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Gladstone in the News April 27, 2026

Retron-Powered Approach Enables Genome Editing Across Diverse Bacterial Species

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News—Scientists from Seth Shipman’s lab found that retrons adapted from E. coli enable genome editing in 15 diverse bacterial species, expanding recombineering tools across major microbial phyla.

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Article April 27, 2026

How AI Is Pointing Scientists in New Directions and Leading to Novel Drug Targets

Gladstone scientists are developing novel AI models to predict what goes wrong in disease—and how to fix it.

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Video April 27, 2026

This Is AI Predicting New Ways to Treat Disease

How do brain cells change with age? How are liver cells impacted when someone takes a new medicine? What happens to lung cells after decades of smoking?

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Article April 23, 2026

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.

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Article April 22, 2026

Meet Gladstone: Shu Zhang

Graduate student Shu Zhang uses machine learning to reveal how DNA variation shapes genome structure and drives disease.

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Gladstone in the News April 20, 2026

CRISPR Screens Map Human T‑Cell Genes That Promote or Block HIV Infection

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News—Work from Alex Marson’s and Nevan Krogan’s labs show that genome‑wide CRISPR screens in primary human T cells reveal human genes that promote or block HIV infection, uncovering potent antiviral factors like PI16 and PPID.

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Article April 20, 2026

Scientists Map How HIV Hijacks Human Cells—and How Cells Can Fight Back

A new genetic roadmap reveals hundreds of hidden players in HIV infection, including two proteins that stop HIV in its tracks.

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Gladstone in the News April 18, 2026

The Health Tech & Dental Tech Playbook: 140 Things You Need To Lead A Successful Health Tech Company

Authority Magazine—Gladstone President Deepak Srivastava explains the unique things Gladstone is doing to drive discoveries and move our mission forward.

Gladstone in the News April 10, 2026

Biotechs Nibble Into Sublease Market as Rents Drop, Landlords Compete for Tenants

San Francisco Business Times—Deepak Srivastava emphasized Gladstone’s decision to expand is about more than just space—it's driven by scientific mission and long-term growth.

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Gladstone in the News April 8, 2026

amfAR Launches $2 Million AI-Enabled, Collaborative Study to Map the HIV Reservoir

amfAR—Gladstone Investigators Melanie Ott and Nadia Roan are central to a groundbreaking effort to create the world’s first map of how HIV affects the immune system at a single-cell level. Funded by amfAR, the AI-driven project will establish a crucial scientific resource to speed the development of better treatments, and possibly a cure, for HIV.

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Article April 7, 2026

Gladstone’s Ryan Corces Receives MIND Prize to Uncover Unknown Drivers of Alzheimer’s

The prize, issued annually to eight scientists, seeks to catalyze high-impact neuroscience research.

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Gladstone in the News April 5, 2026

Surprising Links Between Autism, Alzheimer’s Could Change How We Treat Both

Washington Post—Gladstone Investigator Lennart Mucke shares insights on the potential biological connections between two very different neurological conditions. (Subscription required.)

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Article April 3, 2026

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.

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Article April 2, 2026

New AI Model Predicts How Cells Age

Trained on data spanning the human lifespan, a new tool developed at Gladstone can predict genes associated with aging and age-related diseases.

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Gladstone in the News March 26, 2026

Answer ALS Speeds Progress Toward Treatments and Cures Through Microsoft Azure

Microsoft—Gladstone Investigator Julia Kaye is using a global data platform built with Microsoft to access and share large-scale ALS data, helping researchers collaborate more easily and accelerate progress toward new treatments.

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