News 02.11.2020 Combining viral genomics with public health data revealed new details about mumps outbreaks of 2016-17 Studying mumps virus genomes in 2016 and 2017 filled in gaps about how the disease was spreading in Massachusetts and elsewhere in the US. Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program Viral genomics News and Media Read more
Blog 01.16.2020 #WhyIScience Q&A: How a global collaboration is boosting science and public health in Senegal Aida Badiane and Katie Siddle talk about their work on malaria and other fever-causing pathogens and the changes they’ve seen in public health and research in the West African country. Ó³»´«Ã½ Global Health Initiative Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program Viral genomics Infectious Disease and Microbiome Read more
News 11.26.2019 New diagnostic approach rapidly identifies the right antibiotics GoPhAST-R could one day help patients get the most effective treatment faster, while slowing the spread of antibiotic-resistant superbugs Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program Hung Lab Infectious Disease and Microbiome Read more
News 10.10.2019 CRISPR enzyme programmed to kill viruses in human cells Researchers harness Cas13 as an antiviral and diagnostic for RNA-based viruses Ó³»´«Ã½ Global Health Initiative Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program Infectious Disease and Microbiome CRISPR News and Media Read more
Blog 10.07.2019 How to improve therapies for inflammatory bowel disease IBD researchers talk about what the field needs to do to better understand the disease and ultimately benefit more patients. Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program Xavier Lab Immunological Disease Infectious Disease and Microbiome Read more
News 06.19.2019 Reinvigorating the clinical drug pipeline for TB Researchers harness unique drug discovery strategy to unearth innovative candidate drugs for TB. Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program Hung Lab Infectious Disease and Microbiome Read more
News 06.10.2019 Study reveals a microbe's molecular role in Crohn's disease The bacterium Ruminococcus gnavus produces an inflammatory polysaccharide that triggers an immune response during disease flare ups. Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program Infectious Disease and Microbiome Inflammatory bowel disease Read more
News 04.26.2019 Research Roundup: April 26, 2019 New insights into Friedreich’s ataxia, William’s syndrome, and the human gut microbiome. Metabolism Program Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program Stanley Center for Psychiatric Research Infectious Disease and Microbiome Read more
News 04.12.2019 Research Roundup: April 12, 2019 Molecular clues to microbes and multiple cancers. Cancer Program Chemical Biology and Therapeutics Science Program Metabolomics Platform Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program Schreiber Lab Cancer Infectious Disease and Microbiome Read more
News 03.15.2019 Research Roundup: March 15, 2019 A systems biology look at how the human body changes after birth, key insights into cancer, investigating ancient Iberia, and more. Cancer Program Chemical Biology and Therapeutics Science Program Klarman Cell Observatory Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program Cancer Infectious Disease and Microbiome Read more