Two small molecules can synergistically inhibit prostate cancer cell proliferation, according to recent research published in Biochemistry by Beth Zucconi. The research focuses on p300, an enzyme that regulates cell growth, differentiation, and gene […]
Ralph Isberg recently joined the Jane Coffin Childs Board of Scientific Advisors. A professor of Molecular Biology & Microbiology at Tufts, he has studied bacterial pathogenesis for decades, asking questions like, “How are intracellular […]
Dr. Joan Steitz, former Jane Coffin Childs Fellow and former Chair of the Fund, was recently honored with the prestigious Lasker-Koshland Special Achievement Award in Medical Science “for four decades of leadership in biomedical science […]
Caption: When human placental tissue (fluorescence microscopy image shown) is exposed to interferon-β, it develops syncytial knots, which appear as protruding bulges, not seen in healthy tissue. Credit: Yockey et al., Science Immunology (2018) Dr. […]
Caption: Chromosomes (stained red) align and attach to microtubules (green) in the mitotic spindle before cell division. Credit: Jason Stumpff Dr. Sue Biggins, a new member of the Board of Scientific Advisors, was the first […]