Local News Fen-Biao Gao Details How Frontotemporal Dementia Changes the Brain and Explores Its Genetic CausesUMass Chan Medical School | February 26, 2024Around 55 million people worldwide suffer from dementia such as Alzheimer’s disease. On Feb. 22,…karnottFebruary 26, 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
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
Publications of the Week Capivasertib Combines with Docetaxel to Enhance Anti-Tumour Activity Through Inhibition of AKT-Mediated Survival Mechanisms in Prostate CancerEberlein, C., et al. | February 23, 2024Combining docetaxel and capivasertib had increased activity in PTEN null and WT prostate tumour models…karnottFebruary 23, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Elevation of IL-17 Cytokines Distinguishes Kawasaki Disease from Other Pediatric Inflammatory DisordersBrodeur, K., et al. | August 25, 2023Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic vasculitis of young children that can lead to development…sciencecityAugust 25, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week A Zpr1 Co-chaperone Mediates Folding of Eukaryotic Translation Elongation Factor 1A via a GTPase CycleMcQuown, A., et al. | August 24, 2023General protein folding is mediated by chaperones that utilize ATP hydrolysis to regulate client binding…sciencecityAugust 24, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week KDM6A Epigenetically Regulates Subtype Plasticity in Small Cell Lung CancerDuplaquet, L., et al. | August 22, 2023Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) exists broadly in four molecular subtypes: ASCL1, NEUROD1, POU2F3 and…pthomsonAugust 22, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Three Studies Highlight How Proteins Are Altered in Multiple Cancer TypesGeffen, Y., et al. | August 16, 2023Over the past two decades, scientists have shed light on the genetic mutations that drive…pthomsonAugust 16, 2023 Read More
Local News Is This a Faster, Better Treatment for Blood and Solid Tumor Cancers?Northeastern Global News | December 15, 2023A Northeastern researcher in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences and the New England Inflammation and…karnottDecember 15, 2023 Read More
Local News Bluebird Bio Receives US FDA Nod for Sickle Cell TherapyBioProcess International | December 15, 2023The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved bluebird’s Lyfgenia (lovotibeglogene autotemcel) for the…karnottDecember 15, 2023 Read More
Local News Demystifying a Mammal’s Brain, Cell by CellThe Harvard Gazette | December 14, 2023A group of scientists, including several at Harvard, have dived deeper into the mammalian brain…karnottDecember 14, 2023 Read More
Local News Building Models of the Brain to Take Them ApartHarvard Medical School | December 13, 2023Kanaka Rajan describes herself as an ever-curious, “stick-my-finger-in-the-electrical-socket kind of person” who enjoys working with…karnottDecember 13, 2023 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Neuro Concentrators Nidhi Patel (’22) and Marissa Sumathipala (’22) Awarded Gates Cambridge ScholarshipsHarvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | February 23, 2022Nidhi Patel (Government and Neuro ‘22) and Marissa Sumathipala (Neuro with Secondary in Chemistry ‘22) have been awarded…pthomsonFebruary 23, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Seven New Faculty Join the MIT School of ScienceMIT School of Science | February 21, 2022This winter, seven new faculty members join the MIT School of Science in the departments…pthomsonFebruary 21, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science Awards Seven New Pilot GrantsUMass Chan Medical School | February 18, 2022The UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science (UMCCTS) has awarded seven pilot grants to faculty…pthomsonFebruary 18, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Inventor Mark Grinstaff Named a AAAS FellowThe Brink | February 16, 2022A pioneering treatment that targets advanced breast cancer, biodegradable sealants to close wounds in cranial…pthomsonFebruary 16, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Ambitious Effort to Develop Lab-Grown Lungs Wins Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group FundingThe Brink | February 16, 2022A bold early-stage project aiming to develop lab-grown lungs—which could bring fresh hope to people…pthomsonFebruary 16, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Whitehead Institute Member Pulin Li Named an Allen Distinguished InvestigatorWhitehead Institute | February 10, 2022Whitehead Institute Member Pulin Li has been selected by The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group…pthomsonFebruary 10, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Investigators Receive the Cullen Education and Research Fund Medical Engineering Prize for ALS ResearchMassachusetts General Hospital | February 10, 2022The Cullen Education and Research Fund (CERF) announced the recipients of the first CERF Medical Engineering Prize…pthomsonFebruary 10, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Hopi Hoekstra Named as a 2021 AAAS FellowHarvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | February 9, 2022MCB and OEB faculty Hopi Hoekstra has been elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS),…pthomsonFebruary 9, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards School of Science Announces 2022 Infinite Expansion AwardsMIT News | February 4, 2022The MIT School of Science has announced eight postdocs and research scientists as recipients of…pthomsonFebruary 4, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Kailyn Doiron Receives Fujifilm FellowshipBU Biology | February 1, 2022Congratulations to Kailyn Doiron for receiving the Summer 2021 Fujifilm Fellowship! Kailyn is an alum…pthomsonFebruary 1, 2022 Read More
Local News In Brief: Preventing Beta Cell Dysfunction | March 11, 2024Diabetes results from failure of beta (β) cells in pancreatic islets to release sufficient insulin…karnottMarch 11, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Single Nuclei Transcriptomics in Human and Non-Human Primate Striatum in Opioid Use DisorderPhan, B., et al. | March 11, 2024In brain, the striatum is a heterogenous region involved in reward and goal-directed behaviors. Striatal…karnottMarch 11, 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