Awards 2023 Research Excellence Award WinnersBrigham and Women's Hospital | December 7, 2023The BRI Research Excellence Awards, which promote the research of promising BWH junior investigators and…karnottDecember 7, 2023 Read More
Local News Scientists Build Tiny Biological Robots from Human CellsTufts Now | December 6, 2023Researchers at Tufts have created tiny biological robots that they call Anthrobots from human tracheal…sciencecityDecember 6, 2023 Read More
Local News Explained: The Sugar Coating of LifeMIT Chemistry | December 6, 2023Researchers are working to advance the field of glycoscience, illuminating the essential role of carbohydrates…sciencecityDecember 6, 2023 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Elly Nedivi Receives 2023 Kreig Cortical Kudos Discoverer AwardMIT News | December 6, 2023The Cajal Club has named Elly Nedivi, William R. and Linda R. Young Professor of Neuroscience in The…sciencecityDecember 6, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Whole Genome Sequencing Reveals the Independent Clonal Origin of Multifocal Ileal Neuroendocrine TumorsMäkinen, N., et al. | August 5, 2022Small intestinal neuroendocrine tumors (SI-NETs) are the most common neoplasms of the small bowel. The…pthomsonAugust 5, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Increasing the Throughput of Sensitive Proteomics by plexDIADerks, J., et al. | August 1, 2022The Slavov lab aim to understand the rules governing emergent systems-level behavior and to use…pthomsonAugust 1, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Declines in Prevalence Alter the Optimal Level of Sexual Investment for the Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparumEarly, A. M., et al. | July 29, 2022Like most human pathogens, the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum experiences strong selection pressure from public health interventions…pthomsonJuly 29, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Dissecting the Clinicopathologic, Genomic, and Immunophenotypic Correlates of KRASG12D Mutated Non-Small Cell Lung CancerRicciuti, B., et al. | July 29, 2022Allele-specific KRAS inhibitors are an emerging class of cancer therapies. KRAS mutant (KRASMUT) non-small cell lung cancers (NSCLCs)…pthomsonJuly 29, 2022 Read More
Local News Erik Aznauryan on Curative Treatment of Genetic DiseasesWyss Institute | August 24, 2023Growing up with an ophthalmologist as a father, Erik Aznauryan’s interest in medicine began at…pthomsonAugust 24, 2023 Read More
Local News #WhyIScience Q&A: A Computational Biologist Helps Build Datasets for Genetic Disease DiagnosisBroad Institute | August 23, 2023It was a chance conversation with a friend that led Katherine Chao to a career…pthomsonAugust 23, 2023 Read More
Local News Adherence to a Mediterranean Lifestyle Associated with Lower Risk of All-Cause and Cancer MortalityHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health | August 23, 2023People who adhere to a Mediterranean lifestyle—which includes a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and…pthomsonAugust 23, 2023 Read More
Local News Moving the Needle on Monitoring Skin CancerWyss Institute | August 22, 2023atients with melanoma, the most concerning form of skin cancer in which pigment-producing cells start…pthomsonAugust 22, 2023 Read More
Featured Awards Laura Diroberts Receives Inaugural Denton AwardBoston University Biology | November 1, 2019Laura DiRoberts of the Rotjan Lab was selected as the inaugural winner of the Denton Award for…sciencecityNovember 1, 2019 Read More
Featured Awards Brain Research Foundation Honors Dr. Frederic A. Gibbs Discovery Award RecipientsP&T Community | October 31, 2019The award for scientific achievement was given to Dr. Rudolph Tanzi, the Joseph P. and Rose…sciencecityOctober 31, 2019 Read More
Featured Awards Gregory Pazour Elected to American Society for Cell BiologyUMass Med Now | October 24, 2019Gregory J. Pazour, PhD, professor of molecular medicine, is one of 16 scientists named a…sciencecityOctober 24, 2019 Read More
Featured Awards Jesse Delia Receives 2019 Belamarich AwardBU School of Medicine | October 23, 2019Dr. Jesse Delia of the Warkentin Lab was selected as the winner of the 2019 Belamarich Award for his…sciencecityOctober 23, 2019 Read More
Awards Whitehead Institute Member Richard Young Elected to National Academy of MedicineWhitehead Institute | October 22, 2019Whitehead Institute Member Richard A. Young has been elected to the United States National Academy…sciencecityOctober 22, 2019 Read More
Featured Awards Dulac Receives Award from Society for NeuroscienceHarvard MCB | October 22, 2019The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) has named MCB faculty Catherine Dulac as a recipient of the 2019 Ralph…sciencecityOctober 22, 2019 Read More
Featured Awards $3.6M NIH Grant to Study Osteoarthritis, Musculoskeletal PainBU School of Medicine | October 17, 2019David Felson, MD, MPH, professor of medicine and epidemiology at Boston University Schools of Medicine…sciencecityOctober 17, 2019 Read More
Featured Awards MCO Grad Student Elizabeth May Named as Aramont Fund Fellow!Harvard MCB | October 16, 2019MCO graduate student Elizabeth May (G4) of the Gaudet Lab has received a fellowship from the Aramont Fund…sciencecityOctober 16, 2019 Read More
Featured Awards Whitehead Institute Member Ankur Jain Receives Packard Foundation FellowshipWhitehead Institute | October 16, 2019The David & Lucile Packard Foundation today announced that Whitehead Institute Member Ankur Jain has been named…sciencecityOctober 16, 2019 Read More
Featured Awards American Heart Association Funds Professor’s Study of How Blood Vessels Respond to Exercise TrainingUMass News | October 15, 2019Assistant Professor of Exercise and Health Sciences Huimin Yan has received a two-year, $154,000 American Heart Association Institutional…sciencecityOctober 15, 2019 Read More
Local News Novel Test Holds Promise for Detecting Parkinson’s Disease Early Brigham and Women’s Hospital | January 18, 2024In the development of Parkinson’s disease (PD), the changes that will lead to neurodegeneration take…karnottJanuary 18, 2024 Read More
Local News New Research Explores Intertwined Structures of Protein Involved in the Transfer of Biologically Essential Iron and Sulfur ClustersMIT Biology | January 17, 2024Throughout the cytosol and the nucleus, the delivery of tightly bound sulfur and iron clusters…karnottJanuary 17, 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