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Can we cure genetic diseases by rewriting DNA? David Liu shared his story of scientific discovery in a recent TED Talk:
David R. Liu: Can we cure genetic diseases by rewriting DNA?
New in STAT: Great video on the Human Cell Atlas and its efforts to map all of the cells in the human body. http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vMvvn
Cells are the building blocks of life. Scientists are making a map of them
Broad core member David Liu on genome editing, small molecule libraries, and stacking the odds in ones favor. http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vMnmp
David Liu
Karin Pelka awarded Stand Up To Cancer's first Peggy Prescott Award; the award will support research focused on bypassing immunotherapy resistance in colorectal cancer treatment. http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vMXDK
Stand Up To Cancer Grants First Peggy Prescott Award In Colorectal Cancer Research
In a #WhyIScience Q&A, Sumaiya Iqbal – a computer scientist by training – explains how she ended up working in the biomedical field, bringing math and computational power to bear on the fields of translational genetics and structural biology. http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vMC17
Sumaiya Iqbal is using computer science to bridge genetics and therapeutics
Andres Colubri of the Sabeti Lab developed a mobile app that helps teach students how to respond to disease outbreaks. He, Todd Brown, and Pardis Sabeti write about the project in WIRED: http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vMCUS
When It Comes to Disease, Why Wait for a Pandemic to Respond?
The goal of Broad’s Center for the Development of Therapeutics (CDoT) is to turn biological insights into new medicines. Learn more about CDoT from the people who work there: http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vMCv3
The goal of Broad’s Center for the Development of Therapeutics (CDoT) is to turn biological insights into new medicines. Learn more about CDoT from the people who work there: http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vMCv3
“The story of the Broad is the story of biology in the 21st century. It’s a story of innovation enabled by dramatic advances in computational and biological tools... It’s a story of how those new tools transform the kinds of questions scientists can ask, revealing new horizons never before imagined.” http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vMAjv
The Kendall Square Codebreakers | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson
In a #WhyIScience Q&A, NeuroGAP-Psychosis assistant program director Rocky Stroud II reveals how a commitment to community service and mental health led to his current role building psychiatric research partnerships abroad. http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vMaUl
Rocky Stroud II is helping lead the largest psychiatric genetics study in Africa
Cigall Kadoch is a science and healthcare trailblazer. A medical researcher, healthcare business leader and a professor, she knows many sides of the industry. She’s also just 32 years old. http://glassdoor.com/slink.htm?key=vManz
Meet the Scientist Training and Mentoring the Next Generation of Female Scientists