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Article January 11, 2024

In Patients with Long COVID, Immune Cells Don’t Follow the Rules

Scientists at Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco analyzed immune cells in people with and without long COVID, making significant discoveries that will help answer questions about what causes the condition and how to treat it

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Article December 13, 2023

Using Next-Gen CRISPR Tool, Gladstone Scientists Create Unprecedented Molecular Map of Human Immune Response

The new study from the Marson Lab represents a major stride for human genetics; findings will accelerate the development of new and better therapies for cancer and autoimmune diseases.

News Release Research (Publication) Autoimmune Diseases Cancer Genomic Immunology Marson Lab Basic Science CRISPR/Gene Editing Genomics Human Genetics

Article December 8, 2023

A Dynamic Picture of How We Respond to High or Low Oxygen Levels

A new study from Gladstone Institutes sheds light on the molecular workings at play when oxygen exceeds normal levels, with findings that may one day inform the decision to use supplemental oxygen as a medical treatment

News Release Research (Publication) Cardiovascular Disease Jain Lab

Article November 30, 2023

Gladstone Team Uncovers Why Maternal Diabetes Predisposes Babies to Heart Defects

The cutting-edge research methods that led to the discovery could be used to find other connections between environmental factors and birth defects.

News Release Research (Publication) Cardiovascular Disease Srivastava Lab

Article November 27, 2023

CRISPR-Powered ‘Cancer Shredding’ Technique Opens New Possibility for Treating Most Common and Deadly Brain Cancer

Gladstone Institutes researchers leveraged CRISPR to target and rapidly destroy glioblastoma cells in an approach that could carry over to other highly mutated cancers

News Release Research (Publication) Cancer Doudna Lab CRISPR/Gene Editing

Article November 13, 2023

How Good Can Overpower Evil in the Genetic Determination of Alzheimer’s Disease

New research sheds light on protective mechanisms of the “Christchurch mutation”

News Release Research (Publication) Alzheimer’s Disease Center for Translational Advancement Neurological Disease Huang Lab

Article November 13, 2023

American Heart Association Honors Gladstone President Deepak Srivastava with Distinguished Scientist Award

The award recognizes leaders who have made major contributions to the fields of cardiovascular and stroke science

Awards News Release Cardiovascular Disease Srivastava Lab

Article November 9, 2023

New Tool Unsnarls DNA-Winding Mystery, with Likely Implications for Many Diseases

A novel method developed by Gladstone researchers is already answering longstanding questions about basic DNA dynamics—and may one day lead to new ways of treating cancer and other conditions

News Release Research (Publication) Data Science and Biotechnology Ramani Lab Big Data

Article October 20, 2023

Study on Largest Genetic Risk Factor for Alzheimer’s Points Toward New Drug Target

Gladstone researchers discovered how the ApoE4 gene variant makes neurons release an inflammatory signaling molecule—and how blocking that release could prevent or treat Alzheimer’s disease

News Release Research (Publication) Alzheimer’s Disease Neurological Disease Huang Lab

Article October 3, 2023

A Quarter Century of Disease-Focused Neuroscience

Celebrating 25 years of neurological disease research at Gladstone

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Article September 14, 2023

Lego-Like Gene Editing Tool Lets Researchers Improve Cancer Immunotherapy

Scientists used a new method to screen 10,000 combinations of gene edits in immune cells engineered to fight cancer

News Release Research (Publication) Cancer Genomic Immunology Marson Lab CRISPR/Gene Editing

Article September 1, 2023

Advancing the Science of the Blood-Brain Barrier

Andrew C. Yang joins Gladstone Institutes to decode the cross talk between the brain and body in aging and neurodegeneration

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Article August 30, 2023

How Unique Immune Cells Can Recognize—and Destroy—Tumors

New study explains how understudied cells in the immune system, called gamma delta T cells, can target cancer cells for destruction

News Release Research (Publication) Cancer Genomic Immunology Marson Lab

Article August 17, 2023

The Best Thing Since Sliced Tissue

A new tool created by Gladstone researchers aligns data from tissue slices virtually, expanding possibilities for 3D analysis

News Release Research (Publication) Data Science and Biotechnology Engelhardt Lab Big Data

Article July 17, 2023

A Key Function for Tight Junctions in Embryo Models

Barriers between stem cells play a crucial role in human development—and offer a new potential route for fertility treatment

News Release Research (Publication) iPS Cell Research Center Yamanaka Lab Stem Cells/iPSCs