The Catherine Othieno Sempa* Memorial Post Baccalaureate Scholars Program engages talented college graduates from HBCUs and Puerto Rican universities in a comprehensive and immersive two-year program in immunology research.
Ragon faculty member Hernandez Moura Silva, PhD, was recently awarded the MIT 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award for faculty.
Ragon faculty Mathias Lichterfeld, MD, PhD, and Xu Yu, MD, have co-authored a paper published in Cell which found evidence that a combination of two drugs increases the vulnerability of HIV-1 reservoir cells to the immune system — which shows promising results in targeting and reducing the HIV-1 reservoir in people living with HIV.
Bats can carry some of the most dangerous viruses known to humans without appearing to succumb to them. From SARS-like coronaviruses to Ebola viruses — The Schmidt Lab seeks to understand how bats' immune systems allow this in Part 2 of our series.
Dr. Ghebremichael’s course provides a unique learning opportunity for African students and a way to develop the field of biostatistics in their own communities
Dr. Idris discusses what drew her to research, the specifics of her malaria work, as well as what she’s looking forward to in her new role.
Ndung’u was awarded the 2023 Leadership Award in Public Health Practice by the Harvard Chan School as well as the K.T. Jeang Retrovirology Prize from the journal, Retrovirology.
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