Awards Anushka Sanyal Awarded Second Annual Drs. Ayeez and Shelena Lalji & Family Student Scholar for Repair and Regenerative Mechanisms in ALSThe Sean. M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS | November 7, 2024The Sean. M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS at Massachusetts General Hospital through the…karnottNovember 7, 2024 Read More
Local News “Wearable” Devices for CellsMIT News | November 7, 2024Wearable devices like smartwatches and fitness trackers interact with parts of our bodies to measure…karnottNovember 7, 2024 Read More
Local News Podcast: Improving Underrepresentation in Medicine Through Mentorship and AlliesUMass Chan Medical School | November 6, 2024In a new Voices of UMass Chan podcast, Crista Johnson-Agbakwu, MD, professor of obstetrics &…karnottNovember 6, 2024 Read More
Awards MCB Researchers Awarded Prestigious NSF FellowshipsHarvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | November 6, 2024In a remarkable achievement for the MCB Lab of Ryan Nett, postdoctoral researchers Jaime Martinez…karnottNovember 6, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Identification of TFPI as a Receptor Reveals Recombination-Driven Receptor Switching in Clostridioides difficile Toxin B VariantsTian, S., et al. | November 25, 2022Toxin B (TcdB) is a major exotoxin responsible for diseases associated with Clostridioides difficile infection. Its sequence…pthomsonNovember 25, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Bioelectric Regulation of Intestinal Stem CellsPetsakou, A., et al. | November 17, 2022Ion channels, pumps, and exchangers regulate the transport of ions, such as Na+, Cl–, K+,…pthomsonNovember 17, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week Velcrin-Induced Selective Cleavage of tRNALeu(TAA) by SLFN12 Causes Cancer Cell DeathLee, S., et al. | November 17, 2022Dr. Heidi Greulich's group is interested in understanding the mechanism of action of velcrin compounds,…pthomsonNovember 17, 2022 Read More
Publications of the Week The Landscape of mRNA NanomedicineHuang, X., et al. | November 10, 2022Messenger RNA (mRNA) is an emerging class of therapeutic agent for the prevention and treatment…pthomsonNovember 10, 2022 Read More
Local News Some CRISPR Screens May Be Missing Cancer Drug TargetsBroad Institute | June 24, 2024CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing has made possible a multitude of biomedical experiments including studies that systematically…karnottJune 24, 2024 Read More
Local News Simple Test for Flu Could Improve Diagnosis and SurveillanceBroad Institute | June 21, 2024Fewer than one percent of people who get the flu every year get tested in…karnottJune 21, 2024 Read More
Local News Model Predicts Size of Yeast ClustersHarvard Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | June 20, 2024Researchers from the Murray Lab, led by Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS) graduate student Piyush Nanda, have recently published…sciencecityJune 20, 2024 Read More
Local News Technologies Enable 3D Imaging of Whole Human Brain Hemispheres at Subcellular ResolutionThe Picower Institute | June 19, 2024Observing anything and everything within the human brain, no matter how large or small while…sciencecityJune 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
Local News PARP Inhibition Shows Long-Term Survival Benefits for Patients with High-Risk, BRCA-Positive Breast CancerDana-Farber Cancer Institute | December 17, 2024Patients with high-risk, BRCA-positive breast cancer who received olaparib after standard treatment continued to have…karnottDecember 17, 2024 Read More