Awards Marvin Caruthers Receives Inaugural Merkin Prize in Ceremony at the Broad Institute for DNA Synthesis TechnologyBroad Institute | October 6, 2023The inaugural Richard N. Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology was awarded to Marvin H. Caruthers…sciencecityOctober 6, 2023 Read More
Local News New Research Shows That RNA-Guided Enzymes Called Fanzors Are Widespread Among Eukaryotic Organisms.McGovern Institute | October 6, 2023A diverse set of species, from snails to algae to amoebas, make programmable DNA-cutting enzymes…sciencecityOctober 6, 2023 Read More
Local News How a Single Neuron’s Parallel Outputs Can Coordinate Many Aspects of BehaviorMIT News | October 5, 2023A new MIT study that focuses on a single cell in one of nature’s simplest…sciencecityOctober 5, 2023 Read More
Local News Cancer Immunotherapy Candidate Provokes Powerful Dual Response in Cancer and Immune CellsBroad Institute | October 5, 2023Cancer immunotherapy drugs called PD-1 inhibitors are widely used to stimulate the immune system to…sciencecityOctober 5, 2023 Read More
Local News Researchers Evaluate Protein- and mRNA-Based Immunization Strategies against HIVRagon Institute | October 4, 2022The development of a durable and effective HIV vaccine is still elusive after almost forty…pthomsonOctober 4, 2022 Read More
Local News New Bayer Research and Innovation Center in Boston Fuels Innovation and PartnershipBayer | October 3, 2022Bayer recently welcomed its partners and media to its new Bayer Research and Innovation Center…pthomsonOctober 3, 2022 Read More
Local News Faculty Spotlight: Ryan NettHarvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | September 30, 2022Plant biochemist Ryan Nett has joined MCB as an Assistant Professor. His lab will investigate how plants…pthomsonSeptember 30, 2022 Read More
Local News Unravel Biosciences Licenses Wyss Institute Platform Technology from Harvard and Tufts University to Decode, Model, and Treat Complex DiseasesWyss Institute | September 30, 2022Today, Unravel Biosciences and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University announced that Unravel…pthomsonSeptember 30, 2022 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
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