Local News CARB-X Funds 100th Project—a Milestone for BU-Based Nonprofit Leading Antimicrobial-Resistance FightbackThe Brink | March 12, 2024Every year, millions of people around the world die from infections linked to bacteria that…karnottMarch 12, 2024 Read More
Awards School of Science Announces 2024 Infinite Expansion AwardsMIT News | March 12, 2024The MIT School of Science has announced nine postdocs and research scientists as recipients of…karnottMarch 12, 2024 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
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 Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Human Genetic Variants Associated with Fatal Outcome from Lassa FeverKotliar, D., et al. | February 19, 2024Infection with Lassa virus (LASV) can cause Lassa fever, a haemorrhagic illness with an estimated…karnottFebruary 19, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Enhancing Cancer Immunotherapy via Inhibition of Soluble Epoxide HydrolaseKelly, A., et al. | February 13, 2024While immunotherapy is a front-line cancer treatment, unresolved chronic inflammation and toxicities often limit its…karnottFebruary 13, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Direct Reprogramming of Non-limb Fibroblasts to Cells with Properties of Limb ProgenitorsAtsuta, Y., et al. | February 12, 2024The early limb bud consists of mesenchymal limb progenitors derived from the lateral plate mesoderm…karnottFebruary 12, 2024 Read More
Local News Understanding the Connection Between the Gut Microbiome and Alzheimer’sUMass Chan Medical School | March 1, 2024In a new Voices of UMass Chan podcast, physician-scientist John P. Haran, MD’07, PhD’18, and…karnottMarch 1, 2024 Read More
Local News Reexposing a Cancer Protein to Enhance ImmunotherapyHarvard Medical School | February 28, 2024Successful immunotherapy for cancer involves activating a person’s own T cells to identify telltale proteins…karnottFebruary 28, 2024 Read More
Local News Craig McFarland (Neuroscience ’25) Honored As Early Career Policy Ambassador by Society for NeuroscienceHarvard MCB | February 26, 2024Harvard undergraduate Craig McFarland (‘25), was recently elected to the Society for Neuroscience’s 2024 Early…karnottFebruary 26, 2024 Read More
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
Interesting Articles What a Big New U.S. Law That Reshapes Science Agencies Could Mean for ResearchersScienceInsider | August 4, 2022More than 2 years in the making, a massive bill that Congress completed this week…pthomsonAugust 4, 2022 Read More
Interesting Articles The U.S. Just Created a Big New Biomedical Research Agency. But Questions RemainScience Magazine | March 24, 2022President Joe Biden last week got his wish for a new agency to fund high-risk,…pthomsonMarch 24, 2022 Read More
Interesting Articles NIH Issues a Seismic Mandate: Share Data PubliclyNature News | February 18, 2022In January 2023, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) will begin requiring most of…pthomsonFebruary 18, 2022 Read More
Interesting Articles White House Calls for Consistent Rules for Disclosing Foreign Research FundingScience | January 21, 2022President Joe Biden’s administration last week ordered federal agencies to draft uniform policies describing the…pthomsonJanuary 21, 2022 Read More
Awards MIT Faculty Founder Initiative Announces Finalists for Second CompetitionMIT News | January 31, 2024The MIT Faculty Founder Initiative has announced 12 finalists for the 2023-24 MIT-Royalty Pharma Prize…karnottJanuary 31, 2024 Read More
Awards Dr. Paola Arlotta Wins the 2024 Pradel Research Award.National Academy of Sciences | January 26, 2024Paola Arlotta, Harvard University, will receive the 2024 Pradel Research Award. Arlotta’s innovative work provides…karnottJanuary 26, 2024 Read More
Awards Dana-Farber Researchers Receive Prestigious 2023 Outstanding Investigator Award from National Cancer InstituteDana-Farber Cancer Institute | January 23, 2024Three Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers are the recipients of the prestigious Outstanding Investigator Award from…karnottJanuary 23, 2024 Read More
Awards Prestigious Kirschstein Award Helps Fund MD/PhD Student’s ALS Research | January 17, 2024Abigail Hiller, an MD/PhD student at UMass Chan Medical School, has received a Ruth L.…karnottJanuary 17, 2024 Read More
Awards Three Honored with 2023 School of Science Teaching PrizesMIT News | January 16, 2024The MIT School of Science has announced the winners of its 2023 Teaching Prizes for…karnottJanuary 16, 2024 Read More
Awards Pasi Jänne Receives the American Cancer Society 2024 Medal of Honor AwardDana-Farber Cancer Institute | January 11, 2024The American Cancer Society awarded the 2024 Medal of Honor to Pasi Jänne, MD, PhD,…karnottJanuary 11, 2024 Read More
Awards Daniel Anderson and Ana Jaklenec Elected to the National Academy of InventorsKoch Institute | January 10, 2024The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) announced the election of more than 160 people to…karnottJanuary 10, 2024 Read More
Awards Researcher Receives American Cancer Society Grant to Study Colorectal Cancer in Black WomenBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | January 4, 2024Jessica L. Petrick, PhD, MPH, assistant professor of medicine, has been awarded a four-year, $792,000…karnottJanuary 4, 2024 Read More
Awards Vladimir Botchkarev, MD, PhD, Receives Skin Ageing & Challenges Best Scientific Award 2023Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | January 3, 2024Vladimir A. Botchkarev, MD, PhD, has received the Skin Ageing & Challenges Best Scientific Award…karnottJanuary 3, 2024 Read More
Awards Dana-Farber’s Dr. Kornelia Polyak Recognized with the 2023 AACR Distinguished Lectureship in Breast Cancer ResearchDana-Farber Cancer Institute | December 13, 2023Dana-Farber’s Kornelia Polyak, MD, PhD, FAACR, is the recipient of the 2023 AACR Distinguished Lectureship…karnottDecember 13, 2023 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
Local News CARB-X Funds 100th Project—a Milestone for BU-Based Nonprofit Leading Antimicrobial-Resistance FightbackThe Brink | March 12, 2024Every year, millions of people around the world die from infections linked to bacteria that…karnottMarch 12, 2024 Read More