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Press Releases April 15, 2024

Ragon faculty sheds light on intricate functions of Resident Tissue Macrophages (RTM’s) which extend beyond immune defense

The lab of the Ragon Institute faculty member Hernandez Moura Silva, PhD, recently published a review in Science Immunology regarding resident tissue macrophages (RTMs), shedding light on their multifaceted roles in organ health. 

April 1, 2024

‘Evolution of an Epidemic’ Returns — Taking Students Across South Africa to Learn the Real-World Impact of HIV and COVID-19

After three years off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ragon-MIT course HST.434 returned this January to provide 24 students a once in a lifetime learning experience

March 29, 2024

Brandon DeKosky one of five MIT faculty members awarded by Cancer Grand Challenges

Ragon core member and MIT associate professor of chemical engineering Brandon DeKosky, PhD, was one of five MIT faculty members recently awarded $25 million to take on Cancer Grand Challenges.

March 26, 2024

Mentoring Future Scientists – A Ragon Postdoc’s Valuable Experience with the Massachusetts Science & Engineering Fair

Ragon postdoctoral fellow Matheus Oliveira De Souza volunteers his time to help the next generation of researchers

March 20, 2024

Ragon Faculty, Postdoc Present at 2024 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections

Boris Juelg, MD, PhD, and Toong Seng Tan, PhD, each presented papers at the event. Research from other faculty was also represented.

March 13, 2024

Ragon Institute Introduces Catherine Othieno Sempa Memorial Post Baccalaureate Scholars Program

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.

Awards March 5, 2024

Hernandez Moura Silva Awarded MLK Leadership Award from MIT

Ragon faculty member Hernandez Moura Silva, PhD, was recently awarded the MIT 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award for faculty.

Press Releases February 29, 2024

PRESS RELEASE – Ragon faculty study finds combination of two drugs increases the vulnerability of HIV-1 reservoir cells to the immune system.

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.

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