Local News Model Enables Study of Age-Specific Responses to COVID mRNA Vaccines in a DishBoston Children’s Hospital | December 19, 2024mRNA vaccines clearly saved lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, but several studies suggest that older…karnottDecember 19, 2024 Read More
Awards Joe Larkin Receives 2024 Rajen Kilachand Fund for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering AwardBoston University Biology | December 19, 2024Dr. Joe Larkin is part of one of three groups to win a 2024 Rajen…karnottDecember 19, 2024 Read More
Local News #WhyIScience Q&A: A Computational Biologist’s World Travels Have Shaped Her Approach to ResearchBroad Institute | December 18, 2024During her highly unusual college experience traveling the world, Wolu Chukwu saw the power of…karnottDecember 18, 2024 Read More
Local News Introducing MIT HEALS, a Life Sciences Initiative to Address Pressing Health ChallengesMIT News | December 17, 2024At MIT, collaboration between researchers working in the life sciences and engineering is a frequent…karnottDecember 17, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Thyroid Cancers Exhibit Oncogene-Enhanced Macropinocytosis That Is Restrained by IGF1R and Promotes Albumin-Drug-Conjugate ResponseHu, H., et al. | June 14, 2023Oncogene-driven macropinocytosis fuels nutrient scavenging in some cancer types, yet whether this occurs in thyroid…pthomsonJune 14, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Epigenetic Suppression of PGC1α (PPARGC1A) Causes Collateral Sensitivity to HMGCR-Inhibitors Within BRAF-Treatment Resistant MelanomasLiang, J., et al. | June 8, 2023While targeted treatment against BRAF(V600E) improve survival for melanoma patients, many will see their cancer…pthomsonJune 8, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Distinct Longevity Mechanisms Across and Within Species and Their Association with AgingTyshkovskiy, A., et al. | June 8, 2023Lifespan varies within and across species, but the general principles of its control remain unclear.…pthomsonJune 8, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Irisin Acts through Its Integrin Receptor in a Two-Step Process Involving Extracellular Hsp90αA, M., et al. | June 2, 2023Exercise benefits the human body in many ways. Irisin is secreted by muscle, increased with…pthomsonJune 2, 2023 Read More
Local News The Immunology Podcast: “Myeloid Cells” Featuring Dr. Kipp WeiskopfThe Immunology Podcast | August 30, 2024Dr. Kipp Weiskopf is a Valhalla Fellow at the Whitehead Institute. His research focuses on…karnottAugust 30, 2024 Read More
Local News Lichtman Lab Pairs Immunolabeling with Connectomic DataHarvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | August 28, 2024A team of researchers from the Lichtman Lab, led by Program in Neuroscience (PiN) graduate…karnottAugust 28, 2024 Read More
Local News Oxygen Produced in the Deep Sea Raises Questions about Extraterrestrial LifeThe Brink | August 27, 2024Over 12,000 feet below the surface of the sea, in a region of the Pacific…karnottAugust 27, 2024 Read More
Local News Mpox Declared Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Now What?Harvard Medical School | August 27, 2024On Aug. 14, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the latest mpox outbreak in Africa…karnottAugust 27, 2024 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Five HMS Faculty Elected to National Academy of SciencesHarvard Medical School | May 1, 2020Five scientists have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of their distinguished and…eabramovichMay 1, 2020 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Faculty Recognized As 2020 ASCO Leaders in Cancer Research and CareDana-Farber | May 1, 2020The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) recognized four Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers as winners of ASCO's Special…eabramovichMay 1, 2020 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Thoru Pederson Elected to American Academy of Arts and SciencesUMass Med Now | April 30, 2020UMass Medical School cell biologist Thoru Pederson, PhD, has been elected a member of the…eabramovichApril 30, 2020 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Alex Shalek Wins Edgerton Faculty AwardMIT Chemistry | April 29, 2020Alex K. Shalek, the Pfizer-Laubach Career Development Associate Professor of Chemistry, core member of the Institute…eabramovichApril 29, 2020 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Gabriela Schlau-Cohen Wins Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar AwardMIT Chemistry | April 29, 2020Cabot Career Development Assistant Professor Gabriela Schlau-Cohen has been named one of 14 young faculty nationwide to…eabramovichApril 29, 2020 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Six From MIT Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2020MIT News | April 28, 2020Prestigious honor society announces more than 250 new members. Six MIT faculty members are among…eabramovichApril 28, 2020 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards The 2020 Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine: Stuart H. Orkin, MDThe American Society for Clinical Investigation | April 23, 2020The seventh annual Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine has been awarded to Stuart H.…eabramovichApril 23, 2020 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards UMass Exercise and Health Sciences PhD Candidate Receives National Student Research AwardUMass Boston News | April 20, 2020The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has selected Benjamin Kugler, a PhD candidate in…eabramovichApril 20, 2020 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Three From MIT Awarded 2020 Guggenheim FellowshipsMcGovern Institute | April 17, 2020MIT faculty members Sabine Iatridou, Jonathan Gruber, and Rebecca Saxe are among 175 scientists, artists, and scholars…sciencecityApril 17, 2020 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Harvard Medical School Graduates Receive Soros Fellowships for New AmericansHarvard Medical School | April 16, 2020Two MD and three MD/PhD candidates at Harvard Medical School are among 30 U.S. graduate…sciencecityApril 16, 2020 Read More
Awards Maria Valadez Ingersoll Receives 16th Annual GSI Grand PrizeBoston University Biology | February 6, 2025Maria Valadez Ingersoll, a PhD student in the Gilmore and Davies labs, was recently awarded…karnottFebruary 6, 2025 Read More
Local News Research Spotlight: Innovative Nanovaccine Found To Trigger an Anti-Tumor Response for Rare CancerMassachusetts General Hospital | February 6, 2025While we think of cutaneous melanoma as a sun-related skin cancer, those that develop on…karnottFebruary 6, 2025 Read More
Local News MCB’s Richard Losick Publishes Final Research Paper, Concluding Six Decades of Microbiology BreakthroughsHarvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | February 6, 2025After nearly six decades of groundbreaking work in molecular biology, Richard Losick, the Maria Moors…karnottFebruary 6, 2025 Read More