Publications of the Week BCAA-Nitrogen Flux in Brown Fat Controls Metabolic Health Independent of ThermogenesisVerkerke, A., et al. | April 23, 2024Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is best known for thermogenesis. Rodent studies demonstrated that enhanced BAT…karnottApril 23, 2024 Read More
Local News How to Realize the Immense Promise of Gene EditingHarvard Medical School | April 22, 2024The world stands on the edge of an era when gene editing can address many…karnottApril 22, 2024 Read More
Awards Mary Munson, Craig Peterson Named American Association for the Advancement of Science FellowsUMass Chan Medical School | April 22, 2024Mary Munson, PhD, professor of biochemistry & molecular biotechnology, vice chair of diversity for the…karnottApril 22, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Targeted Therapies Prime Oncogene-Driven Lung Cancers for Macrophage-Mediated DestructionVaccaro, K., et al. | April 19, 2024Macrophage immune checkpoint inhibitors, such as anti-CD47 antibodies, show promise in clinical trials for solid…karnottApril 19, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week BCAA-Nitrogen Flux in Brown Fat Controls Metabolic Health Independent of ThermogenesisVerkerke, A., et al. | April 23, 2024Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is best known for thermogenesis. Rodent studies demonstrated that enhanced BAT…karnottApril 23, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Targeted Therapies Prime Oncogene-Driven Lung Cancers for Macrophage-Mediated DestructionVaccaro, K., et al. | April 19, 2024Macrophage immune checkpoint inhibitors, such as anti-CD47 antibodies, show promise in clinical trials for solid…karnottApril 19, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Episymbiotic Saccharibacteria TM7x Modulates the Susceptibility of Its Host Bacteria to Phage Infection and Promotes Their CoexistenceZhong, Q., et al. | April 15, 2024The factors influencing the interaction between phages and bacteria, as well as their long-term coexistence,…karnottApril 15, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week Discovery of Antibiotics That Selectively Kill Metabolically Dormant BacteriaZheng, E., et al. | April 10, 2024There is a need to discover and develop non-toxic antibiotics that are effective against metabolically…karnottApril 10, 2024 Read More
Spotlight A Discussion on Ketogenic Diet and Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer with Dr. Abha AggarwalScience in Boston | February 19, 2020Dr. Abha Agarwal is a Research Fellow in Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in…sciencecityFebruary 19, 2020 Read More
Spotlight Personalized Cardiac Precision Medicine with Dr. Rameen Shakur!Science in Boston | November 22, 2019Dr. Rameen Shakur, MD PhD, is an academic cardiologist, biologist and personalized medicine researcher, the…sciencecityNovember 22, 2019 Read More
Local News How to Realize the Immense Promise of Gene EditingHarvard Medical School | April 22, 2024The world stands on the edge of an era when gene editing can address many…karnottApril 22, 2024 Read More
Local News Ragon Faculty Sheds Light on Intricate Functions of Resident Tissue Macrophages (RTM’s) Which Extend Beyond Immune DefenseRagon Institute | April 19, 2024The lab of the Ragon Institute faculty member Hernandez Moura Silva, PhD, recently published a…karnottApril 19, 2024 Read More
Local News Women in STEM — a Celebration of Excellence and CuriosityMIT News | April 18, 2024What better way to commemorate Women's History Month and International Women's Day than to give …karnottApril 18, 2024 Read More
