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Activating Complex Regions of the Genome to Treat Rare Diseases
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Activating Complex Regions of the Genome to Treat Rare Diseases

Researchers find a master epigenetic switch that activates silenced genes to compensate for their missing counterparts in a rare genetic disease called Prader-Willi syndrome

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Specially Designed Peptides Can Treat Complex Diseases
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Specially Designed Peptides Can Treat Complex Diseases

Pranam Chatterjee uses generative AI to create thousands of new potential therapeutic peptides and match them to "undruggable" biomolecular targets

Junjie Yao Named SPIE Fellow
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Junjie Yao Named SPIE Fellow

The organization recognized Yao for his pioneering work to advance photoacoustic imaging technologies

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GPS for Neurosurgeons
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GPS for Neurosurgeons

Cameron McIntyre’s research allows doctors to see a patient’s brain in three dimensions. Using this hologram, neurosurgeons can perform complex surgeries to alleviate the tremors associated with Parkinson’s disorder and epilepsy.

Preventing Childhood Hearing Loss Worldwide
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Preventing Childhood Hearing Loss Worldwide

Local and global collaborations help BME Design Fellows make a low-cost, affordable, and easy-to-use screening tool for hearing loss in children