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
Local News Could a GI Bug’s Toxin Curb Hard-to-Treat Breast Cancer?Boston Children's Hospital | January 30, 2024Clostridium difficile can cause devastating inflammatory gastrointestinal infections, with much of the damage inflicted by…karnottJanuary 30, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Enhancing Antibody Responses by Multivalent Antigen Display on Thymus-Independent DNA Origami ScaffoldsWamhoff, E., et al. | January 30, 2024Protein-based virus-like particles (P-VLPs) are commonly used to spatially organize antigens and enhance humoral immunity…karnottJanuary 30, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles And the 2023 MGRI Image Awards Winners Are…Bench Press | January 30, 2024The wait is over! Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2023 MGRI Image…karnottJanuary 30, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Mini-PCDH15 Gene Therapy Rescues Hearing in a Mouse Model of Usher Syndrome Type 1FIvanchenko, M., et al. | April 28, 2023Usher syndrome type 1 F (USH1F), caused by mutations in the protocadherin-15 gene (PCDH15), is characterized…pthomsonApril 28, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week The Relaxin Receptor RXFP1 Signals Through a Mechanism of AutoinhibitionErlandson, S. C., et al. | April 21, 2023The relaxin family peptide receptor 1 (RXFP1) is the receptor for relaxin-2, an important regulator…pthomsonApril 21, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Multimodal Charting of Molecular and Functional Cell States via In Situ Electro-SequencingLi, Q., et al. | April 18, 2023Paired mapping of single-cell gene expression and electrophysiology is essential to understand gene-to-function relationships in…pthomsonApril 18, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week A Genome-Wide Optical Pooled Screen Reveals Regulators of Cellular Antiviral ResponsesCarlson, R. J., et al. | April 13, 2023The infection of mammalian cells by viruses and innate immune responses to infection are spatiotemporally…pthomsonApril 13, 2023 Read More
Local News Individual Neurons Mix Multiple RNA Edits of Key Synapse Protein, Study FindsMIT News | November 13, 2023Neurons are talkers. They each communicate with fellow neurons, muscles, or other cells by releasing…sciencecityNovember 13, 2023 Read More
Local News Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Named to the 2023 Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in MassachusettsDana-Farber Cancer Institute | November 10, 2023Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Laurie H. Glimcher, MD, president and CEO, are No. 5 on…sciencecityNovember 10, 2023 Read More
Local News UMass Chan Generates $2.2 Billion in Economic Activity in MassachusettsUMass Chan Medical School | November 10, 2023UMass Chan Medical School generated more than $2 billion in economic activity in Massachusetts in…sciencecityNovember 10, 2023 Read More
Local News Harvard Medical School Professor Receives National Medal of Science | November 8, 2023Dr. Gregory Petsko, Harvard Medical School professor of neurology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, has…sciencecityNovember 8, 2023 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Laura Lewis Named a Pew ScholarBoston University | June 23, 2021Complex brain circuits govern how and when we sleep, and the quality of rest. But…pthomsonJune 23, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Lourido Receives Research Award, Lodish Recognized for Online TeachingWhitehead Institute | June 21, 2021Whitehead Institute Member Sebastian Lourido has been named as one of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund’s 2021…pthomsonJune 21, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards MCB Faculty Andrew Murray Awarded Prestigious Appointment as Harvard College ProfessorHarvard Molecular and Cellular Biology | June 18, 2021MCB faculty Andrew Murray is one of the five professors from across FAS to be named a…sciencecityJune 18, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards McLean Researchers Elected to 2022 ACNP Leadership RolesMcLean Hospital | June 17, 2021Kerry J. Ressler, MD, PhD, has been elected as the next president-elect of the American College…sciencecityJune 17, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards 2021 Dr. Marion R. Kramer Scholarship WinnersBoston University Biology | June 16, 2021The Department of Biology is excited to announce the three recipients of this year’s Dr. Marion…sciencecityJune 16, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Margaret O’Connor Receives Brenton R. Lutz AwardBoston University | June 9, 2021Margaret O’Connor, MCBB PhD candidate of the Man Lab, is the recipient of this year’s Brenton R.…pthomsonJune 9, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Postdocs Earn Interdisciplinary Schmidt Science FellowshipsThe Picower Institute | June 7, 2021Two postdoctoral researchers in Picower Institute labs are among 28 around the world to have…pthomsonJune 7, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Leah Williams Receives Charles Terner AwardBoston University | June 7, 2021Leah Williams, Biology PhD candidate of the Gilmore Lab, is this year’s recipient of the Charles Terner…pthomsonJune 7, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Awards & Recognitions: June 2021Harvard Medical School | June 3, 2021Benjamin Spurgeon, HMS research fellow in pediatrics at Boston Children’s, was named a Marylou Ingram Scholar by…pthomsonJune 3, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Awards & Recognitions: May 2021Harvard Medical School | May 21, 2021Jeffrey Drazen, the HMS Parker B. Francis Distinguished Professor of Medicine and senior physician at…pthomsonMay 21, 2021 Read More
Local News Introducing the Wyss Lumineers Class of 2023Wyss Institute | February 21, 2024Since the Wyss Institute’s founding in 2009, we have successfully launched more than 50 startup…karnottFebruary 21, 2024 Read More
Local News Hitchhiking Cancer Vaccine Makes Progress in the ClinicMIT News | February 20, 2024Therapeutic cancer vaccines are an appealing strategy for treating malignancies. In theory, when a patient…karnottFebruary 20, 2024 Read More
Local News When Diagnosis Is Just the First Step: The Brain Gene RegistryBoston Children's Hospital | February 20, 2024Through advances in genetic sequencing, many children with rare, unidentified neurodevelopmental disorders are finally having…karnottFebruary 20, 2024 Read More