Tomer Milo, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Wong Lab at the Ragon Institute of Mass General Brigham, MIT, and Harvard, has received the esteemed Jane Coffin Childs Fellowship. The fellowship supports promising early-career scientists conducting innovative biomedical research.

Milo, who completed his doctoral work at the Weizmann Institute of Science, is recognized for his talent in simplifying and understanding complex biological systems. His graduate research developed elegant mathematical models that provided groundbreaking insights into conditions such as cancer, bipolar disorder, and autoimmune diseases.

At the Ragon Institute, Milo combines his expertise in mathematical modeling with advanced experimental approaches. His current work investigates how regulatory T cells in the immune system discriminate between self and non-self antigens, a process critical for preventing autoimmune diseases while still effectively fighting pathogens. Using high-resolution imaging and mouse models, Milo’s research aims to clarify how spatial organization within lymph nodes influences this essential immune function.

The Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research was established by the Childs Family in 1937 to honor the memory of Jane Coffin Childs. Inspired by the founding purpose to support research into the causes and treatment of cancer, the Fund’s mission has broadened to support fundamental scientific research that advances our understanding of the causes, treatments, and cures for human disease.

More information about the fund and the fellows it supports can be found on the website https://www.jccfund.org/