Collins appointed 2016 Allen Distinguished Investigator
James Collins, Termeer Professor of Medical Engineering and Science at the MIT Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, Professor of Biological Engineering at MIT, Institute Member of the Broad Institute at MIT and Harvard, and Core Founding Faculty at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University has…
Read MoreTaking on melanoma, one cell at a time
In step toward personalized medicine, researchers are using single-cell analysis to unravel cancer’s secrets. The following is adapted from a Q&A published today by the Broad Institute. Single-cell analysis is a groundbreaking approach now being used across biological fields to explore a common problem: how to study cellular diversity in cell environments…
Read MoreOxygen deprivation counters deadly mitochondrial disease in animals
For most creatures, oxygen is life. But biology is complicated, and researchers hoping to treat diseases in which our cells’ energy-providing machinery is faulty now suggest the opposite may also be true: Depriving cells of oxygen could be a boon to health. The unexpected idea has been tested only in…
Read MoreHST MEMP Alumni Profile: Tim Padera
Fighting Cancer and Disease, One Lymph Node at a Time Timothy P. Padera, MEMP PhD, ‘03, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School Tim Padera works to fight cancer and disease by focusing his research on a far-reaching system of the body—the lymphatic system. As part…
Read MoreSepsis-curing device wins new health care prize
Sepsis is a surprisingly common life-threatening illness in U.S. hospitals, contributing to as many as half of all deaths there, according to a 2014 study by the Journal of the American Medical Association. Around 250,000 Americans die each year from the condition, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has…
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