Grad Student Spotlight: Dustin Tillman
Dustin Tillman, graduate student in the Macklis Lab, has received an F31 Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award from NINDS
Pathway Initiative High School Students Visit HSCRB Labs
Students met faculty, gained an inside perspective on lab-based academic research
Turns Out Lowly Thymus May Be Saving Your Life
Study suggests organ plays vital role in immune health, particularly cancer prevention
The Next Genomics Wave: The Powerful Era of Single-Cell Genomics
Jason Buenrostro and Fei Chen are leaders in the field of single-cell genomics, developing new tools to learn more about how cells with the same genome can have such varied functions.
“This Beautiful Machine”
Paola Arlotta’s organoids provide a window into the human brain.
Out with the Old (Neurons), In with the New
New research from the Macklis lab finds that just a few thousand neurons orchestrate evolutionarily advanced forelimb and digit dexterity.
HDRB 2023 Graduate Thankful for HSCRB Support, Mentorship
Reese Caldwell reflects back on his time in the HSCRB department
A 14-year Incubation
In early 2023, Sam Wattrus, opened his own lab at Massachusetts General Hospital, becoming the first human developmental and regenerative biology concentrator to establish research lab
Meet the HSCRB Faculty: Ryan Flynn
Ryan Flynn, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in HSCRB and a Principal Investigator in the Stem Cell Program at Boston Children’s Hospital. Learn more about Ryan and his research below.
Brain organoids replicate key events in human brain development
A single-cell analysis of 3D models of the human cerebral cortex suggests they can be used to study important brain processes that have been difficult to investigate