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Feng Zhang awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation

Broad Institute

Two Broad affiliates also received the award: Paula Hammond, an MIT Institute Professor and vice provost for faculty, and David Walt, Hansjrg Wyss Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard Medical School and a professor of pathology at Brigham and Womens Hospital.

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Scientists create next generation of tools in battle against brain disease

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Gaining access to a variety of cell types is simply put a game-changer in understanding the brain and developing therapies for human neurological disorders, said Gordon Fishell , an institute member at the Broad Institute, professor of neurobiology at Harvard Medical School, and a senior author of one of the studies.

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Count Me In launches new patient-partnered research project for translocation renal cell carcinoma

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"Translocation renal cell carcinoma (tRCC) is a rare and aggressive form of kidney cancer that poses significant treatment challenges, said Srinivas Viswanathan, a physician at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.

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Researchers devise new way to target and correct disease-related proteins

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In this study, weve built on our mechanistic understanding of this Crohns disease variant to generate a powerful chemical toolbox for correcting the variant while maintaining the genes function.

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The biotech mapping thousands of hidden therapeutic clues

Drug Target Review

He holds a degree in biology from the University of Scranton and earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He trained at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Harvard School of Public Health.

Disease 59
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New tRNA tech aims to rewrite rare disease treatment

Drug Target Review

Michelle started her professional career in R&D, working hands-on with patients at the Oncology Clinical Trials Unit at Harvard Medical School before moving into industry in clinical operations.

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Researchers map communities of single cells in metastatic breast cancers

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However, this heterogeneity enabled the evaluation of the impact of these variables on metastatic breast cancer and contributed exciting new evidence for emerging hypotheses.”

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