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Promising Results Shown in Novel Combination HIV Vaccine

Jan 4, 2012

BOSTON — New vaccine research suggests that scientists are homing in on the critical ingredients of a protective HIV vaccine and identifies new HIV vaccine candidates to test in human clinical trials. The new findings appear online in the journal Nature on January 4, 2012.   Led by Dan H. Barouch, MD, PhD, Chief of […]

Ragon Named One of Boston’s Top Medical Breakthroughs of 2012

Dec 27, 2011

“An HIV vaccine has remained elusive for decades, in part because just when researchers think they have it pinned down, the wily virus mutates and slips away. As MIT immunologist Arup Chakraborty observes, HIV is so protean that a single infected person can have as many strains of the virus in his body as there […]

HPP Holds First Annual World AIDS Day Event

Dec 12, 2011 Ragon Culture

The theme of HIV Pathogenesis Programme‘s (HPP) first annual World AIDS Day event, held December 2011, was an “Update on progress made towards the development of a safe and effective HIV vaccine.” The purpose was to educate the community in Umlazi, a township on the east coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, about the vaccine research […]

Microsoft Research: Seeking Solutions in Africa

Nov 28, 2011

Microsoft Research and the Ragon Institute have collaborated on a new way to fight HIV. Microsoft researcher David Heckerman catalogs fragments of HIV that are vulnerable to attack by the immune system. The amount of data generated is enormous, but by using thousands of Microsoft machines working in parallel, researchers are able to make computations […]

Newsletter Vol 6: Ragon Summer Student Program

Oct 1, 2011

Each summer, Ragon hosts students from high school to college levels as part of the Ragon Summer Student Program, encouraging and support future scientists.   For eight weeks, students work under a faculty mentor matched to them by their area of interest. Students generally learn to perform several types of experiments, write protocols and learn […]

Newsletter Vol 5: Local Outreach and Associate Members

Jul 1, 2011

This spring saw employees and faculty of the Ragon Institute more involved in the community than ever before. From community events to student education, Ragon showed its commitment, not only to research, but also to care for those infected with HIV/AIDS.   The Annual AIDS Walk The 26th annual AIDS Walk and 5K Run is […]

Newsletter Vol 4: Two Year Anniversary and Glimcher

Apr 5, 2011

Ragon Institute 2nd Year Anniversary On March 19, 2011, more than 400 Ragon Institute employees, donors and collaborators gathered at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum at Columbia Point, Quincy, Massachusetts to celebrate the two year anniversary of the founding of the Ragon Institute of Mass General, MIT, and Harvard.   The event […]

Newsletter Vol 3: HPP Retreat and Irvine

Jan 20, 2011

2010 HPP Retreat in South Africa Communication and collaboration is the lifeblood of real scientific progress. Researchers often work long hours focused on their own research but getting together periodically with others in their field to share results gives a fresh perspective which often moves research forward.   This past October, Ragon Institute faculty, researchers […]

Newsletter Vol 2: Student Program, Yu Lab, WhizzKids

Oct 5, 2010

Ragon Summer Student Program For many, summer time means beaches and barbeques, but for motivated high school and undergraduate students interested in HIV research, summer also means research at the Ragon Institute.   The Ragon Institute Summer Student Program, directed by Dr. Sylvie Le Gall, has been in force since 2005 and has grown exponentially […]

Newsletter Vol 1: AIDS Walk, Barouch, iTeach

Jul 4, 2010

On June 6, Despite cloudy skies and a tornado watch, over 12,000 intrepid walkers showed up to support the 25th annual AIDS Walk Boston.   The Ragon Institute—and its former iteration, the Partners AIDS Research Center—has supported the AIDS Walk since 1996. The walk begins at the Hatch Shell on the Charles River Esplanade and […]