Overcome the Multiple Challenges of Neutralizing Antibodies in Cancer Therapy Using Innovative Phage Display Technologies
In this webinar, Dr. Conor McCartin discusses how phage display can be used for human antibody development.
Integrating Patient Engagement and Trainee Development in Pre-Clinical Research
Christopher Perry, PhD discusses how his laboratory aims to discover mechanisms by which metabolic dysfunction causes muscle weakness and apply these findings to develop new therapies for muscle disorders. Homira Osman, PhD provides a particular focus on leveraging scientific findings for practice and policy and linking trainees with patient communities.
Exploring Predictive Biomarkers and ERK1/2 Phosphorylation: A New Horizon in Forecasting Survival and Response to Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Glioblastoma Treatment
In this webinar, Victor Arrieta highlights the link between p-ERK activation and improved survival in rGBM patients using anti-PD-1 immunotherapy.
From Models to Heartbeats: Computational Design of Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Cardiac Health
This webinar explores closed-loop cardiac rhythm control restoration in heart-transplant patients from model development to in silico regulatory evidence for safety and efficacy trials.
The Sweet Truth: Unwrapping the Science of Semaglutide
Semaglutide, also known as Ozempic and Wegovy, has become increasingly popular -- but why? Here we discuss the mechanism behind these drugs, how they've become so well known, and what current research says about their long-term effects.
Spatial Phenotyping: A Revolutionary Approach to Biomarker Discovery for Cancer Immunotherapy
Dr. Arutha Kulasinghe discusses the potential of single-cell spatial phenotyping in biomarker analysis and how it can be used to characterize tumor microenvironments.
Implantable Circuit-Specific Treatments for Cardiovascular Dysfunction
In this webinar, Dr. Aaron Phillips will present his research on the neural mechanisms of hemodynamic stability.
Compensatory Mechanisms in Parkinson’s Disease
Bas Bloem, MD will review compensatory mechanisms, including cerebral plasticity and behavioral adaptation, in persons with Parkinson's disease.
Longitudinal Plasma Samples: Paving the Way for Precision Oncology
In this Q&A Report, experts discuss isolation methods, sample selection, testing techniques, and future applications of cell-free plasma samples for cancer diagnostics and treatment
Merging Minds and Machines: Recent Integrations of Brain-Computer Interfaces
Discover the future of human cognition with our overview of recent developments in brain-computer interface technology. Read this blog to find out how brain-computer interfaces function, ways they can be utilized, and how a few individuals have personally advanced this burgeoning neuroscientific field.
Taurine: An Unexpected Anti-Aging Ally
A recent publication from Singh et al. demonstrate how taurine, an amino acid used widely throughout the body, can improve age-related health outcomes in mice, roundworms, non-human primates, and also highlight how this effect appears to be evolutionarily conserved in humans.
Tick Tock: The Growing Risk of Lyme Disease and Efforts to Develop a Vaccine
In this blog we discuss Lyme disease, including reasons for increased prevalence, causes and symptoms, and vaccine developments.
Longitudinal Plasma Samples: Paving the Way for Precision Oncology
Experts present a cell-free plasma biobank and describe the role of longitudinal plasma samples for cancer research, disease monitoring, and biomarker development.
Chronological Age vs Biological Age: Can Aging be Reversed?
What can biological age tell us about our health? Is it a fixed number, or can it be reduced? A recent study from Poganik et al. investigates the fluctuations in biological age in response to physiological stress.
CBD’s Potential as an Anti-Cancer Agent
Chemotherapy treatment is incredibly difficult on patient wellbeing, but an unlikely plant-derived substance may yet improve the adverse side effects. In this blog, we discuss the use of CBD as a treatment for side effects like organ damage and drug resistance in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.
Cardiovascular Autonomic Dysfunction in the Post-COVID Landscape: Detection and Management
Artur Fedorowski explains CV dysautonomia as a specific sequalae of acute COVID-19 and guides the audience in the diagnostic work-up of PASC patients with suspected cardiovascular complications.
COMPLi HBS Legislation Series: France
This webinar explores France's governance of human biological samples for research, focusing on acquisition, storage, import/export, and unique requirements in comparison to global standards.
Talking Real Science with Micaela Merrill
Micaela Merrill discusses her inspiration for science, as well as where she plans to take her career in the future. Her current project is a subset of a larger research story that seeks to understand the risk factors and comorbidities of PTSD in a metropolitan population of Black Americans.
From Trauma to Binge Eating: How Early Life Experiences Impact the Leptin System
Early life trauma (ELT) has been identified as a risk factor for binge eating and obesity in adult life, but the neural mechanisms behind this phenomena have yet to be determined. In this blog post we discuss a recent publication from Shin et al., which delineates the circuitry of this ELT-induced maladaptive eating.
#ExpertAnswers: Artur Fedorowoski on Cardiovascular Dysautonomia in Post-COVID-19
Artur Fedorowski explains CV dysautonomia as a specific sequalae of acute COVID-19 and guides the audience in the diagnostic work-up of PASC patients with suspected cardiovascular complications.
Cardiovascular Autonomic Dysfunction in the Post-COVID Landscape: Detection and Management
Artur Fedorowski, MD, PhD, describes cardiovascular dysautonomia in COVID-19 and the diagnostics behind detecting Long COVID or Post-acute Sequalae of COVID-19.
#ExpertAnswers: Andrew Taylor on Drug Metabolism
Andrew Taylor provides an overview of processes by which drugs are metabolized and talks about the importance of drug metabolism and drug-drug interaction studies.
#ExpertAnswers: Licy Yanes Cardozo on Androgens in Cardiovascular Physiology
Licy Yanes Cardozo expands on her research exploring the role of androgens on cardiovascular physiology in cis and transgender patients.
#ExpertAnswers: Aaron Phillips on Neural Hemodynamic Control
Aaron Phillips discusses questions from a recent webinar on his research involving neural hemodynamic control in pre-clinical and clinical models.