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Your complete source for life science news and events in the Greater Boston Area. Brought to you by the Science in the City program at @STEMCELLTech.
Cambridge, MA
Joined September 2017
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Drs. Lina Marcela Carmona and Nils Grotehans from @UMassChan has received awards from the American Federation for Aging Research and the Glenn Foundation. Congratulations to both researchers! https://t.co/zyfcm4kWxC
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We're having a great time at the Boston ISSCR PSC-Derived Therapies Symposium, but the fun isn't over! 🤩 Remember to stop by booth #18 for a chance to win a prize and chat with our team!
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Thanks to everyone who attended our Innovation Showcase by Dr. Andrew Gaffney and Dr. Janet Rothberg from @CCRM! 👋 See you tomorrow for Day 2 of the Boston ISSCR PSC-Derived Therapies Symposium!
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Glioblastoma is the most common form of brain cancer in adults, and its consequences are usually quick and fatal. A study from the @kochinstitute profiling antigens presented on immune and tumor cells in co-culture points to new strategies for attacking #glioblastoma:
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There is new hope for women with postpartum depression who have not responded to standard therapies. @UMassChan is testing a fast-acting, drug-free therapy that could help. Learn about the clinical trial: https://t.co/iTDdxXmN27
#postpartum #ClinicalTrial #WomensHealth #PPD
umassmed.edu
UMass Chan researchers are studying a magnetic stimulation therapy that may quickly relieve postpartum depression.
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Ankyra has dosed its first patient with ANK‑101 (anchored IL‑12 drug conjugate), developed with support from KI and the Marble Center. The drug will be tested with checkpoint blockade therapy in lung cancer patients. https://t.co/jmzQCp47A3
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🚨 @MIT postdoc Dr. @bresci_arianna is the lead author of a new study that shows researchers can accurately measure blood glucose by shining near-infrared light on the skin. This noninvasive imaging could replace finger pricks for people with #diabetes: https://t.co/mifU02n454
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A new study from researchers at @BUMedicine shows that a treatment made up of #ExtracellularVesicles released by stem cells in bone marrow can slow and even reverse certain aspects of normal age-related #MemoryDecline. 🧠 Learn more: https://t.co/yIIa3Lutl7
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Dr. Naoshige Uchida from @MCB_Harvard has been named the Jeff C.Tarr Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology! 🧠 Dr. Uchida is a leading neuroscientist whose work has reshaped our understanding of learning, decision-making, and sensory processing. Congratulations!
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✂️ #CRISPR research by Dr. George Church (@geochurch) inactivated all 62 copies of porcine endogenous retrovirus. 🐖 Now, eGenesis at @wyssinstitute & @harvardmed builds upon this work to develop safe and effective pig organs for #xenotransplantation: https://t.co/5XRwPZEk8n
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📢 @ImmunologyAAI invites you to submit abstracts of unpublished, original research for presentation at #IMMUNOLOGY2026™. This dynamic opportunity to showcase your research empowers you to connect, collaborate, advance your career, and access cutting-edge research. Submit &
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Yesterday, Ragon and @tecdemonterrey held our first joint symposium on metabolic health and immunity—one year after launching our partnership. Researchers shared work on HIV vaccines, TB, cardiac disease, and more. Thank you to all who participated! #GlobalHealth #Partnership
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Mapped to purrfection: Burge Lab researchers have developed KATMAP, a new framework for predicting gene splicing. KATMAP enables deeper investigation into how splicing mutations drive disease and how nucleic acid therapies reshape splicing. https://t.co/aE5l423elt
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Drs. Matthew Meyerson and Heidi Greulich from the @broadinstitute sit down and discuss how they and @Bayer scientists developed the first FDA-approved #CancerDrug to come from a Broad scientific discovery. 🤝 Learn more about their academic-industry alliance:
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When surgeons repair tissues, they’re currently limited to mechanical solutions like sutures and staples, which can cause their own damage. Now, Tissium is offering surgeons a new solution based on a biopolymer technology first developed at MIT.
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MIT spinout Tissium offers surgeons a new solution for suture-free nerve repair. The company’s flexible, biocompatible polymers conform to surrounding tissues, attaching to them in order to repair...
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LAST CALL! Nominations close Friday, Dec. 5 for the Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology 🏆. Nominate: https://t.co/wGD5Zkh2Ny The 2025 Merkin Prize was awarded to the pioneering scientists behind CAR T-cell therapy. Learn more: https://t.co/1wglJLxOR6 Video credit: HPN Health
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Congratulations to Maxwell Stukalin and 13 other @UMassChan students honored by the Worcester District Medical Society for their contributions to the community: https://t.co/6ZPSGWJu9R Stukalin received the Worcester Medical Library Medical Student Achievement Award. #community
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The award is given to a UMass Chan medical student who has demonstrated outstanding skills in leadership, advocacy and service.
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After an extensive analysis by scientists at @mcgovernmit, neuroscientists now have an atlas detailing #astrocytes’ dynamic diversity. 🗺️ Check out the work from Dr. Guoping Feng's lab. 👇 In the news: https://t.co/HnzYBKlVmP In @NeuroCellPress: https://t.co/RH7zP7jaQT
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MIT neurobiologists tracked how >200 motor neurons in fruit flies each edited their RNA, cataloging 100s of target sites and varying editing rates. Scores of edits altered proteins involved in neural communication and function. https://t.co/VbkJtwwq1R
@MITBiology @ScienceMIT
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When MIT neurobiologists tracked how more than 200 motor neurons in fruit flies each edited their RNA, they cataloged hundreds of target sites and widely varying editing rates. Scores of edits...
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