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The Earth is in crisis, and we need solutions. The Wyss' Sustainable Futures Initiative is tackling this Grand Challenge by re-designing the systems we rely on, from farming to materials and manufacturing, to become planet-friendly with high-performance and scalable features.
Sustainable Futures: creating a healthy planet for all
By Seth Kroll The planet’s health directly impacts human health. Plastic pollution, unsustainable manufacturing, and carbon-intensive material production are accelerating a planetary crisis that…
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November 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The Earth is in crisis, and we need solutions. The Wyss' Sustainable Futures Initiative is tackling this Grand Challenge by re-designing the systems we rely on, from farming to materials and manufacturing, to become planet-friendly with high-performance and scalable features.
🤓 New tech alert!
3DModeler is a new software program developed by Dr. Ata Kiapour and colleagues at @bostonchildrens.bsky.social . It uses 3D imaging and AI to support the diagnosis and treatment of hip conditions: https://on.bchil.org/44wYDjj
#Orthopedics
3DModeler is a new software program developed by Dr. Ata Kiapour and colleagues at @bostonchildrens.bsky.social . It uses 3D imaging and AI to support the diagnosis and treatment of hip conditions: https://on.bchil.org/44wYDjj
#Orthopedics
November 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
🤓 New tech alert!
3DModeler is a new software program developed by Dr. Ata Kiapour and colleagues at @bostonchildrens.bsky.social . It uses 3D imaging and AI to support the diagnosis and treatment of hip conditions: https://on.bchil.org/44wYDjj
#Orthopedics
3DModeler is a new software program developed by Dr. Ata Kiapour and colleagues at @bostonchildrens.bsky.social . It uses 3D imaging and AI to support the diagnosis and treatment of hip conditions: https://on.bchil.org/44wYDjj
#Orthopedics
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Jacqueline Garcia, MD, is exploring ongoing clinical research to test novel triplet therapies for safety and efficacy with a precision medicine approach for patients with acute myeloid leukemia. Explore the latest updates: bit.ly/3LmZEUC
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Jacqueline Garcia, MD, is exploring ongoing clinical research to test novel triplet therapies for safety and efficacy with a precision medicine approach for patients with acute myeloid leukemia. Explore the latest updates: bit.ly/3LmZEUC
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has awarded a $100 million, 5-year grant to the Sentinel project at @broadinstitute.org.
😷 Drs. Christian Happi & Pardis Sabeti will create a system to detect outbreaks in real time, preventing them from becoming pandemics: https://bit.ly/483My7H
😷 Drs. Christian Happi & Pardis Sabeti will create a system to detect outbreaks in real time, preventing them from becoming pandemics: https://bit.ly/483My7H
November 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has awarded a $100 million, 5-year grant to the Sentinel project at @broadinstitute.org.
😷 Drs. Christian Happi & Pardis Sabeti will create a system to detect outbreaks in real time, preventing them from becoming pandemics: https://bit.ly/483My7H
😷 Drs. Christian Happi & Pardis Sabeti will create a system to detect outbreaks in real time, preventing them from becoming pandemics: https://bit.ly/483My7H
Are you heading to the #ISSCR2025 Boston International Symposium on December 11–12?
👋 Come say hello to our team and learn how we’re supporting innovation in stem cell science.
Stay tuned for details on where to find us, what we’ll be presenting, and how you can engage with us.
👋 Come say hello to our team and learn how we’re supporting innovation in stem cell science.
Stay tuned for details on where to find us, what we’ll be presenting, and how you can engage with us.
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Are you heading to the #ISSCR2025 Boston International Symposium on December 11–12?
👋 Come say hello to our team and learn how we’re supporting innovation in stem cell science.
Stay tuned for details on where to find us, what we’ll be presenting, and how you can engage with us.
👋 Come say hello to our team and learn how we’re supporting innovation in stem cell science.
