Local News Thanh Nguyen, MD, Elected President of the Society of Vascular and Interventional NeurologyBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | January 29, 2024Thanh N. Nguyen, MD, FRCP, FSVIN, FAHA, professor of neurology, radiology and neurosurgery, has been…karnottJanuary 29, 2024 Read More
Local News Newest Whitehead Fellows Share Their ResearchWhitehead Institute | January 26, 2024The Whitehead Fellows Program provides highly talented and accomplished recent PhDs the opportunity to launch…karnottJanuary 26, 2024 Read More
Local News A New Drug Candidate Can Shrink Kidney CystsMIT News | January 26, 2024Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), the most common form of polycystic kidney disease, can…karnottJanuary 26, 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
Publications of the Week Dynamics and Specificities of T Cells in Cancer ImmunotherapyOliveira, G., et al. | April 13, 2023Recent advances in cancer immunotherapy — ranging from immune-checkpoint blockade therapy to adoptive cellular therapy…pthomsonApril 13, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Graded BMP Signaling Within Intestinal Crypt Architecture Directs Self-Organization of the Wnt-Secreting Stem Cell NicheKraiczy, J., et al. | April 7, 2023Signals from the surrounding niche drive proliferation and suppress differentiation of intestinal stem cells (ISCs)…pthomsonApril 7, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Structural and Functional Properties of mSWI/SNF Chromatin Remodeling Complexes Revealed through Single-Cell Perturbation ScreensOtto, J. E., et al. | April 7, 2023The mammalian SWI/SNF (mSWI/SNF or BAF) family of chromatin remodeling complexes play critical roles in regulating DNA…pthomsonApril 7, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Assessing the Generation of Tissue Resident Memory T Cells by VaccinesRotrosen, E., et al. | March 31, 2023Vaccines have been a hugely successful public health intervention, virtually eliminating many once common diseases…pthomsonMarch 31, 2023 Read More
Local News The Power of Representation and Connectivity in STEM EducationMIT News | November 7, 2023On Oct. 13 and 14 at the Wong Auditorium at MIT, an event called Bridging…sciencecityNovember 7, 2023 Read More
Local News Racism, Sexism, and the Crisis of Black Women’s HealthThe Brink | November 6, 2023Charlene Coyne often thinks back to how her mother, Donna, struggled with severe hypertension for most…sciencecityNovember 6, 2023 Read More
Local News Bayer and Broad Institute Extend Cancer Therapy Research CollaborationBroad Institute | November 6, 2023Bayer and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have renewed their research alliance, adding…sciencecityNovember 6, 2023 Read More
Local News Announcing the ADA Forsyth Institute: A World-Class Organization for Oral Health Research and InnovationForsyth | November 3, 2023The American Dental Association (ADA) and the Forsyth Institute today announced the formation of the…sciencecityNovember 3, 2023 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Leaders in Neuroscience and Genetics RecognizedHarvard Medical School | May 13, 2021Two Harvard Medical School scientists have received prizes from the Gruber Foundation. Christopher A. Walsh,…pthomsonMay 13, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Angela Ho and Christina Gallo Receive NIA/NIH GrantsBoston University Biology | May 11, 2021Dr. Angela Ho and Christina Gallo (PhD in Pharmacology student and member of the Ho/Beffert…pthomsonMay 11, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Postdoc Joseph Zak Receives Polak Young Investigator AwardHarvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | May 3, 2021Postdoc Joseph Zak of the Murthy Lab has been chosen by leaders of the Association for Chemoreception Sciences (AChemS) as a…pthomsonMay 3, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Valhalla Foundation Makes $3.4 Million Grant to the Whitehead Fellows ProgramWhitehead Institute | April 28, 2021Since 1984, the prestigious Whitehead Fellows Program has enabled extraordinarily talented young scientists to launch…pthomsonApril 28, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Top Collegiate Inventors Awarded 2021 Lemelson-MIT Student PrizeMIT News | April 28, 2021Following a year that demonstrated the importance and practical applications of scientific advancement and invention,…pthomsonApril 28, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards 2021 FNIH Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences Winner Revolutionized Imaging to Reveal Structures Hidden in CellsFoundation for the National Institutes of Health | April 21, 2021The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) has named Xiaowei Zhuang, Ph.D., winner…pthomsonApril 21, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards 2021 Morgan Medal: Ruth LehmannGenetics Society of America | April 21, 2021One of life’s great mysteries is how a single egg cell can contain all the…pthomsonApril 21, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Winner of 2021 Armen H. Tashjian Award for Excellence in Endocrine ResearchHarvard Chan School of Public Health | April 19, 2021Dr. Edward T. Chouchani of Harvard Medical School is the winner of the 2021 Armen…pthomsonApril 19, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards D’Arbeloff Center Researcher Receives Prestigious NIH Award for Studies on Sex Hormones and Sex ChromosomesWhitehead Institute | April 7, 2021Rebecca Harris, a physician-scientist at Whitehead Institute’s Brit J. d’Arbeloff Center for Women’s Health, has…pthomsonApril 7, 2021 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Benjamin Ebert Is the Recipient of the 2021 Stanley J. Korsmeyer AwardDana-Farber Cancer Institute | March 24, 2021Benjamin L. Ebert, MD, PhD, chair of medical oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, is the…pthomsonMarch 24, 2021 Read More
Local News Meet the BBJ’s inaugural Innovators in HealthcareBoston Business Journal | February 19, 2024The Boston area can boast what’s arguably the world’s most dynamic life sciences economy, but…karnottFebruary 19, 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
Local News Intracellular Lipid Droplets Help Bacteria “Survive the Winter” | February 16, 2024ADA Forsyth scientists have spent decades investigating every order, genus, and species of bacteria living…karnottFebruary 16, 2024 Read More