Articles by Chandra Shekhar

Researchers say viral vector unlikely to be culprit in patient's death

Scientists use gene therapy and low-density lipoprotein receptors to deliver drugs to the mouse brain

Isotope labeling and mass spectrometry unite to track proteome dynamics.

Retroviruses build cytoplasmic "bridges" to help them move from infected to target cells

Sunlight-induced vitamin D triggers an immune response in the skin, a finding that adds to an ongoing debate over the potential benefits of sun exposure

The first comprehensive -- but preliminary -- list of Foxp3 targets in mice could provide clues to how the protein helps regulate the immune system

The discovery of a blood-cancer gene raises tantalizing questions

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By Chandra Shekhar Sebastián Vélez, 33 Third-year graduate student at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University COURTESY OF SEBASTIÁN VÉLEZ HOMETOWN: Bayamon, Puerto Rico WORK/RESEARCH: Vélez's research is centered o

Should you be using screening tests?

Coleen Murphy: Immersed in the Inevitable

What happens when founders stick around companies?

Choosing the right chemical warheads for your proteomic problems.

In 2002, Sebastian Velez, now a graduate student in evolutionary biology at Harvard University, won an award from the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) that enabled him to attend a conference where he met "the big names in evolution" such as Stephen Jay Gould and Francisco Ayala. "The AIBS award is what sparked my career," says Velez. The AIBS is again offering grants of $1,000 to undergraduate and graduate students from underrepresented minorities to present their work

Carl Pilcher takes over agency amidst drastic cuts in funding