Stay tuned for details on where to find us, what we’ll be presenting, and how you can engage with us.
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Join us Saturday, December 6, for Careers of Tomorrow where we will focus on supporting equitable workforce development in STEM careers. The showcase includes a job fair, mentorship opportunities, panels, talks, activities, headshots, and more. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3XgcmXT
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Join us Saturday, December 6, for Careers of Tomorrow where we will focus on supporting equitable workforce development in STEM careers. The showcase includes a job fair, mentorship opportunities, panels, talks, activities, headshots, and more. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3XgcmXT
A general strategy for tackling diseases caused by premature stop codons is using suppressor tRNAs (sup-tRNAs).
Sarah Pierce & the Liu lab at the @broadinstitute.org have developed PERT, a strategy to rescue nonsense mutations by converting tRNA to sup-tRNA: https://go.nature.com/47UuKf7
Sarah Pierce & the Liu lab at the @broadinstitute.org have developed PERT, a strategy to rescue nonsense mutations by converting tRNA to sup-tRNA: https://go.nature.com/47UuKf7
November 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
A general strategy for tackling diseases caused by premature stop codons is using suppressor tRNAs (sup-tRNAs).
Sarah Pierce & the Liu lab at the @broadinstitute.org have developed PERT, a strategy to rescue nonsense mutations by converting tRNA to sup-tRNA: https://go.nature.com/47UuKf7
Sarah Pierce & the Liu lab at the @broadinstitute.org have developed PERT, a strategy to rescue nonsense mutations by converting tRNA to sup-tRNA: https://go.nature.com/47UuKf7
🤩 @harvardmed.bsky.social has announced 10 recipients of the Blavatnik Institute Early Career Investigator Awards. Totaling $5 million, these grants are designed to fuel high-potential research conducted by exceptional junior faculty members.
Congratulations to all awardees! https://bit.ly/4aaK7RU
Congratulations to all awardees! https://bit.ly/4aaK7RU
November 21, 2025 at 12:30 AM
🤩 @harvardmed.bsky.social has announced 10 recipients of the Blavatnik Institute Early Career Investigator Awards. Totaling $5 million, these grants are designed to fuel high-potential research conducted by exceptional junior faculty members.
Congratulations to all awardees! https://bit.ly/4aaK7RU
Congratulations to all awardees! https://bit.ly/4aaK7RU
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BU’s Lauren Kearney, MD, has received the Veterans Affairs Research Scholar Award from the LUNGetvity Foundation for her study “Co-Design and Pilot Testing a LCS Awareness Toolkit for Black Veterans”: bit.ly/3KfFRWT
Lauren Kearney, MD, Receives $100,000 Grant from LUNGevity | Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
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November 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
BU’s Lauren Kearney, MD, has received the Veterans Affairs Research Scholar Award from the LUNGetvity Foundation for her study “Co-Design and Pilot Testing a LCS Awareness Toolkit for Black Veterans”: bit.ly/3KfFRWT
New work using cGAS #LipidNanoparticles shows how cancer cells can be used to contribute to their own elimination.
Check out the work from Drs. Alexander Cryer and Natalie Artzi at the @wyssinstitute.bsky.social and Brigham and Women’s Hospital: https://bit.ly/49terHm
Check out the work from Drs. Alexander Cryer and Natalie Artzi at the @wyssinstitute.bsky.social and Brigham and Women’s Hospital: https://bit.ly/49terHm
November 20, 2025 at 12:42 AM
New work using cGAS #LipidNanoparticles shows how cancer cells can be used to contribute to their own elimination.
Check out the work from Drs. Alexander Cryer and Natalie Artzi at the @wyssinstitute.bsky.social and Brigham and Women’s Hospital: https://bit.ly/49terHm
Check out the work from Drs. Alexander Cryer and Natalie Artzi at the @wyssinstitute.bsky.social and Brigham and Women’s Hospital: https://bit.ly/49terHm
A new study led by the Bryson Lab at the @ragoninstitute.bsky.social lays out a practical roadmap for making better #tuberculosis vaccines.
