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Nurturing Early Language Skills Prevents the Behavioral Expression of a Genetic Trait

Iris Kulbatski, PhD | Jul 11, 2022 | 4 min read

A new precision medicine approach is making life sweeter for infants unable to metabolize milk sugar.

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New Patient Tumor Cell Models Rapidly Predict Cancer Therapy Outcomes

Jennifer Zieba, PhD | Jul 11, 2022 | 4 min read

A new benchtop microfluidic device generates patient-derived tumor micro-organospheres that allow for real-time cancer therapy decisions.

The Future of Disease Modeling for Precision Medicine

The Scientist Staff | 1 min read

In this webinar, Elizabeth Proctor will discuss the latest organoid models that scientists use to advance human disease research, with a focus on promoting drug discovery and precision medicine.

Ten Minute Sabbatical

Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon | Jun 1, 2022 | 5 min read

Take a break from the bench to puzzle and peruse

Can mRNA Vaccine Momentum Propel Tumor Immunotherapies?

Aparna Nathan, PhD | Nov 12, 2021 | 4 min read

A guide to mRNA-based cancer vaccines and where they’re headed next

Exploring the Tumor Microenvironment with Spatial Biology

The Scientist Staff | 1 min read

In this webinar, Pinaki Bose and Fei Chen will discuss how scientists use spatial biology techniques to study the tumor microenvironment.

Precision Medicine Turns to Proteins for Lung Cancer Targets

Roni Dengler, PhD | Nov 9, 2021 | 2 min read

Probing the protein landscape in lung cancers reveals new therapeutic insights.

A New Model with Fully Functioning Blood Vessels Mimics Brain Cancer

Roni Dengler, PhD | Sep 10, 2021 | 2 min read

A newly developed platform may one day replace cell culture and animal models to personalize cancer treatment.

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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.

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New Evidence Shows COVID-19 Was in US Weeks Before Thought

Abby Olena, PhD | Jun 17, 2021 | 4 min read

Some of the blood specimens collected in the United States for the NIH’s All of Us research program starting on January 2, 2020, have antibodies against SARS-CoV-2.

CAR T Cells Derived from Stem Cells Target HIV Tissue Reservoirs in Monkeys

Berly McCoy, PhD | May 25, 2021 | 3 min read

Transplanted CAR stem cells persisted long term and showed multilineage engraftment in tissues that harbor HIV.

Teaching Old Drugs New Tricks

The Scientist Staff | 1 min read

Learn how scientists develop antibody drug conjugates as therapies for age-related diseases.

Engineered Immune Cells Eliminate Brain Cancer in Mice

Brooke Dulka, PhD | May 25, 2021 | 2 min read

Researchers developed a new CAR T-cell therapy that targets specific growth factor receptors in glioblastoma to eliminate brain tumors.

Environmental Cues Keep CAR T Cells on Track

Aparna Nathan, PhD | May 25, 2021 | 4 min read

Pairing CARs with a synthetic receptor makes T cells more lethal tumor killers.

Precision Medicine: A New Era in Cancer Therapy

Rebecca Roberts, PhD | 6 min read

Precision medicine helps clinicians tailor individual treatments, addressing genetic mutations, tumor microenvironment variations, and therapeutic resistance.