3 Harvard Medical School Students Receive Soros Fellowships April 10, 2025 Awards recognize achievements, support graduate studies
Creating the World’s First CRISPR Medicine, for Sickle Cell Disease February 20, 2025 How a genetic insight paired with gene editing technology led to a life-changing new therapy
A Universal Gene Therapy for Diamond-Blackfan Anemia Is Poised for Clinical Trials November 25, 2024 Treatment designed to work across different genetic mutations
Awards & Recognitions: November 2024 November 22, 2024 Honors received by HMS faculty, postdocs, staff, and students
Second Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Syndrome Involving Blindness, Deafness November 15, 2024 Method restored hearing, showed signs of improved vision in animals and organoids
Study Reveals Public Opinion on Polygenic Embryo Screening for IVF May 14, 2024 High approval, high concern about emerging options to estimate likelihood of complex diseases
Type 2 Diabetes in Youngsters May Be a Genetically Distinct Form of the Disorder February 23, 2024 New research challenges thinking about complex diseases with early-onset forms
How Children’s Birthdays Help Show the Best Month for Flu Shots February 21, 2024 Study confirms guidelines aimed at maximum immunity during peak flu season
Experimental Gene Therapy Enables Hearing in Five Children Born Deaf January 25, 2024 Study co-led by HMS scientist corrects gene mutation involved in inner ear function
Abortion Restrictions May Be Linked to Rise in Children Entering Foster Care November 16, 2023 Data show children from marginalized racial and ethnic communities most at risk
The Health and Economic Toll of Gun Violence in Youth November 6, 2023 Study details the physical, mental, and financial toll of gunshot injuries and deaths in children