Press Releases

The Broad Institute only issues press releases relative to major scientific findings and events. Below is a chronological archive of past releases.

Piper longum (long pepper) plant
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Taking out a cancer’s co-dependency

July 13th, 2011

Novel compound selectively kills cancer cells by blocking their response to oxidative stress
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Project Achilles pinpoints vulnerabilities in ovarian cancer

July 11th, 2011

Genome-scale study of 100 cell lines reveals cancers’ dependencies
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Grant extends funding for the Broad’s Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research

May 17th, 2011

The Stanley Medical Research Institute announces $50M gift
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RNA dynamics deconstructed

April 24th, 2011

Technique offers detailed view of how RNA levels change
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First look at the full multiple myeloma genome reveals new insights, discoveries

March 23rd, 2011

Sequencing and analysis of nearly 40 tumor genomes points multiple myeloma research in new directions
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