Publications of the Week Elevation of IL-17 Cytokines Distinguishes Kawasaki Disease from Other Pediatric Inflammatory DisordersBrodeur, K., et al. | August 25, 2023Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic vasculitis of young children that can lead to development…sciencecityAugust 25, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week A Zpr1 Co-chaperone Mediates Folding of Eukaryotic Translation Elongation Factor 1A via a GTPase CycleMcQuown, A., et al. | August 24, 2023General protein folding is mediated by chaperones that utilize ATP hydrolysis to regulate client binding…sciencecityAugust 24, 2023 Read More
Local News Can Better Data Predict Opioid Overdoses and Slow Infectious Disease Rates?Tufts Now | August 24, 2023In much the same way that meteorologists have become more sophisticated in forecasting the weather,…pthomsonAugust 24, 2023 Read More
Local News Erik Aznauryan on Curative Treatment of Genetic DiseasesWyss Institute | August 24, 2023Growing up with an ophthalmologist as a father, Erik Aznauryan’s interest in medicine began at…pthomsonAugust 24, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Intestinal Organoid/Enteroid-Based Models for CryptosporidiumBhalchandra, S., et al. | November 9, 2020Cryptosporidium is a leading cause of diarrhea and death in young children and untreated AIDS patients…eabramovichNovember 9, 2020 Read More
Publications of the Week Cell Type-Specific Lipid Storage Changes in Parkinson’s Disease Patient Brains Are Recapitulated by Experimental Glycolipid DisturbanceBrekk, O.R., et al. | November 5, 2020This study identified a unique lipid signature in human post-mortem Parkinson’s disease brain, wherein lipids…eabramovichNovember 5, 2020 Read More
Publications of the Week Modulating Androgen Receptor-Driven Transcription in Prostate Cancer with Selective CDK9 InhibitorsRichters, A., et al. | November 2, 2020In pursuit of mechanistically novel modulators of androgen receptor, the authors have discovered a potent,…eabramovichNovember 2, 2020 Read More
Publications of the Week GATA6 Mutations in hiPSCs Inform Mechanisms for Maldevelopment of the Heart, Pancreas, and DiaphragmSharma, A., et al. | October 29, 2020In collaboration with the NIH’s Pediatric Cardiac Genomics Consortium, the authors sequenced thousands of children…eabramovichOctober 29, 2020 Read More
Local News Graft Sculpting Brings New Approach to Stem Cell Therapy for Highest Risk AML PatientsDana-Farber Cancer Institute | March 16, 2023A novel hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) method utilizing ‘graft sculpting’ is being tested in…pthomsonMarch 16, 2023 Read More
Local News A 14-Year IncubationThe Harvard Gazette | March 16, 2023Sam Wattrus came to Harvard as an undergraduate thinking he would study chemistry. But he…pthomsonMarch 16, 2023 Read More
Local News Gasdermin-E Mediates Mitochondrial Damage in Axons and NeurodegenerationHarvard Medical School | March 15, 2023For physicians, scientists, and patients, neurodegenerative diseases, which affect millions of people in this country…pthomsonMarch 15, 2023 Read More
Local News Mass General Researchers Discover the Role of Intestinal Fibrosis in Inflammatory Bowel DiseaseMassachusetts General Hospital | March 14, 2023Intestinal fibrosis is a common feature of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and the primary cause…pthomsonMarch 14, 2023 Read More
Awards Michael Lodato Selected for NIH Director’s New Innovator AwardUMass Chan | October 17, 2023Michael Lodato, PhD, assistant professor of molecular, cell & cancer biology, has received a 2023…sciencecityOctober 17, 2023 Read More
Awards Bradley Bernstein of Dana-Farber Elected to National Academy of MedicineDana-Farber Cancer Institute | October 17, 2023Bradley Bernstein, MD, PhD, Chair of Cancer Biology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, has been elected…sciencecityOctober 17, 2023 Read More
Awards Three Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital Elected to the National Academy of MedicineMassachusetts General Hospital | October 16, 2023Massachusetts General Hospital researchers Jeannie T. Lee, MD, PhD, Maurizio Fava, MD, and Rudolph Tanzi,…sciencecityOctober 16, 2023 Read More