMarch 20, 2025 Read More
Awards What Causes Osteoarthritis? BU Researchers Win $46 Million Grant to Pursue Answers and Find New TreatmentsThe Brink | March 28, 2024Anyone who suffers from osteoarthritis knows the symptoms all too well—joint pain and stiffness, loss…karnottMarch 28, 2024 Read More
Awards Researchers Awarded $14 Million to Better Understand, Treat Genetic Lung DiseasesBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | March 25, 2024A team of researchers led by Darrell N. Kotton, MD, the David C. Seldin Professor…karnottMarch 25, 2024 Read More
Awards Dennis Jones, PhD, Awarded Department of Defense Grant to Better Understand, Treat LymphedemaBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | March 20, 2024Dennis Jones, PhD, assistant professor of pathology & laboratory medicine, has been awarded a two-year,…karnottMarch 20, 2024 Read More
Awards Dana-Farber Researcher, Nicoletta Cieri, MD, PhD, Awarded Amy Strelzer Manasevit Research Program GrantDana-Farber Cancer Institute | March 18, 2024The NMDP awarded Nicoletta Cieri, MD, PhD, its Amy Strelzer Manasevit Research Program grant. Cieri…karnottMarch 18, 2024 Read More
Awards Ryan Logan Receives Inaugural NIH HEAL Initiative Director’s Trailblazer AwardUMass Chan Medical School | March 18, 2024Ryan W. Logan, PhD, professor of psychiatry, received the inaugural Helping to End Addiction Long-Term…karnottMarch 18, 2024 Read More
Awards Dr. Meg Younger Receives 2024 Sloan Research FellowshipBoston University | March 14, 2024Three Boston University researchers have been named 2024 Sloan Research Fellows, a competitive award given…karnottMarch 14, 2024 Read More
Awards Professor Haim Sompolinsky Receives the Brain Prize Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | March 13, 2024MCB Professor-in-Residence and Professor of Physics Haim Sompolinsky has been awarded The Brain Prize, the…karnottMarch 13, 2024 Read More
Awards School of Science Announces 2024 Infinite Expansion AwardsMIT News | March 12, 2024The MIT School of Science has announced nine postdocs and research scientists as recipients of…karnottMarch 12, 2024 Read More
Awards UMass Chan Scientists Receive $2.3 Million from Rett Syndrome Research Trust for New Research | March 11, 2024A collaborative effort between three scientists at UMass Chan Medical School is expected to help…karnottMarch 11, 2024 Read More
Awards 2024 Toffler ScholarBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | March 6, 2024Ignaty Leshchiner, PhD, assistant professor of medicine, is the 2024 Toffler Assistant Professor. The Toffler…karnottMarch 6, 2024 Read More
Awards Dr. Carolyn Elya Receives Prestigious Smith Family Foundation Award for Biomedical ResearchHarvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | May 7, 2025MCB Assistant Professor Carolyn Elya has been named a 2025 recipient of the Smith Family…karnottMay 7, 2025 Read More
Local News A New Computational Framework Illuminates the Hidden Ecology of Diseased TissuesMIT News | May 7, 2025To understand what drives disease progression in tissues, scientists need more than just a snapshot…karnottMay 7, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week RNA-Binding Proteins and glycoRNAs Form Domains on the Cell Surface for Cell-Penetrating Peptide EntryPerr, J., et al. | May 6, 2025The composition and organization of the cell surface determine how cells interact with their environment.…karnottMay 6, 2025 Read More