Awards & Recognitions: October 2024 October 28, 2024 Honors received by HMS faculty, postdocs, staff, and students
HMS Researcher Wins NIH Director’s Transformative Research Award October 24, 2024 Stem cell and regenerative biologist Ryan Flynn will receive funding for glycoRNA research
How Genetics and Physics Interact To Form the Gut October 22, 2024 Studies illuminate connection between biology, physical forces in embryonic development
Rapid Release of Dopamine Not Needed for Initiating Movement, Study Reveals October 16, 2024 Research in mice explains why widely used Parkinson’s drug works for some symptoms but not others
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
Gordon Freeman and Arlene Sharpe Receive Hamburg Award September 26, 2024 National Academy of Medicine award recognizes contributions to cancer immunotherapy
Researchers Harness AI to Repurpose Existing Drugs for Treatment of Rare Diseases September 25, 2024 New AI model identifies drug candidates from existing medicines for thousands of rare diseases
Study of Former NFL Players Finds 1 in 3 Believes They Have CTE September 24, 2024 Players also report higher rates of suicidality, treatable conditions that mimic CTE
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
Overriding Tumors’ Genetic Changes to Fight Cancer September 19, 2024 Study illuminates immune-evading mechanism, suggests how to turn the tables
Deadly Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Is a Familiar but Formidable Foe August 29, 2024 Harvard Medical School expert discusses challenges of diagnosis, treatment, and what lies ahead
What Enables Herpes Simplex Virus To Become Impervious to Drugs? August 27, 2024 Findings about how cold sore virus evades treatment offer broader clues on drug resistance