Local News Eight Major Findings and Headlines from BU CTE Researchers in the Past YearThe Brink | May 27, 2022Whenever a football player struts in celebration after making another bone-crushing hit, it’s hard not…pthomsonMay 27, 2022 Read More
Local News New Research Center Focused on Brain-Body Relationship Established at MITMIT News | May 26, 2022The inextricable link between our brains and our bodies has been gaining increasing recognition among…pthomsonMay 26, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Schwann Cells in the Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Have Neurogenic Potential and Can Be Used for Regenerative TherapiesStavely, R., et al. | May 26, 2022The use of stem cells to repair the injured nervous system has shown promising results…pthomsonMay 26, 2022 Read More
Local News Remembrance of Viral Encounters PastHarvard Medical School | May 25, 2022How does the immune system remember and recognize viral invaders it has encountered in the…pthomsonMay 25, 2022 Read More
Local News The Origin of of Two Neuron Types Reveals How Some Cellular Diversity Emerges in the BrainBroad Institute | September 23, 2021Inside our brains lives a myriad of cell types that support complex human thought —…pthomsonSeptember 23, 2021 Read More
Local News Predicting Influenza Virus Evolution in a Human Lung Airway ChipWyss Institute | September 22, 2021Influenza virus was the cause of the flu pandemic of 1918 that killed over 20…pthomsonSeptember 22, 2021 Read More
Local News Samuel, Zhen, and Venkatachalam Labs Observe C. elegans Brain in ActionHarvard Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | September 21, 2021Small transparent animals like zebrafish and C. elegans have long been heralded for their accessibility to optical…pthomsonSeptember 21, 2021 Read More
Local News Joseph Mizgerd Named Jerome S. Brody Professor of Pulmonary MedicineBU School of Medicine | September 21, 2021Joseph P. Mizgerd, ScD, was named the inaugural Jerome S. Brody, MD, Professor of Pulmonary…pthomsonSeptember 21, 2021 Read More
Local News Research Spotlight: Microbial Bile Acid Metabolism Regulates Gut Barrier Integrity and Liver Injury and Could Be a New Treatment TargetMassachusetts General Hospital | October 20, 2022Increased intestinal permeability play a role in the onset of diseases such as type 1…pthomsonOctober 20, 2022 Read More
Local News Three of the World’s Top Research Institutions Join Forces to Drive Progress against Pediatric CancerDana-Farber Cancer Institute | October 19, 2022The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital…pthomsonOctober 19, 2022 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Researcher Awarded Funding to Support Vaccine against Nipah VirusBU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | October 19, 2022Anthony Griffiths, PhD, associate professor of microbiology, has received a 15 month, grant of up…pthomsonOctober 19, 2022 Read More