Local News A Universal Gene Therapy for Diamond-Blackfan Anemia Is Poised for Clinical TrialsHarvard Medical School | December 5, 2024Efforts to develop a gene therapy for Diamond-Blackfan anemia (DBA) — a rare, life-threatening disorder…karnottDecember 5, 2024 Read More
Awards Introducing the 2024-2025 Convergence ScholarsKoch Institute | December 4, 2024The Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT is pleased to announce the 2024-2025…karnottDecember 4, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Proteolethargy Is a Pathogenic Mechanism in Chronic DiseaseDall’Agnese, A., et al. | December 4, 2024The pathogenic mechanisms of many diseases are well understood at the molecular level, but there…karnottDecember 4, 2024 Read More
Local News A Blueprint for Better Cancer ImmunotherapiesMIT News | December 4, 2024Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapies can be very effective against some cancers by helping the…karnottDecember 4, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week A NPAS4–NuA4 Complex Couples Synaptic Activity to DNA RepairPollina, E. A., et al. | March 1, 2023Neuronal activity is crucial for adaptive circuit remodelling but poses an inherent risk to the…pthomsonMarch 1, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Mapping Thalamic Innervation to Individual L2/3 Pyramidal Neurons and Modeling Their ‘Readout’ of Visual InputBalcioglu, A., et al. | February 23, 2023The thalamus is the main gateway for sensory information from the periphery to the mammalian…pthomsonFebruary 23, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Sample Multiplexing-Based Targeted Pathway Proteomics with Real-Time Analytics Reveals the Impact of Genetic Variation on Protein ExpressionYu, Q., et al. | February 22, 2023Targeted proteomics enables hypothesis-driven research by measuring the cellular expression of protein cohorts related by…pthomsonFebruary 22, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Cryo-EM Structure of the RADAR Supramolecular Anti-Phage Defense ComplexDuncan-Lowey, D., et al. | February 15, 2023RADAR is a two-protein bacterial defense system that was reported to defend against phage by…pthomsonFebruary 15, 2023 Read More
Local News “Future African Scientist” — The Unlikely Friendship Teaching the Next Generation of African ResearchersRagon Institute | August 1, 2024Martin Lubowa was a high school student at the prestigious African Leadership Academy (ALA) when…karnottAugust 1, 2024 Read More
Local News Monkeys Build Mental Maps to Navigate New TasksThe Transmitter | August 1, 2024Monkeys can memorize a sequence of images and then toggle between them in their minds,…karnottAugust 1, 2024 Read More
Local News #WhyIScience Q&A: A Mechanical Engineer Builds Microscopes to Give New Spatial Views of Cells and TissuesBroad Institute | July 30, 2024At some point during her education, self-described “space nerd” Lindsey Erion-Barner traded gazing through telescopes…karnottJuly 30, 2024 Read More
Local News Snapshot of Science: Mass General’s High Impact Research Publications for June 2024Bench Press | July 30, 2024Welcome to our Snapshot of Science for June 2024. Here's a quick look at some…karnottJuly 30, 2024 Read More
Featured Awards Mark Andermann, PhD, Receives 2019 NIH Director’s Pioneer AwardBIDMC News | October 3, 2019Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) neuroscientist Mark Andermann, PhD, has received a 2019 NIH…sciencecityOctober 3, 2019 Read More
Featured Awards BC Chemist Jia Niu Receives $2.3M New Innovator AwardBoston College | October 3, 2019Jia Niu, an assistant professor of chemistry at Boston College, has received a $2.3 million…sciencecityOctober 3, 2019 Read More
Featured Awards Sol Schulman, MD, PhD, Receives 2019 NIH Director’s Early Independence AwardBIDMC News | October 3, 2019Sol Schulman, MD, PhD, a physician-scientist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, has received a…sciencecityOctober 3, 2019 Read More
Featured Awards Harvard Junior Fellow Kapil Ramachandran Receives Prestigious NIH Director’s Early Independence AwardHarvard University MCB | October 2, 2019The signal kept vanishing, but Kapil Ramachandran (@KVRamachandran5) kept searching for it. The then-graduate-student at Johns Hopkins…sciencecityOctober 2, 2019 Read More
Featured Awards Sandy Serizier Wins Best Poster at UGSO Research SymposiumBU School of Medicine | October 1, 2019MCBB PhD student Sandy Serizier of the McCall Lab won "Best Poster" at the First…sciencecityOctober 1, 2019 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Josh Tenenbaum Receives 2019 Macarthur FellowshipMIT News | September 30, 2019Josh Tenenbaum, a professor in MIT’s Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences who studies human…sciencecitySeptember 30, 2019 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Tessa Montague Chosen as 2019 Hanna Gray Fellow by HHMIHarvard University | September 30, 2019MCO graduate program alum Tessa Montague (Ph.D, ‘18) has been selected as a recipient HHMI’s prestigious Hanna Gray…sciencecitySeptember 30, 2019 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Bertha Madras Receives Innovator Award from the College on Problems of Drug DependenceMcLean Hospital | September 26, 2019The College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) has presented McLean Hospital’s Bertha K. Madras, PhD, with its Innovator…sciencecitySeptember 26, 2019 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Three BU Research Teams Win First Kilachand Fund AwardsBU School of Medicine | September 26, 2019In 2018, BU trustee Rajen Kilachand (Questrom’74, Hon.’14) made the largest gift in Boston University’s history:…sciencecitySeptember 26, 2019 Read More
AwardsFeatured Awards Dr. Michael Lodato Announced as Allen Institute Next Generation Leader!Allen Institute for Brain Science | September 26, 2019The Allen Institute today debuted the 2019 Next Generation Leaders, a group of six early-career…sciencecitySeptember 26, 2019 Read More
Local News Li Li on Bringing Advanced Omics Technology to DermatologyWyss Institute | January 30, 2025Whether she’s designing new clothes or creating and validating new therapeutics for inflammatory skin disorders…karnottJanuary 30, 2025 Read More
Local News Dana-Farber Investigators Pinpoint Keys to Cell Therapy Response for LeukemiaDana-Farber Cancer Institute | January 30, 2025Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers have identified factors that determine whether donor lymphocyte infusion (DLI), a…karnottJanuary 30, 2025 Read More
Local News A New Vaccine Approach Could Help Combat Future Coronavirus PandemicsMIT News | January 30, 2025A new experimental vaccine developed by researchers at MIT and Caltech could offer protection against…karnottJanuary 30, 2025 Read More