Local News Preliminary Clinical Trial Results Show ‘Dramatic and Rapid’ Regression of Glioblastoma after Next Generation CAR-T TherapyMassachusetts General Hospital | March 15, 2024A collaborative project to bring the promise of cell therapy to patients with a deadly…karnottMarch 15, 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
Local News Cancer Grand Challenges Selects Five New Global, Interdisciplinary Teams to Take On Four ChallengesNational Cancer Institute | March 13, 2024Cancer Grand Challenges has selected five new global research teams that will address the following…karnottMarch 13, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Genetic Drivers of Heterogeneity in Type 2 Diabetes PathophysiologySuzuki, K., et al. | March 4, 2024Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a heterogeneous disease that develops through diverse pathophysiological processes1,2 and…karnottMarch 4, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Distinct Negative Elongation Factor Conformations Regulate RNA Polymerase II Promoter-Proximal PausingSu, B., et al. | March 1, 2024Metazoan gene expression regulation involves pausing of RNA polymerase (Pol II) in the promoter-proximal region…karnottMarch 1, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Integrative Analyses of Tumor and Peripheral Biomarkers in the Treatment of Advanced Renal Cell CarcinomaChoueiri, T., et al. | February 28, 2024The phase III JAVELIN Renal 101 trial demonstrated prolonged progression-free survival (PFS) in patients (N = 886)…karnottFebruary 28, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Genetic Architecture and Biology of Youth-Onset Type 2 DiabetesKwak, S., et al. | February 26, 2024The prevalence of youth-onset type 2 diabetes (T2D) and childhood obesity has been rising steadily1,…karnottFebruary 26, 2024 Read More
Local News Paving the Way for a New Class of AntibioticsHarvard Medical School | March 8, 2024Harvard University chemist Daniel Kahne has spent much of his career studying the fundamentals of…karnottMarch 8, 2024 Read More
Local News A Noninvasive Treatment for “Chemo Brain”The Picower Institute | March 7, 2024Patients undergoing chemotherapy often experience cognitive effects such as memory impairment and difficulty concentrating —…karnottMarch 7, 2024 Read More
Local News Ragon Faculty Study Finds Combination of Two Drugs Increases the Vulnerability of HIV-1 Reservoir Cells to the Immune System.Ragon Institute | March 7, 2024Ragon faculty Mathias Lichterfeld, MD, PhD, and Xu Yu, MD, have co-authored a paper published…karnottMarch 7, 2024 Read More
Local News Developing Liquid Biopsies to Detect Cancer | March 6, 2024Cancer patients who undergo surgery are often left with a frightening question: Did the surgeons…karnottMarch 6, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles US Extends Science Pact with China: What It Means for ResearchNature | August 28, 2023The US government has extended for six months a key symbolic agreement to cooperate with…sciencecityAugust 28, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles New Antibiotic, Clovibactin, Kills Bacteria Without Developing ResistanceGEN News | August 25, 2023A new antibiotic, isolated from bacteria that are unculturable, seems capable of combating harmful bacteria…sciencecityAugust 25, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles White House Launching $5 Billion Program to Speed Coronavirus VaccinesThe Washington Post | April 11, 2023The Biden administration is launching a $5 billion-plus program to accelerate development of new coronavirus vaccines and…pthomsonApril 11, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles OSTP Issues Guidance to Make Federally Funded Research Freely Available Without DelayThe White House | August 26, 2022Today, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) updated U.S. policy guidance…pthomsonAugust 26, 2022 Read More
Awards 2024 Dahod Awards AnnouncedBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | February 27, 2024In August 2008, Shamim Dahod (CGS’76, CAS’78, CAMED’87) and her husband Ashraf gave $10.5M to…karnottFebruary 27, 2024 Read More
Awards Physics Professor Receives $608K in NCI Funding to Develop Medical Device for Screening and Treating Oral Cancers | February 27, 2024In his efforts to advance the development of a low-cost, compact medical device for screening…karnottFebruary 27, 2024 Read More
Awards Dr. Gordon J. Freeman Recognized with 2024 Aacr-Cancer Research Institute Lloyd J. Old Award in Cancer ImmunologyDana-Farber Cancer Institute | February 23, 2024Gordon J. Freeman, PhD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, will receive the 2024 AACR-Cancer Research Institute…karnottFebruary 23, 2024 Read More
Awards UMass Chan Researchers Earn PolyBio Foundation Award for Long COVID, Neurodegenerative Disease StudyUMass Chan Medical School | February 21, 2024Researchers at UMass Chan Medical School are investigating the potential connection to and impact of…karnottFebruary 21, 2024 Read More
Awards Claflin Awards Help Moms Thrive in Science and Medicine at Mass GeneralBench Press | February 16, 2024Although women enter into the fields of science and medicine in approximately the same numbers…karnottFebruary 16, 2024 Read More
Awards Dr. Cathy Wu Wins Prestigious Sjöberg Prize for Cancer Vaccine ResearchDana-Farber Cancer Institute | February 14, 2024Catherine J. Wu, MD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has been awarded the Sjöberg Prize today…karnottFebruary 14, 2024 Read More
Awards Postdoc Rebecca Beiter’s Neurodegenerative Research Funded by Kirschstein Award | February 12, 2024Rebecca Beiter, PhD, a postdoc in the lab of Dorothy P. Schafer, PhD, associate professor…karnottFebruary 12, 2024 Read More
Awards MIT-Led Team Receives Funding to Pursue New Treatments for Metabolic DiseaseMIT News | February 8, 2024A team of MIT researchers will lead a $65.67 million effort, awarded by the U.S.…karnottFebruary 8, 2024 Read More
Awards Nancy Hopkins Awarded the National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare MedalMIT News | February 7, 2024The National Academy of Sciences has awarded MIT biologist Nancy Hopkins, the Amgen Professor of…karnottFebruary 7, 2024 Read More
Awards Kim Vanuytsel, PhD, Receives 2024 Scholar Award from the American Society of HematologyBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | February 6, 2024Kim Vanuytsel, PhD, assistant professor of medicine, is one of 36 recipients of the American…karnottFebruary 6, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week High-Throughput Evaluation of Genetic Variants with Prime Editing Sensor LibrariesGould, S., et al. | March 15, 2024Tumor genomes often harbor a complex spectrum of single nucleotide alterations and chromosomal rearrangements that…karnottMarch 15, 2024 Read More
Local News Preliminary Clinical Trial Results Show ‘Dramatic and Rapid’ Regression of Glioblastoma after Next Generation CAR-T TherapyMassachusetts General Hospital | March 15, 2024A collaborative project to bring the promise of cell therapy to patients with a deadly…karnottMarch 15, 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