Tufts Professor Named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

James Schwob uses the mechanisms behind how we smell for a deeper understanding of the regulation of the development of neurons.

A photo of James Schwob in his laboratory

Tufts University-Tufts Medicine Launch Joint Research Enterprise

The collaboration will unite strengths of both entities to drive transformational research and translate discoveries into advances in patient care.

TU-TM Research Enterprise five pillars represented by icons

Using Ghrelin mRNA for the Smart Targeting of Damaged Joints

In a step toward disease-modifying therapy, Tufts researchers and collaborators have pioneered nanoparticles that target damaged cartilage and adapt to disease severity.

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