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HMS Community

Five Questions

A conversation with Marcia Haigis

3 min read
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Education HMS Community

Belonging in the Halls of Medicine

Portraits of alumnae illuminate unseen leaders, inspire students

7 min read
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Research

Pandemic Inequity

Study IDs racial, ethnic disparities in hospital mortality for COVID, non-COVID patients

6 min read
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Research

The Shape of Things

Researchers identify mechanism that explains how tissues form complex shapes

5 min read
A time lapse microscope image of cells forming the semicircular canals
Research

Can a Dangerous Microbe Quell Pain?

Study shows toxin from anthrax microbe can silence types of pain in mice

5 min read
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Awards and Recognitions

Awards & Recognitions: December 2021

Honors received by HMS faculty, staff, and students

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Research HMS Community

Challenge Upon Challenge

Starting a lab is hard enough. Now do it in a pandemic.

11 min read
Two people in masks smile beside a hooded lab enclosure
Research

Turning Information into Action

Computational tools can help scientists understand how the brain makes split-second decisions

8 min read
The lower half of a person stepping off a curb to cross the street in front of a car
Research Care Delivery

Detecting Lung Cancer from a Drop of Blood

Discovery paves way for early-stage lung cancer screening

3 min read
Photo of a person in a lab coat holding an eye dropper of blood over some glass vials
Research Care Delivery

Time of Day and COVID Antibody Response

Study: antibody levels differ by time of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine administration

4 min read
A Clock together with a COVID vaccine vial
Research Awards and Recognitions

Big Questions in Biology

$20M awarded to groups studying human brain evolution, animal development

6 min read
A stylized blue image of a human brain next to a vertical DNA double helix
Research

Gut-Brain Connection in Autism

Environmental exposures during pregnancy may have long-term health consequences for offspring.

6 min read
image of a childhood chalk drawing of the human brain