Local News Study Finds Cell Memory Can Be More Like a Dimmer Dial Than an On/off Switch MIT News | September 16, 2025 When cells are healthy, we don’t expect them to suddenly change cell types. A skin…karnottSeptember 16, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week ABCA7 Variants Impact Phosphatidylcholine and Mitochondria in Neurons von Maydell, D., et al. | September 15, 2025 Loss-of-function variants in the lipid transporter ABCA7 substantially increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease1,2, yet…karnottSeptember 15, 2025 Read More
Awards Whitehead Institute Graduate Student Jimmy Ly Receives the 2025 International Birnstiel Award Whitehead Institute | September 15, 2025 The Max Birnstiel Foundation and the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) have named Whitehead…karnottSeptember 15, 2025 Read More
Local News Remembering Dr. David Baltimore Koch Institute | September 12, 2025 With sadness, the Koch Institute marks the passing of Professor David Baltimore. A founding faculty…karnottSeptember 12, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Functional Diversification of Dietary Plant Small Molecules by the Gut Microbiome Kuziel, G., et al. | April 4, 2025 Plants are composed of diverse secondary metabolites (PSMs), which are widely associated with human health.…karnottApril 4, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Enteric Neuronal Piezo1 Maintains Mechanical and Immunological Homeostasis by Sensing Force Xie, Z., et al. | April 2, 2025 The gastrointestinal (GI) tract experiences a myriad of mechanical forces while orchestrating digestion and barrier…karnottApril 2, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Proliferation History and Transcription Factor Levels Drive Direct Conversion to Motor Neurons Wang, N., et al. | March 24, 2025 The sparse and stochastic nature of conversion has obscured our understanding of how transcription factors…karnottMarch 24, 2025 Read More
Publications of the Week Simultaneous CRISPR Screening and Spatial Transcriptomics Reveal Intracellular, Intercellular, and Functional Transcriptional Circuits Binan, L., et al. | March 21, 2025 Pooled optical screens have enabled the study of cellular interactions, morphology, or dynamics at massive…karnottMarch 21, 2025 Read More
Local News Possible Clue into Movement Disorders Like Parkinson’s, Others The Harvard Gazette | August 15, 2025 Among the many wonders of the brain is its ability to master movements through practice…karnottAugust 15, 2025 Read More
Local News Advancing Global Health: Using AI to Detect Heart Disease in Children Boston Children's | August 13, 2025 In many low- and middle-income countries, pediatric cardiologists can’t help children with congenital heart conditions…karnottAugust 13, 2025 Read More
Local News Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Unveils Groundbreaking Blood Test for Multiple Myeloma Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | August 13, 2025 Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a blood test that could transform the diagnosis…karnottAugust 13, 2025 Read More
Local News How a Scientist Followed Curiosity (and Love) to Build an Innovative Tool to Track Changes in the Gut Microbiome Bench Press | August 12, 2025 The buzz of the air conditioner is the first thing I notice as I open…karnottAugust 12, 2025 Read More
Interesting Articles Drug Price Controls Included in $43.1B Budget Accord Boston Business Journal | July 23, 2019 Three weeks after the start of the new fiscal year, Democratic leaders finalized a fiscal…sciencecityJuly 23, 2019 Read More
Interesting Articles US Senators Call for International Guidelines for Germline Editing TheScientist | July 18, 2019 In the wake of reports of CRISPRed babies born in China, a bipartisan resolution “opposes…sciencecityJuly 18, 2019 Read More
Awards Meet the 2024 Amon Award Winners Koch Institute | September 16, 2024 The Koch Institute at MIT is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Angelika…karnottSeptember 16, 2024 Read More
Awards Congratulations to Soyoung Bae on American Crystallography Association Early Career Scientist Spotlight Boston University Biology | September 12, 2024 We are thrilled to announce that Soyoung Bae, a PhD graduate student in the Molecular…karnottSeptember 12, 2024 Read More
Awards The Royal Society of Canada Announces its 2024 Cohort of Fellows and College Members The Royal Society of Canada | September 10, 2024 The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) and its Members have elected this year’s new Fellows…karnottSeptember 10, 2024 Read More
Awards Samara Vilca Receives NIH D-SPAN Award to Further Independent Neuroscience Research UMass Chan Medical School | September 5, 2024 Postdoctoral fellow Samara Vilca, PhD, has been awarded the second phase of the National Institutes…karnottSeptember 5, 2024 Read More
Awards Four Graduate Students win 2024 Student Group Presidents’ Awards MIT Chemistry | September 4, 2024 Four exemplary and dedicated Graduate Students in the Department of Chemistry have been named the…karnottSeptember 4, 2024 Read More
Awards Simons Foundation Announces 13 Recipients of 2024 Independence Awards Simons Foundation | August 29, 2024 The Simons Foundation is pleased to announce the latest recipients of its prestigious independence awards.…karnottAugust 29, 2024 Read More
Awards Dr. Andrew Budson Receives Grant to Test Whether Neurofeedback Technique May Improve Memory in Patients with Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Disease Boston University | August 28, 2024 Andrew Budson, MD, professor of neurology and associate director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center…karnottAugust 28, 2024 Read More
Awards Whitehead Institute Member Mary Gehring Appointed as an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Whitehead Institute | August 27, 2024 Whitehead Institute Member Mary Gehring has been selected as an Investigator of the Howard Hughes…karnottAugust 27, 2024 Read More
Awards Two Whitehead Institute Graduate Researchers Awarded the 2024 Regeneron Prize for Creative Innovation Whitehead Institute | August 23, 2024 Whitehead Institute graduate student researchers Christopher Giuliano and Julian Roessler have been awarded the 2024…karnottAugust 23, 2024 Read More
Awards Joslin Diabetes Center Investigator Rohit N. Kulkarni, MD, PhD, Awarded $10 Million NIH/NIDDK Grant for Pioneering Diabetes and Obesity Research Beth Israel Lahey Health Joslin Diabetes Center | August 22, 2024 Rohit N. Kulkarni, MD, PhD, the Diabetes and Wellness Research Foundation Endowed Chair and Co-Head…karnottAugust 22, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week In Vivo CRISPR Screens Identify Modifiers of CAR T Cell Function in Myeloma Knudsen, N., et al. | September 25, 2025 Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells are highly effective in haematological malignancies1. However, progressive loss…karnottSeptember 25, 2025 Read More
Awards PhD Candidate Jessica Peura Studies Pancreatic Cancer; Honors Mother Through Grant-Funded Research UMass Chan Medical School | September 25, 2025 PhD candidate Jessica Peura, of Richmond, Vermont, is studying pancreatic cancer in the lab of…karnottSeptember 25, 2025 Read More
Local News Technology Originating at MIT Leads To Approved Bladder Cancer Treatment MIT News | September 24, 2025 At MIT, a few scribbles on a whiteboard can turn into a potentially transformational cancer…karnottSeptember 24, 2025 Read More