They're using immunopeptidomics to see which TB proteins infected human immune cells display for CD4 T cells: https://bit.ly/49lmrtU
They're using immunopeptidomics to see which TB proteins infected human immune cells display for CD4 T cells: https://bit.ly/49lmrtU
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
A new study led by the Bryson Lab at the @ragoninstitute.bsky.social lays out a practical roadmap for making better #tuberculosis vaccines.
They're using immunopeptidomics to see which TB proteins infected human immune cells display for CD4 T cells: https://bit.ly/49lmrtU
They're using immunopeptidomics to see which TB proteins infected human immune cells display for CD4 T cells: https://bit.ly/49lmrtU
A new delivery particle developed in the Anderson lab at @mit.edu could make #mRNA vaccines more effective and potentially lower the cost per vaccine dose.
🔎 Press release: https://bit.ly/4i4TAfD
🧪 Abstract in Nature Nanotechnology: https://go.nature.com/3JI8tId
🔎 Press release: https://bit.ly/4i4TAfD
🧪 Abstract in Nature Nanotechnology: https://go.nature.com/3JI8tId
November 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
A new delivery particle developed in the Anderson lab at @mit.edu could make #mRNA vaccines more effective and potentially lower the cost per vaccine dose.
🔎 Press release: https://bit.ly/4i4TAfD
🧪 Abstract in Nature Nanotechnology: https://go.nature.com/3JI8tId
🔎 Press release: https://bit.ly/4i4TAfD
🧪 Abstract in Nature Nanotechnology: https://go.nature.com/3JI8tId
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We’ve just released a series of ESMO video highlights covering the latest breakthroughs in breast cancer research and care. 🎥💡
Catch all the videos here and stay informed with the newest insights from ESMO!
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Catch all the videos here and stay informed with the newest insights from ESMO!
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Breast Cancer Breakthroughs: ESMO25 Highlights - YouTube
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November 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
We’ve just released a series of ESMO video highlights covering the latest breakthroughs in breast cancer research and care. 🎥💡
Catch all the videos here and stay informed with the newest insights from ESMO!
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Catch all the videos here and stay informed with the newest insights from ESMO!
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
🧠 @mit.edu researchers have invented a 3D human brain #TissueCulture composed of all six major cell types.
This is opening up new avenues for disease research and drug discovery. Learn more about the "miBrains" from the Tsai lab: https://bit.ly/49PJe11
This is opening up new avenues for disease research and drug discovery. Learn more about the "miBrains" from the Tsai lab: https://bit.ly/49PJe11
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
🧠 @mit.edu researchers have invented a 3D human brain #TissueCulture composed of all six major cell types.
This is opening up new avenues for disease research and drug discovery. Learn more about the "miBrains" from the Tsai lab: https://bit.ly/49PJe11
This is opening up new avenues for disease research and drug discovery. Learn more about the "miBrains" from the Tsai lab: https://bit.ly/49PJe11
📝 Thirty-eight @danafarber.bsky.social researchers have been named to the Highly Cited Researchers list of 2025, released by the Institute for Scientific Information at @clarivate.com !
🧐 https://bit.ly/43wObId
#BostonScience
🧐 https://bit.ly/43wObId
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November 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
📝 Thirty-eight @danafarber.bsky.social researchers have been named to the Highly Cited Researchers list of 2025, released by the Institute for Scientific Information at @clarivate.com !
