DNA sequencing method detects where and how small molecule drugs interact with the targeted...
Many life-saving drugs directly interact with DNA to treat diseases such as cancer, but scientists have struggled to detect how and why they work – until now. In a paper published in the journal...
Aston University scientists team up with Isterian Biotech to develop novel drugs to treat...
Aston University scientists are working with start-up company, Isterian Biotech, part of Cambrian BioPharma, to develop novel drugs to treat fibrotic diseases such as lung disease. The focus of preclinical-stage biotechnology company Isterian Biotech...
The Future of Rare Disease Care Depends on Thinking Globally
Restricted cross-border collaborations among governments, biotech companies and scientists severely curb the speed at which treatments for rare diseases could emerge. Clinical trials for rare disease treatments find it hard to recruit participants in...
U of Virginia Gets $100M Gift for Biotechnology Institute – Inside Higher Ed
Scott Jaschik, Editor, is one of the three founders of Inside Higher Ed. With Doug Lederman, he leads the editorial operations of Inside Higher Ed, overseeing news content, opinion pieces, career advice, blogs...
Scientists create computer simulation based on digital microbes
Researchers at University of Galway associated with APC Microbiome Ireland, a world-leading SFI Research Centre, have created a resource of over 7,000 digital microbes – enabling computer simulations of how drug treatments work and...
U.Va. to build $300 million biotechnology institute – University of Virginia The Cavalier Daily
The University announced plans for a $300 million biotechnology institute Friday, funded in large part by a $100 million gift from Charlottesville investors Paul and Diane Manning. The first phase of the institute will...
What Is Biotechnology? Where Is It Headed at UVA? – UVA Today
What Is Biotechnology? Price said context helps when discussing what biotechnology means. “To me, the term ‘biotechnology’ has conventionally meant the process of modifying organisms, typically cells in culture or bacteria, to be...
UVA Leverages $100 Million Gift To Launch Paul and Diane … – UVA Today
Dr. K. Craig Kent, chief executive officer of UVA Health and UVA’s executive vice president for health affairs, called the new institute a “historic milestone” for UVA Health that will fill a critical gap between the research bench and patients’ bedsides. The new institute, he...
StockWatch: Moderna’s Positive Phase III RSV Vaccine Data Wows Analysts
Moderna (MRNA) excited analysts, though not as much investors, with its announcement this week that it planned to file for approval of its mRNA vaccine designed to protect older adults against respiratory syncytial virus...
3D Spatial Colorectal Cancer Maps Combine Molecular and Histological Features
Researchers at Harvard Medical School have combined histology with cutting-edge single-cell imaging technologies to create large-scale 2D and 3D spatial maps of colorectal cancer. The maps layer extensive molecular information on top of histological...
