Awards Two Boston University Bioengineers Win Prestigious Sloan Research Fellowships The Brink | February 23, 2026 The mathematics done by Boston University’s Brian DePasquale promises tangible help for injury patients. An…karnottFebruary 23, 2026 Read More
Local News Virus-Based Therapy Boosts Anti-Cancer Immune Responses to Brain Cancer Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | February 23, 2026 A team led by investigators at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Mass General Brigham has shown…karnottFebruary 23, 2026 Read More
Local News New Study Pinpoints Toxic Proteins as Primary Drivers of ALS and FTD Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS | February 20, 2026 Emerging research from the Clotilde Lagier-Tourenne Lab, in collaboration with Franck Martin's Lab at the…karnottFebruary 20, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Directed Differentiation of Functional Corticospinal-Like Neurons from Endogenous SOX6+/NG2+ Cortical Progenitors Ozkan, A., et al. | February 20, 2026 Corticospinal neurons (CSN) centrally degenerate in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), along with spinal motor neurons,…karnottFebruary 20, 2026 Read More
Local News Single Immunization Produces Broad HIV Neutralization in Preclinical Model, Pointing to Simpler Vaccine Strategies Ragon Institute | February 20, 2026 A multi-institutional study published in Science Immunology, led by the Batista Lab at the Ragon…karnottFebruary 20, 2026 Read More
Publications of the Week Mechanisms Linking Cytoplasmic Decay of Translation-Defective mRNA to Transcriptional Adaptation El-Brolosy. M., et al. | February 19, 2026 Paradoxically, individuals carrying loss-of-function mutations in critical genes can sometimes survive and even thrive. One…karnottFebruary 19, 2026 Read More
Awards Sloan Fellowship Will Help Fan Advance Technology to Study How Brain Circuits Change Amid Learning The Picower Institute | February 19, 2026 Linlin Fan uses innovative optical tools to precisely investigate how connections change among neurons during…karnottFebruary 19, 2026 Read More
Local News Opening a New Window on the Brainstem, AI Algorithm Enables Tracking of Its Vital White Matter Pathways The Picower Institute | February 18, 2026 The signals that drive many of the brain and body’s most essential functions—consciousness, sleep, breathing,…karnottFebruary 18, 2026 Read More
Local News Alloy Accelerates Mediar Timeline to the Clinic for Complex Fibrosis Targets Business Wire | February 18, 2026 Alloy Therapeutics Inc. (“Alloy”), a biotechnology ecosystem company dedicated to democratizing access to cutting-edge drug…karnottFebruary 18, 2026 Read More
Awards Meg Younger and Jeffrey Marlow Selected as 2026 Frontiers of Science Fellows Boston University Biology | February 17, 2026 Dr. Meg Younger and Dr. Jeffrey Marlow were selected by the National Academy of Sciences…karnottFebruary 17, 2026 Read More