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3 Harvard Medical School Students Receive Soros Fellowships

April 10, 2025

Awards recognize achievements, support graduate studies

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Awards & Recognitions: March 2025

April 2, 2025

Honors received by HMS faculty, postdocs, staff, and students

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2 HMS Faculty Elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

March 28, 2025

Lifetime honor recognizes scientific excellence

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4 Harvard Medical School Researchers Receive Damon Runyon Awards

March 6, 2025

Funding provides early-career support to advance cancer research

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Research Pinpoints Weakness in Lung Cancer’s Defenses

February 7, 2025

Scientists uncover an enzyme that boosts cancer cell metabolism to fuel growth

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Kidney Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Trial

February 5, 2025

The vaccine generated robust immune response in nine patients with advanced disease

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Awards & Recognitions: December 2024

January 6, 2025

Honors received by HMS faculty, postdocs, staff, and students

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Why Do Gliomas Tend To Recur in the Brain?

December 5, 2024

First look at neuron-tumor connections illuminates formation, spread

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How Even One Faulty Copy of the BRCA1 Gene Can Fuel Breast Cancer

November 11, 2024

Research adds a new twist to prevailing two-hit model, offering new insight for prevention

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How Cancer Immunotherapy Fuels Heart Inflammation in Some Patients

November 8, 2024

Myocarditis appears to be triggered by immune response different from the one aimed at the tumor

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Breast Cancer Increasing Among Younger Women, Latest Data Show

November 7, 2024

Harvard Medical School physician-scientist shares insights

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Awards & Recognitions: October 2024

October 28, 2024

Honors received by HMS faculty, postdocs, staff, and students

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