drug development
Turmeric Tackles Antimicrobial Resistance
Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Jan 1, 2024 | 2 min read
An active ingredient in turmeric interacts with light to resensitize pathogens to antibiotics.
Curiosity and Compassion Fuel Rare Disease Research
The Scientist Staff | Jan 1, 2024 | 1 min read
Lauren Drouin shares how personal connections and scientific curiosities drive her work on gene therapy viral vectors.
The Promise and Power of Pharmacogenomics
Thermo Fisher Scientific | 1 min read
Technological advances and high throughput techniques offer scientists speed and scalability in precision medicine research and applications.
Infographic: Phage Display Allows Rapid Screening of Millions of Peptides
Shelby Bradford, PhD | Dec 4, 2023 | 3 min read
A viral protein expression method links proteins and their coding instructions, enabling easier target identification for downstream analysis.
Phage Display: Finding the One in a Million
Shelby Bradford, PhD | Dec 4, 2023 | 10+ min read
A combinatorial approach enabled high-throughput screening of protein libraries for desired target binding.
Preparing Samples for Single Cell Methods
The Scientist Staff | 1 min read
Arpita Kulkarni will share tips and tricks for successful single cell RNA sequencing experiments.
Engineered RNA Export From Living Cells
Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Dec 1, 2023 | 1 min read
A nondestructive approach for packaging, exporting, and delivering RNA provides a glimpse into the dynamic lives of cells.
Mean, Green, Antibody-producing Machines
Shelby Bradford, PhD | Dec 1, 2023 | 2 min read
A plant-based monoclonal antibody goes head-to-head with its commercial counterpart to target tumors in mice.
Introduction to Oncolytic Virotherapy
Amielle Moreno, PhD | 8 min read
Oncolytic virotherapy selectively attacks tumors and triggers both immediate and long-lasting immune responses.
Organoids: The New Frontier
The Scientist | Nov 22, 2023 | 1 min read
Explore the latest in organoid production for studying development, disease, and drug screening.
A Double Lock Gates Calcium Signaling
Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Nov 13, 2023 | 6 min read
Recent studies settle a debate over how the second messenger NAADP, with no known binding site, evokes calcium release from ion channels.
A Unifying Data Informatics Approach for Multimodal Research
The Scientist and Sapio Sciences | 4 min read
As drug research becomes more interdisciplinary, data informatics needs to keep up and accommodate a diverse array of inputs and requirements.
A New Drug Fixes a Leak Caused by Bacteria
Kamal Nahas, PhD | Nov 8, 2023 | 5 min read
Researchers discovered how virulent bacterial proteins leech nutrients from plant cells, leading to a potential treatment for diseased crops.
Nobel Prize for mRNA Vaccines
Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Oct 2, 2023 | 5 min read
Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman received this year’s Physiology or Medicine award for their work on RNA biology and mRNA-based vaccines.
Teaching Old Drugs New Tricks
The Scientist Staff | 1 min read
Learn how scientists develop antibody drug conjugates as therapies for age-related diseases.
A Quest to Drug RNA
Ida Emilie Steinmark, PhD | Sep 8, 2023 | 5 min read
Matthew Disney’s idea of small molecules that target RNA once seemed fanciful. Now, even the pharma industry is pursuing it
New Strategies for Repurposing Existing Therapies
The Scientist | Aug 10, 2023 | 1 min read
Drug repurposing uses existing drugs beyond the scope in which they were originally approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
Introduction to Bioprocessing
Amielle Moreno, PhD | 7 min read
Bioprocessing employs the transformative power of biochemistry to drive sustainable production and pharmaceutical development.
Simplifying the Search for Drug Targets
Aparna Nathan, PhD | Aug 1, 2023 | 3 min read
A new machine learning model promises fast prediction of drug-target interactions.
Searching for a Direct Route to Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
Deanna MacNeil, PhD | Jul 17, 2023 | 3 min read
Researchers created a new high-throughput tool to hunt for therapies that remyelinate the nervous system.