Local News Ragon Faculty Study Finds Combination of Two Drugs Increases the Vulnerability of HIV-1 Reservoir Cells to the Immune System.Ragon Institute | March 7, 2024Ragon faculty Mathias Lichterfeld, MD, PhD, and Xu Yu, MD, have co-authored a paper published…karnottMarch 7, 2024 Read More
Local News Developing Liquid Biopsies to Detect Cancer | March 6, 2024Cancer patients who undergo surgery are often left with a frightening question: Did the surgeons…karnottMarch 6, 2024 Read More
Awards 2024 Toffler ScholarBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | March 6, 2024Ignaty Leshchiner, PhD, assistant professor of medicine, is the 2024 Toffler Assistant Professor. The Toffler…karnottMarch 6, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week SOX17 Enables Immune Evasion of Early Colorectal Adenomas and CancersGoto, N., et al. | March 6, 2024A hallmark of cancer is the avoidance of immune destruction. This process has been primarily…karnottMarch 6, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week AAV1-hOTOF Gene Therapy for Autosomal Recessive Deafness 9: A Single-Arm TrialLv, J., et al. | February 1, 2024Autosomal recessive deafness 9, caused by mutations of the OTOF gene, is characterised by congenital or prelingual,…karnottFebruary 1, 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
Publications of the Week Priming Agents Transiently Reduce the Clearance of Cell-Free DNA to Improve Liquid BiopsiesMartin-Alonso, C., et al. | January 26, 2024Liquid biopsy for tumor analysis offers the potential for noninvasive access using a blood draw…karnottJanuary 26, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Inherited Blood Cancer Predisposition Through Altered Transcription ElongationZhao, J., et al. | January 23, 2024Despite advances in defining diverse somatic mutations that cause myeloid malignancies, a significant heritable component…karnottJanuary 23, 2024 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
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
Local News Researchers Uncover Possible Cause for Higher Frequency of Autoimmune Diseases in WomenHarvard Science in the News | February 15, 2024Autoimmune diseases, like multiple sclerosis and lupus, occur when your immune system goes haywire and…karnottFebruary 15, 2024 Read More
Local News A New Test Could Predict How Heart Attack Patients Will Respond to Mechanical PumpsMIT News | February 15, 2024Every year, around 50,000 people in the United States experience cardiogenic shock — a life-threatening…karnottFebruary 15, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles US House Backs Higher Spending Levels for NSF and DOE ScienceScience Magazine | July 2, 2021It was a good day for science in the U.S. House of Representatives. In back-to-back…pthomsonJuly 2, 2021 Read More
Interesting Articles ‘Speed and Scale.’ One Year into the Job, NSF’s Director Prepares for Massive Budget GrowthScience Magazine | June 25, 2021Sethuraman Panchanathan has a lot to celebrate this week as he marks his first anniversary…pthomsonJune 25, 2021 Read More
Interesting Articles What’s in the Huge Pandemic Relief Bill for Science?Science | March 19, 2021A massive $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill now on its way to President Joe Biden’s…pthomsonMarch 19, 2021 Read More
Interesting Articles Just When We Need It Most, Science Is in DangerBoston Globe | October 14, 2020As American voters each cast a ballot in next month’s election, it’s hard to fathom…eabramovichOctober 14, 2020 Read More
Awards Award Honors Elly Nedivi’s Research on Cortical PlasticityThe Picower Institute | November 13, 2023The Krieg Cortical Kudos Discoverer Award recognizes Nedivi’s ongoing work to understand molecular and cellular…sciencecityNovember 13, 2023 Read More
Awards MIT Scientists Receive NIH BRAIN Initiative GrantsMIT News | November 9, 2023In the human brain, 86 billion neurons form more than 100 trillion connections with other…sciencecityNovember 9, 2023 Read More
Awards Dr. Pradeep Natarajan to Receive the 2023 Joseph A. Vita AwardAmerican Heart Association | November 8, 2023The American Heart Association will present its 2023 Joseph A. Vita Award to Pradeep Natarajan,…sciencecityNovember 8, 2023 Read More
Awards Dr. Deborah Lang Receives Grant to Examine How Some Genes Are Disrupted at the DNA, RNA Level, Cause MelanomaBoston University | November 7, 2023Deborah Lang, PhD, associate professor of dermatology has been awarded a two-year, $300,000 Discovery Boost…sciencecityNovember 7, 2023 Read More
Awards Mark Bear Wins SfN’s Julius Axelrod PrizeThe Picower Institute | November 3, 2023Society for Neuroscience Award recognizes Professor Mark Bear’s synaptic plasticity research, its translation to potential…sciencecityNovember 3, 2023 Read More
Awards Eight Harvard Medical School Researchers Receive NIH AwardsHarvard Medical School | November 2, 2023Eight Harvard Medical School researchers have been awarded High-Risk, High-Reward Research program grants by the…sciencecityNovember 2, 2023 Read More
Awards Thumbi Ndung’u Honored with Chan School, Retrovirology AwardsRagon Institute | November 1, 2023Ragon associate member Thumbi Ndung’u, PhD, was recently awarded the 2023 Leadership Award in Public…sciencecityNovember 1, 2023 Read More
Awards New Research Could Be Key in Unlocking Better Treatment for Alzheimer’sNortheastern Global News | October 30, 2023There’s still many unknowns surrounding Alzheimer’s disease, including just how it progresses. But a Northeastern…sciencecityOctober 30, 2023 Read More
Awards 10 HMS Researchers Elected to National Academy of MedicineHarvard Medical School | October 27, 2023Ten researchers from Harvard Medical School have been elected members of the National Academy of…sciencecityOctober 27, 2023 Read More
Awards Guadalupe Hayes-Mota Named One of 2023’s PharmaVoice 100MIT Chemistry | October 26, 2023Guadalupe Hayes-Mota (SB ’08) has been selected as one of 2023’s PharmaVoice 100, a group…sciencecityOctober 26, 2023 Read More
Awards UMass Chan Scientists Receive $2.3 Million from Rett Syndrome Research Trust for New Research | March 11, 2024A collaborative effort between three scientists at UMass Chan Medical School is expected to help…karnottMarch 11, 2024 Read More
Local News Paving the Way for a New Class of AntibioticsHarvard Medical School | March 8, 2024Harvard University chemist Daniel Kahne has spent much of his career studying the fundamentals of…karnottMarch 8, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Proteogenomic Characterization of Primary Colorectal Cancer and Metastatic Progression Identifies Proteome-Based Subtypes and SignaturesTanaka, A., et al. | March 8, 2024Metastatic progression of colorectal adenocarcinoma (CRC) remains poorly understood and poses significant challenges for treatment.…karnottMarch 8, 2024 Read More