🧐 https://bit.ly/43wObId
#BostonScience
🧐 https://bit.ly/43wObId
#BostonScience
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Save the date! @isscr.org, @alleninstitute.org & @socdevbio.bsky.social are collaborating to present a 3-day scientific symposium led by early-career scientists. The Stem Cell & Developmental Biology Early Career Symposium will be held September 23-25, 2026 in Seattle, WA. Learn more: bit.ly/4p98dkv
November 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Save the date! @isscr.org, @alleninstitute.org & @socdevbio.bsky.social are collaborating to present a 3-day scientific symposium led by early-career scientists. The Stem Cell & Developmental Biology Early Career Symposium will be held September 23-25, 2026 in Seattle, WA. Learn more: bit.ly/4p98dkv
💡 Researchers from the @wyssinstitute.bsky.social have showed they can use messenger RNA to activate the pathway and trigger the immune system to attack tumors!
Check out the work from the Artzi lab in PNAS: https://bit.ly/4oBNqGe
Press release: https://bit.ly/447OtFD
Check out the work from the Artzi lab in PNAS: https://bit.ly/4oBNqGe
Press release: https://bit.ly/447OtFD
November 13, 2025 at 2:02 AM
💡 Researchers from the @wyssinstitute.bsky.social have showed they can use messenger RNA to activate the pathway and trigger the immune system to attack tumors!
Check out the work from the Artzi lab in PNAS: https://bit.ly/4oBNqGe
Press release: https://bit.ly/447OtFD
Check out the work from the Artzi lab in PNAS: https://bit.ly/4oBNqGe
Press release: https://bit.ly/447OtFD
🪩 Dr. Joshua Sanes from @harvardmcb.bsky.social has been awarded the 2025 Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience from the Society for Neuroscience.
The Gerard Prize, the society’s most prestigious honor, recognizes lifetime achievement in neuroscience: https://bit.ly/3WP91iq
The Gerard Prize, the society’s most prestigious honor, recognizes lifetime achievement in neuroscience: https://bit.ly/3WP91iq
November 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
🪩 Dr. Joshua Sanes from @harvardmcb.bsky.social has been awarded the 2025 Ralph W. Gerard Prize in Neuroscience from the Society for Neuroscience.
The Gerard Prize, the society’s most prestigious honor, recognizes lifetime achievement in neuroscience: https://bit.ly/3WP91iq
The Gerard Prize, the society’s most prestigious honor, recognizes lifetime achievement in neuroscience: https://bit.ly/3WP91iq
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During Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, we’re highlighting new research from Dana-Farber, @mit.edu, and the @broadinstitute.org revealing potential new ways to harness the immune system against pancreatic cancer. Learn more: bit.ly/3Wt0qBN
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
During Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month, we’re highlighting new research from Dana-Farber, @mit.edu, and the @broadinstitute.org revealing potential new ways to harness the immune system against pancreatic cancer. Learn more: bit.ly/3Wt0qBN
💊 @mit.edu researchers in the Hammond and Irvine labs have designed nanoparticles that deliver an immune-stimulating molecule, IL-12, directly to #OvarianTumors.
When given along with checkpoint inhibitors, IL-12 helps the immune system attack cancer cells: https://bit.ly/4ozbI3U
When given along with checkpoint inhibitors, IL-12 helps the immune system attack cancer cells: https://bit.ly/4ozbI3U
November 7, 2025 at 1:50 AM
💊 @mit.edu researchers in the Hammond and Irvine labs have designed nanoparticles that deliver an immune-stimulating molecule, IL-12, directly to #OvarianTumors.
When given along with checkpoint inhibitors, IL-12 helps the immune system attack cancer cells: https://bit.ly/4ozbI3U
When given along with checkpoint inhibitors, IL-12 helps the immune system attack cancer cells: https://bit.ly/4ozbI3U
Investigators at @umasschan.bsky.social received a $6.6 million grant from the NIH to evaluate potential gene editing technologies to correct granulin mutations.
Congratulations Drs. Scot Wolfe, Fen-Biao Gao, Erik Sontheimer, and Jonathan Watts: https://bit.ly/43TnHAJ
Congratulations Drs. Scot Wolfe, Fen-Biao Gao, Erik Sontheimer, and Jonathan Watts: https://bit.ly/43TnHAJ
November 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Investigators at @umasschan.bsky.social received a $6.6 million grant from the NIH to evaluate potential gene editing technologies to correct granulin mutations.
