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#40
Monday · 7 min
Newly Discovered Antiviral System in Bacteria Is ‘Strangest of Its Kind’
The complex Rube Goldberg-like molecular machinery could inspire novel technology to study and treat disease. Read more about the Shipman Lab at Gladstone Institutes
#41
Monday · 8 min
In Alzheimer’s Disease, the Brain’s Pacemaker Cells Lose Their Beat
Research in mice reveals how critical brain cells misfire in Alzheimer’s and identifies a targeted strategy to restore healthy brain rhythms. Read more about the Palop Lab at Gladstone Institutes.
#39
October 6 · 7 min
Novel Biosensor Uses DNA ‘Barcodes’ to Uncover Disease Signals in Cells
Inspired by bacterial biology, the Gladstone-developed “Detectron” opens up new possibilities for disease research and potentially treatments. Read this story on gladstone.org Read more about the Shipman Lab
#38
October 1 · 6 min
How a Single Viral Protein Hijacks Immune Cells to Supercharge COVID-19 Infection
A team of scientists at Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco discovered how a SARS-CoV-2 protein reprograms immune cells to accelerate viral spread, pointing to a new strategy for therapeutic intervention. Read this story on our website Learn more about the Ott Lab.
#37
September 2 · 7 min
Scientists Decode Gene Circuits of Human Immunity, Fueling New Era of Disease Research
An unprecedented map of 22 million immune cells provides the functional rulebook for virtual biology and next-generation immunotherapies. Read this story on gladstone.org. Learn more about the Marson Lab.
#36
August 18 · 7 min
New Toolkit Turns Macrophages Into Better Cancer Fighters
A team of scientists from Gladstone and UCSF developed a new method to genetically edit myeloid cells, immune cells that act as the body’s first responders. Read this story on gladstone.org. Learn more about Julia Carnevale's research.
#35
August 13 · 8 min
New CRISPR Screening Platform Boosts Power of Immunotherapy Against Solid Tumors
A new screening platform uncovers gene edits that enhance CAR-T cells’ ability to infiltrate and eliminate solid tumors. Read this story on Gladstone.org Read more about the Marson Lab
#34
August 6 · 7 min
Engineered Human Neurons Rebuild Damaged Spinal Cord Circuits
In a new study published in Science Translational Medicine, Gladstone scientists show that stem cell-derived spinal neurons can integrate into damaged neural networks in rats and improve breathing-related motor function after a traumatic spinal cord injury. Read this story on Gladstone.org Learn more about the Srivastava Lab
#33
July 30 · 8 min
Heart Disease Genetic Risk: New Study Reveals Why Populations Differ
For decades, a DNA-based test for cardiovascular disease seemed to work for Europeans and others but not Africans. Gladstone scientists just discovered why, with implications for many other diseases. Read this story on gladstone.org Learn more about the Tcheandjieu Lab
#32
July 24 · 7 min
Misfolded DNA Blueprint: A New Origin for Genetic Disease
By studying a gene linked to congenital heart defects, scientists uncovered a new mechanism for how small drops in protein levels scramble the 3D structure of DNA, resulting in disease. Read this story on gladstone.org. Read the scientific publication.
#31
July 16 · 6 min
Controlling Oxygen to Fight Disease
New research shows low oxygen can help alleviate disease caused by defects in a mitochondrial quality control machinery. Read this story on Gladstone.org. Read the scientific publication.
#30
June 1 · 6 min
Mapping How the Brain Takes Out Its Trash
Gladstone scientists developed a new tool to trace how the brain clears “waste,” uncovering surprising new biology about how it keeps itself healthy. Read the study, published in Cell. Read this story on gladstone.org.
#29
May 1 · 7 min
A Gene That Keeps Stem Cells From Losing Their Way
Thirty years after discovering a gene, Shinya Yamanaka and his team show that it’s essential for keeping intestinal stem cells stable, offering insight into how tissues repair themselves. Read this story on our website.
#28
April 30 · 7 min
AI Discovery Reveals DNA Isn’t Locked Away in Cells After All
A new study upends long-held view about how DNA is stored, explaining how subtle shifts in gene activity contribute to cancer, aging, and other complex diseases. Read this story on gladstone.org.
#27
April 24 · 6 min
A Universal Toolkit for Editing Bacterial DNA
Scientists at Gladstone expanded their retron-based genome editing technology beyond E. coli, showing it works in 15 diverse bacterial species. Read this article on gladstone.org. Read the scientific publication.
#26
April 22 · 7 min
Scientists Map How HIV Hijacks Human Cells—and How Cells Can Fight Back
A team of scientists at Gladstone and UCSF created a new genetic roadmap that reveals hundreds of hidden players in HIV infection, including two proteins that stop HIV in its tracks. Read this story on gladstone.org. Read the scientific publication.
#25
April 10 · 7 min
How an Alzheimer’s Risk Gene Disrupts Brain Circuits Long Before Memory Loss
New findings on the APOE4 gene variant point to a potential therapeutic target for Alzheimer’s disease. Read this story on gladstone.org. Read the scientific publication.
#24
April 2 · 7 min
New AI Model Predicts How Cells Age
Trained on data spanning the human lifespan, the tool developed at Gladstone can predict genes associated with aging and age-related diseases. Details appear in new study led by Christina Theodoris, MD, PhD, whose team developed the model. Read this story on gladstone.org. Read the preprint.
#23
March 23 · 8 min
Why Some People Naturally Control HIV Even After Stopping Therapy—and How We Can Leverage That to Treat Others
A team of Gladstone scientists, led by Nadia Roan, uncovered a new path toward life without daily HIV pills, suggesting that a common diabetes pill could help achieve long-term remission. Read this story on gladstone.org. Read the scientific publication.
#22
March 4 · 8 min
New Tool Reveals the Secrets of HIV-Infected Cells
A team of scientists, led by Gladstone Investigator Nadia Roan, developed a novel tool, named HIV-seq, that could uncover new opportunities for treating HIV. Read the scientific publication Read this story on gladstone.org.

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