Author: Nesrine Hadjiat

Announcement for the TL1 Fellowships in Regenerative Medicine

We are delighted to announce that the BU CTSI will support several predoctoral and postdoctoral fellows as part the CTSI training program in Regenerative Medicine. Students and Faculty interested in this support should submit the following materials by April 14, 2023. If you are interested in this support please submit an application and review the required materials and criteria […]

NCATS-NIH E-Newsletter January 28, 2021

Volume 10 │ Issue 11│ January 28, 2020 DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE Join us for virtual Rare Disease Day at NIH on Monday, March 1 to help raise awareness about rare diseases. COVID-19 pushed the scientific community – let us resolve to address research and treatments in the same way for those living with rare diseases. Read More WHAT’S […]

NIH Research Matter – January 26, 2021

Opioid addiction | Heart transplant rejection | COVID-19 immunity National Institutes of Health (NIH) sent this bulletin on 01/26/2021 02:00 PM EST COVID-19 is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation, and we at NIH are doing everything we can toward the development of diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines. You can find the latest public health information from […]

BU Researchers Identify Genetic Dependencies in Tumors that have Undergone Whole Genome Doubling

Findings could be paradigm-shifting for cancer treatments (Boston)—Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified proteins that are essential for the viability of whole-genome doubled tumor cells, yet non-essential to normal cells that comprise the majority of human tissue. “Exploiting these vulnerabilities represents a highly significant and currently untapped opportunity for therapeutic intervention, […]

FIRST Funding Opportunities and Technical Assistance Webinar Jan. 25, 2021

FIRST Funding Opportunities and Technical Assistance Webinar Jan. 25 The NIH-supported biomedical research workforce is more likely to thrive in environments that support diversity and inclusiveness. To this end, the NIH Common Fund is launching the Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) program with the goal of fostering inclusive excellence at NIH-funded institutions and […]