NEWS
Battleground at the Cellular Level
Biologist Williams seeking to decipher the mysteries of HIV and AIDS. More »
NIH Grant to Study the Cell Biology of Toxoplasma gondii. "Cytoskeleton Scaffold Assembly in Toxoplasma gondii" 4-year project of Biology Assist. Prof. M. J. Gubbels awarded the National Institutes of Health's 1,4 million grant. More »
BC Biology Undergrads Receive Summer Research Fellowships. Jeff Cooney (BC '09) and Kathleen Soltis (BC '10) will work at Brigham and Women's Hospital. More »
2009 Graduate Poster Session. BC science graduate students gathered together for prospective interdisciplinary collaborative projects. More »
RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT
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Assos. Prof. Ken Williams' lab: Double-label immuno-fluorescence microscopy image shows autologous, CD34+ stem cells (co-expression of EGFP) that have repopulated the adult central nervous system as perivascular macrophages (CD68 cells+ cells that are EGFP+). These data demonstrate the ability of autologous stem cells to repopulate brain perivascular cells 4 years post transplantation and raise the possibility of using retroviral vectors to block HIV infection in the brain. (Soulas et al. AJP, Vol. 174, No. 5).
MULTIMEDIA
Supporting evidence
VIDEO FROM @BC
Biology Professor Thomas Seyfried and a team of scientists take a fresh look at an 80-year-old theory on cancer.
God, Darwin, and design
VIDEO FROM FRONT ROW
Biologist Kenneth R. Miller recounts political battles over evolution and argues against the presumption that evolution is inherently anti-religious.
Prion proteins: One surprise after another
VIDEO FROM FRONT ROW
MIT biology professor Susan Lindquist discusses her research into how proteins fold.
