News 09.29.2022 Brain organoids replicate key events in human brain development A single-cell analysis of 3D models of the human cerebral cortex suggests they can be used to study important brain processes that have been difficult to investigate. Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research Psychiatric Disease News and Media Read more
News 08.10.2022 New study shows how microglia are prompted to change their state to adapt to different areas of the brain New study shows how microglia are prompted to change their state to adapt to different areas of the brain Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research Psychiatric Disease Psychiatric disease Single Cell News and Media Read more
News 02.02.2022 Three autism risk genes have similar effects on brain development, but by different routes Harvard and Broad researchers use miniature 3D models of the human brain to study the biological functions of genetic risk factors Klarman Cell Observatory Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research Psychiatric Disease Connecting variants to functions Psychiatric disease Read more
News 06.24.2021 A detailed atlas of the developing brain Harvard and Broad researchers combine single-cell genomic technologies to map the mouse cortex Klarman Cell Observatory Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research Single cell genomics Gene-Expression Profiling Single Cell Read more
News 12.03.2020 Large-scale tool helps reveal function of autism spectrum disorder genes Scientists apply the “Perturb-Seq” method to a living organism for the first time Klarman Cell Observatory Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research Connecting variants to functions Gene editing CRISPR Read more
News 09.14.2020 Organoids emerge as powerful tools for disease modeling and drug discovery Broad scientists are using brain, kidney, and tumor organoids to gain new insights into disease mechanisms and therapeutic approaches. Cancer Program Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research Cancer Psychiatric Disease Rare Disease Kidney Disease Cancer Dependency Map Understanding kidney disease High-Throughput Screening Read more