As a physician-scientist who has worked at the highest levels of academia, government, and industry, Dr. Josh Fessel brings a rare and timely perspective to conversations about ethics and transparency in biomedical research.
New England Society for Biomedical Research (NESBR), formerly Massachusetts Society for Medical Research and the nation’s oldest regional nonprofit dedicated to supporting ethical biomedical research, is excited to announce a refreshed brand and expansion of scope.
Dr. Kerry J. Ressler, Chief Scientific Officer at McLean Hospital and a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, stands as one of the world’s pre-eminent leaders in the neurobiology of fear, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders and serves on the executive committee of the Board of the New England Society for Biomedical Research.
At an event hosted at the University of Massachusetts, Representatives Jake Auchincloss, Richard Neal and NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya underscored the critical role of federal investment in biomedical research and the unique position of Massachusetts in driving national innovation.
Beech trees are associated with knowledge and wisdom, are valued for their strength and broad canopy, and are emblematic of the way in which both Colleen and Angie generously shared their time, knowledge and passion for research ethics and regulation.
The mission of Science Matters is to bring you great news in biomedical research in a way that you can appreciate and understand.
We do all sorts of things to freshen our breath. Mints, gum, or mouthwash can all do the trick to mask the smell of bad breath or a recent meal. What if some of those smells on your breath could actually tell you something about your health?
Have you ever wondered what happens after you flush the toilet? Where does all that water and sewage go? In most parts of the world with sanitation systems to manage sewage, everything you flush down the toilet ends up at a sewage treatment facility.
The parasitic worm Schistosoma mansoni (S. mansoni) infects an estimated 250 million people around the world. It infects humans by directly penetrating the skin, usually without causing any itching or pain.
Imagine that it’s your first day at a new school. You don’t know any of the other students, and you’re hoping to make some friends.
When you go to get a vaccine, it is common practice for the health care provider who will give the shot to ask your preferred location.
Promising preliminary data on treatment of seizures with tofacitinib.
Teams of people may work for months or years to advance a piece of knowledge; they depend on the people who came before; they help the people who come later.
Science Matters highlights a breakthrough each month and gives some information about the people behind it. You can learn what’s going on in your scientific back yard, and to dig a lot deeper if you want.
But most of us don’t read scientific journals or attend scientific conferences. So we do not hear about such discoveries. The news doesn’t always make it onto TV or into newspapers. Often, even finding it on the Internet is hard. And it’s presented for the benefit of other scientists, not students in middle and high school.
Each month we’ll put a new story here. What kind? Something that opens a whole new window on human or animal life. Or, something that might, after more research and development, lead to a cure for an illness, or a new way to treat a medical condition.