2+ hour, 10+ min ago   (287+ words) Lillian Brady was selected to receive a 2026 McKnight Scholar Award from The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience. The award recognizes early-career scientists who are establishing independent research programs and advancing neuroscience. The McKnight Scholar Awards have supported innovative neuroscience investigators…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (631+ words) Every week, we update this list with new meetings, awards, scholarships and events to help you advance your career. If you’d like us to feature something that you’re offering to the bioscience community, email us with the subject line “For…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (648+ words) Previous studies showed that mice lacking the DNA repair protein OGG1 develop weaker muscles. In a new study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, researchers found that increasing OGG1 had the opposite effect: mice with more OGG1 ran longer and built endurance…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (266+ words) Viruses must copy their DNA inside infected cells, often using specialized proteins that help them replicate faster than the host. One class of these proteins, called single-stranded DNA annealing proteins or SSAPs, is a common virus favorite to expedite viral…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (305+ words) Cells rely on phosphorylation signaling pathways, wherein proteins play a game of telephone and pass along a phosphate modification, to control processes such as growth. It is, therefore, no surprise that cancer cells frequently hijack these pathways to promote uncontrolled,…...