Local News New Work Transforms Our Knowledge of How Blood Is FormedBoston Children's Hospital | July 21, 2022The origins of our blood may not be quite what we thought. In groundbreaking research,…pthomsonJuly 21, 2022 Read More
Local News Metabolic Protein Explains How Flies Choose ‘Healthy’ FoodWhitehead Institute | July 21, 2022Many animals, including humans, have a preference for nutrient-balanced diets. Among all essential nutrients, multicellular…pthomsonJuly 21, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards UMass Chan BRIDGE Fund Supports Seven Faculty Projects with Commercialization PotentialUMass Chan Medical School | July 20, 2022BRIDGE Innovation & Business Development at UMass Chan Medical School has awarded $2.2 million to seven…pthomsonJuly 20, 2022 Read More
Local News Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School Succeed in Freezing Rodent Livers and Preserving at Subzero Temperatures for Five DaysMassachussetts General Hospital | July 20, 2022End-stage organ failure is the number one cause of death in the United States with…pthomsonJuly 20, 2022 Read More
Local News Jump-Starting Biotechnology Careers for Boston High School StudentsBoston University | November 9, 2021Have you heard of synthetic biology? It’s revolutionizing the field of biotechnology, yet many people…pthomsonNovember 9, 2021 Read More
Local News Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Announces Participants Dosed in the Global Phase 3 Phoenix Study of AMX0035 in ALSAmylyx Pharmaceuticals | November 9, 2021Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that the first participants have been dosed in the Phase…pthomsonNovember 9, 2021 Read More
Local News Preventing Leukemia by Preventing Rogue Blood Cells from Taking OverBoston Children's Hospital | November 8, 2021As we age, many of us acquire mutations that cause some of our blood stem…pthomsonNovember 8, 2021 Read More
Local News A New Tool for Studying Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer’s DiseaseHarvard Brain Science Initiative | November 8, 2021Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. The…pthomsonNovember 8, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week The Future of Engineered Immune Cell TherapiesIrvine, D., et al. | November 28, 2022Immune cells are being engineered to recognize and respond to disease states, acting as a…pthomsonNovember 28, 2022 Read More
Local News New International Partnership to Accelerate Search for Cancer CuresDana-Farber Cancer Institute | November 28, 2022Cancer patients in Australia and the United States will benefit from a new research-focused collaboration…pthomsonNovember 28, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week RBPMS2 Is a Myocardial-Enriched Splicing Regulator Required for Cardiac FunctionAkerberg, a. A., et al. | November 25, 2022RBPs (RNA-binding proteins) perform indispensable functions in the post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression. Numerous RBPs…pthomsonNovember 25, 2022 Read More