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National Academy of Medicine Elects 8 HMS Faculty to Class of 2025

October 21, 2025

Recognized for major contributions to improving health for everyone, everywhere

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Harvard Medical School Researcher Wins 2025 Breakthrough Prize for Work on GLP-1

April 5, 2025

Joel Habener is one of five scientists recognized for research that transformed diabetes treatment

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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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Alvin Poussaint, Advocate for Black Mental Health and Social Justice, Dies

February 26, 2025

Psychiatrist, civil rights activist worked for more than 50 years at Harvard Medical School

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Harvard Medical School Scientist Gary Ruvkun Receives Nobel Prize for Discovery of microRNA

October 7, 2024

Ruvkun shares award for elucidating fundamental principle of gene activity regulation

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Harvard Medical School Researcher Wins 2024 Lasker Award for Work That Led to GLP-1 Therapies

September 19, 2024

Joel Habener, fellow scientists honored for discoveries paving the way to GLP-1 based treatments

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Annual Awards Propel Basic Discoveries Into Clinic

November 15, 2023

The Blavatnik Therapeutics Challenge Awards aim to harness fundamental insights into new treatments

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8 Harvard Medical School Researchers Receive NIH Awards

October 26, 2023

Awards support high-risk, high-reward research

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10 HMS Researchers Elected to National Academy of Medicine

October 19, 2023

Recognized for major contributions to medical science and health

Mootha to Receive Lurie Prize

August 9, 2023

Professor of systems biology recognized for discoveries in mitochondrial science

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New Institute to Address Cancer, Immune, Inflammatory Diseases

May 9, 2023

Historic $100 million gift given by biotech entrepreneur Gene Lay

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Supporting the Next Generation of Cancer Researchers

February 13, 2023

7 HMS researchers receive Damon Runyon awards

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