Our talented undergraduate researcher, Terry Chen, will be presenting his work on activity-based tumor profiling at #BMES2025 this Saturday, Oct 11. We're excited to watch Terry take the next step in his career as he applies to graduate schools this fall!

We're recruiting a lab technician to assist with our ongoing liquid biopsy projects. Please encourage those with relevant experience to apply. Feel free to contact me with questions! tinyurl.com/prattlabtech

I’m thrilled that the *first* Pratt Lab paper is now out in BioTechniques! This work builds on our published MED-Amp assay, which improves ctDNA detection from low-input (<10 ng/mL) plasma by ~40% compared to targeted NGS and conventional ddPCR. (1/8)

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We are thrilled that our newest collaboration was selected for a Dean's Catalyst Award! This support advances our efforts to develop a new class of cell-deliverable activity-based probes that will enable higher-resolution measurements of intracellular kinase activity.

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Rain or shine, @prattlab.bsky.social will always be enthusiastic participants for #PanCANPurpleStride! It is a privilege to honor patients, families, and caregivers. The mission of advancing pancreatic cancer research is more important than ever. Thank you @pancan.bsky.social and PanCAN Boston!

Don't miss Loran Gliford's poster presentation at #USHUPO2025 on Tuesday, Feb 25! She will be presenting our latest work developing cell-based methylation assays.

Prof. Pratt is among seven early-career recipients recognized for their innovative research. She is the first ever recipient from Boston University in the award’s 48-year history. Scholars receive up to $110,000 annually for up to five years to advance their research.

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Happy to see #PrattLab has arrived to GRC Bioanalytical Sensors! This is their first ~*PI-free*~ conference outing. If you're around please say hello and stop by their posters! @GordonConf #GRC

The second Pratt Lab candidate takes the floor! Congratulations to Maren on an excellent presentation and prospectus defense. Very proud!

The first Pratt Lab PhD candidate has entered the building! Congratulations to Colin on successfully passing his prospectus defense 🎉🎉🎉. Very proud!

Colin gave a presentation on increasing the multiplexing capacity and sensitivity of digital PCR assays for nucleic acid detection. Maren presented a poster on tumor targeting activity-based probes for kinase profiling. Both did an amazing job! Congrats to all.

And an amazing #BMES2023 has come to a close! This was a fantastic and supportive environment for presenting research from our young laboratory. We're looking forward to Baltimore in 2024!

Don't miss these great presentations at The Pratt Lab's inaugural BMES Meeting this week! Come to learn more about minimally invasive cancer diagnostics. Hope to see you all there!