Congratulations Drs. Scot Wolfe, Fen-Biao Gao, Erik Sontheimer, and Jonathan Watts: https://bit.ly/43TnHAJ
Congratulations Drs. Scot Wolfe, Fen-Biao Gao, Erik Sontheimer, and Jonathan Watts: https://bit.ly/43TnHAJ
A new study, led by the Kwon Lab ( @ragoninstitute.bsky.social ) and Xavier Lab ( @broadinstitute.org ), shows that HIV infection and common antiretroviral drugs change the gut microbiome in distinct, geography-dependent ways.
📰: https://bit.ly/4qCw0ux
📝 Nature: https://go.nature.com/4nzH7ld
📰: https://bit.ly/4qCw0ux
📝 Nature: https://go.nature.com/4nzH7ld
November 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
A new study, led by the Kwon Lab ( @ragoninstitute.bsky.social ) and Xavier Lab ( @broadinstitute.org ), shows that HIV infection and common antiretroviral drugs change the gut microbiome in distinct, geography-dependent ways.
📰: https://bit.ly/4qCw0ux
📝 Nature: https://go.nature.com/4nzH7ld
📰: https://bit.ly/4qCw0ux
📝 Nature: https://go.nature.com/4nzH7ld
A new @ragoninstitute.bsky.social study shows that a single mRNA-based vaccine mix can jump-start the early steps toward several promising HIV-fighting antibodies at the same time.
Learn more about the work from Drs. Xuesong Wang, Zhenfei Xie, and Yu Yan in the Batista lab: https://bit.ly/3WExxmd
Learn more about the work from Drs. Xuesong Wang, Zhenfei Xie, and Yu Yan in the Batista lab: https://bit.ly/3WExxmd
November 4, 2025 at 3:04 AM
A new @ragoninstitute.bsky.social study shows that a single mRNA-based vaccine mix can jump-start the early steps toward several promising HIV-fighting antibodies at the same time.
Learn more about the work from Drs. Xuesong Wang, Zhenfei Xie, and Yu Yan in the Batista lab: https://bit.ly/3WExxmd
Learn more about the work from Drs. Xuesong Wang, Zhenfei Xie, and Yu Yan in the Batista lab: https://bit.ly/3WExxmd
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Happy Halloween! 🎃🦇
Bats are more than just Halloween icons — HHMI scientists are studying them to explore fundamental questions about the brain & behavior. Their discoveries could have important implications for other species, including humans. Read more: bit.ly/434gm18
Bats are more than just Halloween icons — HHMI scientists are studying them to explore fundamental questions about the brain & behavior. Their discoveries could have important implications for other species, including humans. Read more: bit.ly/434gm18
October 31, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Happy Halloween! 🎃🦇
Bats are more than just Halloween icons — HHMI scientists are studying them to explore fundamental questions about the brain & behavior. Their discoveries could have important implications for other species, including humans. Read more: bit.ly/434gm18
Bats are more than just Halloween icons — HHMI scientists are studying them to explore fundamental questions about the brain & behavior. Their discoveries could have important implications for other species, including humans. Read more: bit.ly/434gm18
Halloween in the lab means swapping pipettes for pumpkins (but maybe not at the same time). Whether you’re running gels or running from ghosts, we wish everyone a frightfully fun and scientifically sound Halloween! 👩🔬🧛♀️
🎃 Happy Halloween!
🎃 Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Halloween in the lab means swapping pipettes for pumpkins (but maybe not at the same time). Whether you’re running gels or running from ghosts, we wish everyone a frightfully fun and scientifically sound Halloween! 👩🔬🧛♀️
🎃 Happy Halloween!
🎃 Happy Halloween!