Congratulations to Melissa Walker, MD, PhD, for the Claflin Distinguished Scholar Award from the MGH Executive Committee on Research.
Melissa was selected for her proposal “T Cell Senescence, Inflammation as Targetable Features of Genetic Mitochondrial DNA Diseases.”
Congratulations to Gary Ruvkun for the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine, awarded for his co-discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.
MGH and Harvard Medical School investigator Gary Ruvkun, PhD, has been named a recipient of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his role in the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation. He shares the award with his collaborator Victor Ambros, PhD, of the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Over the past two decades, research into the potential of microRNAs for the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of disease has expanded from the two original papers published by Ruvkun and Ambros in 1993 to 176,000 papers today.
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Transitions in development — an interview with Margarete Diaz Cuadros
The Company of Biologists spoke to Margarete over Teams to learn more about her transition to becoming a group leader and her philosophy for creating a positive lab environment.
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Charline Kambrun receives the 2024 Brain and Behavior Foundation Young Investigator Award
The goal of the BBRF Young Investigator Grants program is to help researchers launch careers in neuroscience and psychiatry and gather pilot data to apply for larger federal and university grants.
The 2024 Young Investigator recipients were selected by the Foundation's Scientific Council, comprised of 195 prominent scientists with expertise in every area of brain research.
Clare Howard receives the 2024 Marshall Klaus Research Award
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Section on Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, and Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute initiated the Marshall Klaus Perinatal Research Awards with the goal of enhancing and supporting development of research skills among physicians training in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. These awards provide partial support intended to assist outstanding fellows in initiating or completing their research projects.
Emily Temple receives the 2024 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) awards three-year fellowships for graduate study in mathematical, physical, biological, engineering and behavioral and social sciences, including the history of science.
Jeannie T. Lee, MD, PhD, Named Chair of the MGH Department of Molecular Biology
Congratulations to Dr. Lee as she will continue to share her talents and expertise as Chair of the MGH Department of Molecular Biology, effective March 16, 2024.
