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Studies Reveal Key Clues about COVID-19 Immunity, Immune Recall
Press release on two new studies from Ragon associate member Duane Wesemann
$12 Million Grant Propels Research of Immune Systems of Pregnant Individuals
The team’s project, the Maternal ‘Omics to Maximize Immunity (MOMI) study, will map a “Pregnancy Immune Atlas”.
New details behind the body’s response to tuberculosis could lead to a more effective vaccine
New research has identified helpful and unhelpful aspects of the immune response that determine whether the body can keep TB infections under control. The findings may be helpful for designing a more effective vaccine.
Running the Marathon of Life (with a little help from Mass General)
When world-record holding marathoner Susan Ragon hit a bump in the road, she looked to Massachusetts General Hospital. In turn, her generosity and tenacity has inspired others in the Mass General community to lace up and join “Team Susan.”
Safety and tolerability of AAV8 delivery of a broadly neutralizing antibody in adults living with HIV: a phase 1, dose-escalation trial
Treatment using adeno-associated viral vector is poised to move into larger, later-phase trials.
Ragon Institute Women Make a Difference: Galit Alter
Alter has been at the Ragon since its inception in 2009, and her groundbreaking work has discovered a host of important and previously unexpected functions of antibodies.
Ragon Institute Women Make a Difference: Kristen Massimine
Kristen Massimine, Executive Director of the Ragon Institute, leads a team that sets the stage for research.
Ragon Institute Women Make a Difference: Marina Boyarina
As the Administrative Director for Research, Marina Boyarina oversees grants and fuels the fire for discovery.
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