Awards Dr. Avrum Spira to Co-lead Project to Intercept Lung CancerBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | April 15, 2024Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, with someone…karnottApril 15, 2024 Read More
Local News UMass Chan and MITRE Launch Health AI Assurance Laboratory with MassTech GrantUMass Chan Medical School | April 12, 2024UMass Chan Medical School and MITRE, operator of federally funded research and development centers, announced…karnottApril 12, 2024 Read More
Awards Tufts Medical Center Researcher Studying Pulmonary Hypertension in Kidney Patients Awarded Clinical Scientist in Nephrology Fellowship by American Kidney FundTufts Medicine | April 12, 2024The American Kidney Fund (AKF) announced the recipients of this year's Clinical Scientist in Nephrology…karnottApril 12, 2024 Read More
Local News A New Computational Technique Could Make It Easier to Engineer Useful ProteinsMIT News | April 11, 2024To engineer proteins with useful functions, researchers usually begin with a natural protein that has…karnottApril 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 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
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 Genetic Drivers of Heterogeneity in Type 2 Diabetes PathophysiologySuzuki, K., et al. | March 4, 2024Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a heterogeneous disease that develops through diverse pathophysiological processes1,2 and…karnottMarch 4, 2024 Read More
Local News Electron Microscopy Snapshots Reveal the Inner Workings of an Insect Fructose ReceptorHarvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | April 4, 2024Insects affect human lives both positively and negatively, therefore understanding how they interact with their…karnottApril 4, 2024 Read More
Local News Deep Brain Stimulation Didn’t Work for a Young OCD Patient Until New Brain Maps Changed EverythingCNN | April 3, 2024Five years ago, in a wheelchair, Julia Hum was admitted to a state mental hospital…karnottApril 3, 2024 Read More
Local News Ola Gutzeit on Improving FertilityWyss Institute | April 1, 2024As a reproductive health specialist in the clinical setting, Ola Gutzeit discovered a lack of effective methods for enhancing…karnottApril 1, 2024 Read More
Local News Reevaluating an Approach to Functional Brain Imaging | April 1, 2024A new way of imaging the brain with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) does not directly…karnottApril 1, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles The Rise of ‘ARPA-Everything’ and What It Means for ScienceNature News | July 15, 2021US President Joe Biden’s administration wants to create a US$6.5-billion agency to accelerate innovations in…pthomsonJuly 15, 2021 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
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 K. Lisa Yang Postbaccalaureate Program Names New ScholarsMcGovern Institute | December 12, 2023Two young researchers in McGovern Institute labs, Joseph Itiat and Sam Merrow, are the newest…karnottDecember 12, 2023 Read More
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
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
AwardsFeatured Awards George Demetri of Dana-Farber earns Lifetime Achievement Award in Medicine from Stanford University School of MedicineDana-Farber Cancer Institute | December 5, 2023George Demetri, MD, director of the Sarcoma Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, is being awarded…sciencecityDecember 5, 2023 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards PhD Student Valeria Sanabria Wins Zelda Haidak Scholarship in Cell BiologyUMass Chan Medical School | November 29, 2023PhD student Valeria Sanabria, MD, has earned the Zelda Haidak Scholarship in Cell Biology from the Morningside…pthomsonNovember 29, 2023 Read More
Awards Anna Berenson Receives First Place in the PhD on Tap 3MT CompetitionBoston University | November 24, 2023Anna Berenson, a PhD candidate of the Fuxman Bass Lab, received joint first place in…karnottNovember 24, 2023 Read More
Awards Dana-Farber Physician Zuzana Tothova Receives Doris Duke Foundation Paragon Award for Research ExcellenceDana-Farber Cancer Institute | November 23, 2023The Doris Duke Foundation (DDF) announced Zuzana Tothova, MD, PhD, an investigator in the Department…karnottNovember 23, 2023 Read More
Awards Rewarding Excellence in Open DataMIT News | November 22, 2023The second annual MIT Prize for Open Data, which included a $2,500 cash prize, was…karnottNovember 22, 2023 Read More
Awards Alejandro Rondon Ortiz Receives Brenton R. Lutz AwardBoston University Biology | April 17, 2024Alejandro Rondon Ortiz, a Biology PhD student in the Wolozin Lab, received the 2024 Brenton…karnottApril 17, 2024 Read More
Local News AGA Guideline Makes the Case for Biomarkers in Managing Crohn’s DiseaseMassachusetts General Hospital | April 16, 2024Successful, early treatment for patients with Crohn's disease (CD) can significantly reduce their risk for…karnottApril 16, 2024 Read More
Awards Jaice Rottenberg Receives Charles Terner AwardBoston University | April 16, 2024Jaice Rottenberg, a fifth-year CM Ph.D. student in the Fuxman Bass Lab, received the 2024…karnottApril 16, 2024 Read More