Publications of the Week Pre-T Cell Receptor Self-MHC Sampling Restricts Thymocyte Dedifferentiation Duke-Cohan, J.S., et al. | December 2, 2022 Programming T lymphocytes to distinguish self from non-self is a vital, multi-step process arising in…pthomsonDecember 2, 2022 Read More
Local News Researchers Decipher Structure of Crucial Immune Molecule, Paving Way for Drug Design Harvard Medical School | December 2, 2022 Researchers in the lab of Harvard Medical School structural biologist Hao Wu have deciphered the step-by-step assembly…sciencecityDecember 2, 2022 Read More
Local News MCO Graduate Student Spotlight: Anastasia Repouliou (Extavour Lab) Harvard University Department of Cellular & Molecular Biology | December 1, 2022 Anastasia Repouliou of the Extavour Lab has wanted to be a scientist since the age of 10, when…pthomsonDecember 1, 2022 Read More
Local News Strength in the Life Sciences Sustains US Advantage Nature | December 1, 2022 Although the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t over, the first victory in the fight against the virus…pthomsonDecember 1, 2022 Read More
Local News Study Reveals Factor That Determines ‘Fate’ of Cancer Cells When Tumor Suppressor Gene Function Is Restored Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | July 15, 2021 Many cancers develop from cells that have a malfunctioning tumor suppressor gene, p53, which normally helps…pthomsonJuly 15, 2021 Read More
Local News Researchers Identify Signaling Molecule That May Help Prevent Alzheimer’s The Harvard Gazette | July 15, 2021 New research in humans and mice identifies a particular signaling molecule that can help modify…pthomsonJuly 15, 2021 Read More
Local News Postdoc Spotlight: Haleh Fotowat Harvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | July 15, 2021 Postdoc Haleh Fotowat of the Engert Lab has always split her time between scientific and creative pursuits. “I always…pthomsonJuly 15, 2021 Read More
Local News Getting Closer to a Greener World Wyss Institute | July 15, 2021 It sounds like science fiction: tweak the metabolism of microbes so that they can consume…pthomsonJuly 15, 2021 Read More
Awards Gregori Aminoff Prize Laureate Has Provided New Knowledge About the Immune System The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences | September 21, 2023 The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Gregori Aminoff Prize in…sciencecitySeptember 21, 2023 Read More
Interesting Articles U.S. Cancels Program Aimed at Identifying Potential Pandemic Viruses Science | September 20, 2023 In what many see as fallout from the concern that researchers studying bat viruses may…sciencecitySeptember 20, 2023 Read More
Publications of the Week Profile: Durable Alveolar Engraftment of PSC-Derived Lung Epithelial Cells into Immunocompetent Mice Herriges, M., et al. | September 20, 2023 Photo courtesy of the Kotton Lab. Image includes senior author Dr. Darrell Kotton (front, right),…sciencecitySeptember 20, 2023 Read More