Relief for the weary Shore Fellowships allow young researchers to focus on key needs For Sunil Chauhan, an eye researcher at Harvard-affiliated Schepens Eye Research Institute and an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, the Shore Fellowship means being able to hire an additional postdoctoral fellow to help in the lab. “This is a fantastic […]

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Harvard professors partner in unique approach U.S.-based and Rwandan physicians work to treat cancer in children Sara Stulac (right), consults with colleagues at the Rwinkwavu Hospital in Eastern Rwanda. Stulac, who is a Harvard Medical School instructor in medicine and the director of pediatrics for Partners In Health, has designed a program that brings together […]

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Survival strategy of cancer cells Researchers uncover key mechanism cells use to their advantage It has long been known that cancer cells use nutrients differently than normal cells. In recent years, the rapidly re-emerging field of cancer metabolism has shed new light on the ways that cancers use glucose to grow and thrive, demonstrating that manipulation […]

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