Local News From Neurons to Learning and MemoryMcGovern Institute | April 18, 2024Mark Harnett, an associate professor at MIT, still remembers the first time he saw electrical…karnottApril 18, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles New Fellowship Program with Center for Brain ScienceHarvard University Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology | April 18, 2024The NTT Research Foundation announced the new Harvard University Center for Brain Science-NTT Fellowship Program…karnottApril 18, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Ragon Institute Introduces Catherine Othieno Sempa Memorial Post Baccalaureate Scholars ProgramRagon Institute | March 15, 2024The Catherine Othieno Sempa* Memorial Post Baccalaureate Scholars Program engages talented college graduates from HBCUs…karnottMarch 15, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles And the 2023 MGRI Image Awards Winners Are…Bench Press | January 30, 2024The wait is over! Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2023 MGRI Image…karnottJanuary 30, 2024 Read More
Interesting Articles Rebuilding Public Trust in ScienceThe Brink | October 20, 2023BU science communication scholars say it’s crucial for higher ed institutions to incentivize public outreach…sciencecityOctober 20, 2023 Read More
Awards Mary Munson, Craig Peterson Named American Association for the Advancement of Science FellowsUMass Chan Medical School | April 22, 2024Mary Munson, PhD, professor of biochemistry & molecular biotechnology, vice chair of diversity for the…karnottApril 22, 2024 Read More
Awards Alejandro Rondon Ortiz Receives Brenton R. Lutz AwardBoston University Biology | April 17, 2024Alejandro Rondon Ortiz, a Biology PhD student in the Wolozin Lab, received the 2024 Brenton…karnottApril 17, 2024 Read More
Awards Jaice Rottenberg Receives Charles Terner AwardBoston University | April 16, 2024Jaice Rottenberg, a fifth-year CM Ph.D. student in the Fuxman Bass Lab, received the 2024…karnottApril 16, 2024 Read More
Awards Dr. Avrum Spira to Co-lead Project to Intercept Lung CancerBoston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine | April 15, 2024Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, with someone…karnottApril 15, 2024 Read More
Awards Tufts Medical Center Researcher Studying Pulmonary Hypertension in Kidney Patients Awarded Clinical Scientist in Nephrology Fellowship by American Kidney FundTufts Medicine | April 12, 2024The American Kidney Fund (AKF) announced the recipients of this year's Clinical Scientist in Nephrology…karnottApril 12, 2024 Read More
Awards Revolutionizing Cancer Immunotherapy for Melanoma and BeyondMassachusetts General Hospital | April 10, 2024A team of researchers and physician-investigators at Massachusetts General Hospital are among the inaugural winners…karnottApril 10, 2024 Read More
Awards Brandon DeKosky One of Five MIT Faculty Members Awarded by Cancer Grand ChallengesRagon Institute | April 5, 2024Ragon core member and MIT associate professor of chemical engineering Brandon DeKosky, PhD, was one…karnottApril 5, 2024 Read More
Awards Physics Professor Mohamed Amine Gharbi Receives NSF CAREER AwardUMass Boston | April 2, 2024Assistant Professor of Physics Mohamed Amine Gharbi has been honored with a Faculty Early Career…karnottApril 2, 2024 Read More
Awards Accelerating Cancer ResearchHarvard Medical School | March 29, 2024Eleven Harvard Medical School researchers have received awards from the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation.…karnottMarch 29, 2024 Read More
Awards What Causes Osteoarthritis? BU Researchers Win $46 Million Grant to Pursue Answers and Find New TreatmentsThe Brink | March 28, 2024Anyone who suffers from osteoarthritis knows the symptoms all too well—joint pain and stiffness, loss…karnottMarch 28, 2024 Read More
Publications of the Week BCAA-Nitrogen Flux in Brown Fat Controls Metabolic Health Independent of ThermogenesisVerkerke, A., et al. | April 23, 2024Brown adipose tissue (BAT) is best known for thermogenesis. Rodent studies demonstrated that enhanced BAT…karnottApril 23, 2024 Read More
Local News How to Realize the Immense Promise of Gene EditingHarvard Medical School | April 22, 2024The world stands on the edge of an era when gene editing can address many…karnottApril 22, 2024 Read More
Awards Mary Munson, Craig Peterson Named American Association for the Advancement of Science FellowsUMass Chan Medical School | April 22, 2024Mary Munson, PhD, professor of biochemistry & molecular biotechnology, vice chair of diversity for the…karnottApril 22, 2024 Read More