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Research

Researchers Now Understand How a New Class of Antivirals Works

Imaging reveals structure, interaction of herpesvirus and drug in real time

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A colorful cryo-EM model of a herpes simplex virus capsid, appearing as a nearly spherical structure made of tightly packed, repeating protein clusters arranged in a geometric pattern.
Research Care Delivery

Harvard Medical School’s Top Science News of 2025

10 biomedical discoveries that expand knowledge, may improve health

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Research

Study Uncovers Key Genetic Details of Rare Neurodegenerative Disorder

Research in roundworms could open new treatment avenues for Friedreich’s ataxia

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Research

Collaborating for Pandemic Prevention

MassCPR symposium connects academia, pharma, biotech, public health

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Awards and Recognitions

Gordon Freeman, Arlene Sharpe Receive Inaugural Gretener-Thürlemann Prize

$625,000 prize recognizes breakthrough research into cancer immunotherapy

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Sharpe and Freeman hold their awards, flanked by Shaepman and Dall'O. They stand in front of a screen with the prize name on it.
Research

What We Need To Know To Stop a Listeria Outbreak

Fundamental biology is key to better listeria treatment and prevention, says Darren Higgins

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Fluorescence microscopy image of cultured cells showing green listeria trailing red comet tails of actin filaments. The background is black, making the brightly colored bacteria and cellular structures stand out vividly.
Research

Subverting Plasmids To Combat Antibiotic Resistance

Researchers devise way to study, and perhaps curb, evolution within bacteria

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Research HMS Community

Using Click Chemistry To Drug ‘Undruggable’ Tumor Suppressors

Qinheng Zheng uses a daring approach to reveal new treatments for cancer

5 min read
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Research

HMS Announces Blavatnik Institute Early Career Investigator Awards

10 projects receive basic and translational research funding

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Cross-section of lung tissue shows 6 structures with bright pink outlines and hollow middles, amid purple, green, yellow, and blue dots like a starfield.
Research

Exploring CRISPR Technology To Enhance Cancer Immunotherapy

Tool identifies gene edits that boost CAR T-cell therapy effectiveness in mice

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Research

HMS Scientists Win Funding From Blavatnik Biomedical Accelerator

New technologies take aim at urgent challenges from autoimmune disease to cancer

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Research

Making Real Gains in the War on Alzheimer’s

Researchers hope new technologies, approaches usher in effective treatment

7 min read
Artistic rendition of a brain with a mosaic-textured surface breaking apart in the front