Science in Boston

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News of a hantavirus outbreak has filled headlines. Here is what Dr. Marieke Rosenbaum, an Asst. Professor of Infectious Disease & Global Health at @TuftsUniversity, says the public needs to know about hantaviruses and how to protect against the disease: bit.ly/4tFdjqh

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A new study led by the Shalek Lab at the @ragoninstitute shows how a protein called LAT coordinates the many signals that drive #TCellActivation. Learn more about the work from the first authors, Dr. Adam Rubin and Tyler Dao: bit.ly/4d8sTWz

A new study from the lab of Dr. @Anders_S_Hansen at @MIT suggests that #chromatin moves in distinct ways that help regulate gene expression and DNA repair, revealing how genes interact within the crowded nucleus over timescales from microseconds to hours. 🧬⏳ Read more: bit.ly/3P1uZyp

Election to @theNASciences has been announced! Congratulations to all the amazing Boston researchers who have entered their ranks. Check out some of the announcements. 👇 @mcgovernmit: bit.ly/4dcaLdd @DanaFarber: bit.ly/3P9iqAU @Harvard: bit.ly/4dgs90p

The @ragoninstitute is welcoming Dr. Caroline Sokol into their ranks! A physician-scientist specializing in #allergy and #immunology, Dr. Sokol studies how the immune system recognizes and responds to allergens. Learn about her work: bit.ly/48zatM1

Three @MIT rising seniors have been selected to receive 2026 Barry Goldwater Scholarships! 🎈 Congratulations to Deeksha Kumaresh, Anna Liu, and Charlotte Myers: bit.ly/4cUv1zW

🌆 Boston, through the eyes of its scientists! 🧬 This insider’s guide goes beyond the usual spots, featuring recommendations and reflections from local life science researchers. Explore how Boston fuels both innovation and everyday inspiration: bit.ly/3Pj4Fjf

🪲 @tufts researchers are using AI and machine learning to more quickly identify potential narrow-spectrum antibiotics to prevent and treat #LymeDisease. Learn about the major strides by Drs. Linden Hu and Maha Farhat: bit.ly/3OWqg0F

A #GeneTherapy designed by @UMassChan's Drs. Dan Wang and Guangping Gao to correct mutations that cause two different genetic forms of maple syrup urine disease (#MSUD) has been licensed to the biotech company Plowshare Therapies. 🧐 Learn more: bit.ly/4n5exK8

A number of people living with #HIV are able to durably suppress the virus after stopping antiretroviral therapy. A new study from the Gaiha Lab at the @ragoninstitute helps explain why, pointing to an immune cell that could help design better therapies: bit.ly/4tJnUl7

Dr. Sophie Claudel from @The_BMC has received a research grant from the American Kidney Fund’s Clinical Scientist in Nephrology Program. This will support her research into chronic kidney disease. Congratulations Dr. Claudel! bit.ly/3QDR2eP

Does a genetic defect found in colorectal cancer accompany the disease or does it trigger it? @harvardmed researchers found that deleting the gene, #COSMC, in a mouse model led to #ColorectalCancer development. 🥽Abstract: bit.ly/4ub41TT 📑News: bit.ly/4mHXf5i

A new study from the Dang Lab (@EricVDang1) at the @ragoninstitute has found that the body’s #ImmuneSystem inadvertently protects a dangerous fungus from being destroyed. This can help to explain why certain infections linger in the lungs for years: bit.ly/3ODDlMc

Dr. Xuesong He of the @ForsythResearch has been named a Distinguished Scientist in Research in Oral Biology by the International Association of Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research! 🦷 Congratulations Dr. He: bit.ly/4vHsgujhttps:/…

Researchers at @WhiteheadInst identify two complementary mechanisms that allow cells to preserve #StemCell potential while adopting distinct identities. Learn about the work from Dr. @AmelieRaz and the @yamashitaflylab: bit.ly/4899pOF

How do nervous systems produce behaviors? A new @MIT study provides a detailed mechanistic mapping of exactly what happens in the brains of C. elegans worms when they “follow their nose” to savor attractive odors or avoid unappealing ones. 🪱: bit.ly/4cqNa87

How are Boston researchers contributing to the historic Artemis II mission? 🚀 The AVATAR project is providing proof-of-concept for including human #OrganChips on future missions to assess the effects of spaceflight on the human body: bit.ly/4crlIae @wyssinstitute

Leukemia is adept at dodging the immune system. To combat this, @broadinstitute researchers identified a key part of the cancer’s disguise: the protein CD43. CD43 sits on the surface of #leukemia cells, creating a sugar barrier to block the immune system: bit.ly/4t69lYo

MIT engineers show they can accurately measure blood glucose by shining near-infrared light on the skin. news.mit.edu/2025/noninvasi…