Ragon Institute
Apr 19, 2023 Features
amfAR grantees Drs. Xu Yu and Mathias Lichterfeld discuss their differing approaches to curing HIV With a shared passion for science, this husband-wife team—he from Germany, she from China—are a prolific couple in the field of HIV cure research, regularly publishing in leading peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Xu Yu is an Associate Professor of Medicine at […]
Mar 17, 2023
On January 19, 2023, faculty and staff of the Ragon Institute of Mass General, MIT, and Harvard gathered in Kendall Square, Cambridge to celebrate a significant milestone — the “topping off” of their new building. The team watched as the highest beam was lifted into place, signifying the completion of the structural phase of the project — […]
Mar 2, 2023
How can we increase the visibility of young African scientists, make research less siloed, and encourage the exchange of ideas? That’s what Ragon investigator Zaza Ndhlovu, PhD, set out to solve by organizing Immuno-Zambia 2022. The Ragon Institute was founded on the principle of collaboration. In that spirit, Ndhlovu convened rising stars in African immunology […]
Feb 10, 2023
According to the National Science Foundation, Black women represent only 1.8% of all science and engineering employees in the United States. We’re observing Black History Month at the Ragon Institute by fostering learning about existing disparities while celebrating and recognizing the contributions of Black people to scientific progress. Our interactive poster display, 30 Black American […]
Feb 9, 2023
Collaborate. Research. Cure. These three words embody the spirit of what we represent at the Ragon Institute of Mass General, MIT, and Harvard. We’re proud to announce our new logo — and tagline — as part of an institute-wide rebrand ahead of the opening of our new building next year! Our updated visual identity combines […]
Jan 19, 2023
Antiretroviral drugs have transformed the treatment of HIV/AIDS, extending the lives of patients and rendering a once deadly disease into a chronic, manageable condition. But currently available treatment does not cure HIV infection – instead, the virus persists lifelong, and antiviral treatment needs to be taken indefinitely to suppress the virus. HIV-1 reservoir cells – […]
Jan 6, 2023 Awards
Congratulations to Dan Barouch, MD, PhD, one of this year’s recipients of the King Faisal Prize! Barouch, a founding member and steering committee member of the Ragon Institute of Mass General, MIT, and Harvard, was jointly awarded the 2023 King Faisal Prize for Medicine with vaccinologist Sarah Gilbert, PhD, of the University of Oxford. The King […]
Jan 4, 2023 Features
Media Contacts: Emily Makowski, 617-468-8970, [email protected] Serena Bronda, 857-869-7828, [email protected] Key Takeaways Researchers used a new single-cell proteogenomic profiling technique, PheP-Seq, to characterize surface markers of HIV reservoir cells from blood and lymph node samples from persons living with HIV They found specific biomarkers in these cells associated with resistance to elimination by human immune […]
Jan 2, 2023 Features
Media Contacts: Emily Makowski, 617-468-8970, [email protected] Serena Bronda, 857-869-7828, [email protected] Key Takeaways Researchers conducted a longitudinal analysis of HIV-1 reservoirs in people who have been on ART for approximately two decades. The findings suggest that long-term ART causes the immune system to select for latent HIV reservoirs that are in integrated in “block and lock” […]
Dec 14, 2022
Congratulations to Dr. Gaurav Gaiha, who has been selected as the recipient of the 2023 Howard M. Goodman Fellowship! This award is given by Massachusetts General Hospital’s Executive Committee On Research (ECOR) to outstanding independent young scientists who have demonstrated the potential to rise to a leadership position in their chosen field. The Fellowship honors […]
Dec 9, 2022
“It is clear that Birnbaum’s passion for advising and for improving academia for people of all backgrounds have made a deep and lasting impact on the MIT community.” Ragon associate member Michael Birnbaum was recently honored by the Committed to Caring program at MIT, which recognizes faculty committed to inclusiveness who go above and beyond […]
Dec 5, 2022 Features
Article from The Nation featuring Dr. Thumbi Ndung’u and the Females Rising through Education, Support and Health (FRESH) program: thenation.com/article/world/prep-south-africa/
Nov 15, 2022 Ragon Culture
The Culture Committee and Ragon Crafters hosted a very festive event in our Tea Room for Halloween, with candy, cake, costumes, and small pumpkins to paint.
Nov 15, 2022
Boston Globe article mentioning our new building, scheduled to open in 2024, along with several other exciting new developments in Kendall Square: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/11/13/business/kendall-square-remains-work-progress/
Oct 31, 2022
National Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15–October 15. This month commemorates the history, achievements, and contributions of Hispanic people from or connected with Spanish-speaking regions, including those whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, and much of the Caribbean and Central and South America. Here’s the last article in this year’s Q&A series, featuring Facundo Batista, […]
Oct 26, 2022
Congratulations to Dr. Brandon DeKosky, the 2022 James S. Huston Antibody Science Talent Award recipient! This award is given annually by The Antibody Society to an early career researcher who has made important contributions to antibody science. DeKosky and his lab have developed a suite of high-throughput single-cell platforms for large-scale analyses of adaptive immunity. Key […]