Boston, MA — New studies led by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers have helped identify and analyze the vast human “microbiome”—the more than five million microbial genes that exist inside the human body. Scientists estimate that each person carries about 100 times as many microbial genes as human genes, and they want to … Continue reading “Human Microbiome Project Outlines Powerful New Methods for Cataloging and Analyzing Microbes That Play Role in Health and Disease”
Boston, MA — Limiting certain essential nutrients for several days before surgery—either protein or amino acids—may reduce the risk of serious surgical complications such as heart attack or stroke, according to a new Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) study. The study appears in the January 25, 2012 issue of Science Translational Medicine. “Food restriction as … Continue reading “Limiting Protein or Certain Amino Acids Before Surgery May Reduce Risk of Surgical Complications”
Sarah Fortune is the inaugural recipient of the Melvin J. and Geraldine L. Glimcher Assistant Professorship in the Division of Biological Sciences. Fortune has been an assistant professor of immunology and infectious diseases at HSPH since 2006. The Glimcher Assistant Professorship was established by the transfer of teaching and research funds that had supported the work of Laurie … Continue reading “Faculty Members Nan Laird, Robert Blendon, and Sarah Fortune Honored”
Findings Could Lead to More Effective Treatment for Global Disease For immediate release: Thursday, December 15, 2011 Boston, MA — A new study led by Harvard School of Public (HSPH) researchers provides a novel explanation as to why some tuberculosis cells are inherently more difficult to treat with antibiotics. The discovery, which showed that the ways mycobacteria … Continue reading “Scientists Uncover Evidence on How Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Cells Form”
Flaminia Catteruccia, a molecular entomologist and new associate professor of immunology and infectious diseases at Harvard School of Public Health, wants to learn everything she can about the reproductive biology of mosquitoes. Her goal is to develop novel methods for mosquito control to reduce the incidence of mosquito-borne malaria, which kills roughly one million people … Continue reading “Fighting Malaria With Spermless Mosquitoes”
Max Essex, Mary Woodward Lasker Professor of Health Sciences and chairman of the Harvard School of Public Health AIDS Initiative, was awarded the Institute of Human Virology Lifetime Achievement Award for Scientific Contributions for his work on animal and human retrovirus research and his public health leadership Botswana. The award was presented during IHV’s 13th … Continue reading “HSPH Faculty Members Earn Research Achievement Awards”
International Symposium in Boston Targets Drug Resistance Scientists from around the globe gathered in Boston this month to discuss the enduring problem of diseases like tuberculosis, gonorrhea, malaria, HIV/AIDS, and other infectious diseases that have been treated for decades but are becoming increasingly drug-resistant. The issue of drug resistance was front and center for 120 scientists … Continue reading “International Symposium in Boston Targets Drug Resistance”
Boston, MA — A new four-year, $20 million grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will enable Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers to evaluate the impact and cost-effectiveness of a unique combination of HIV prevention strategies in Botswana. The CDC grant is part of a U.S. President’s Emergency Plan … Continue reading “Harvard School of Public Health Awarded $20 Million CDC Grant to Study HIV Prevention in Botswana”
To honor his many accomplishments, the friends and family of Dr. Armen H. Tashjian, Jr., Professor of Toxicology, Emeritus, in the Department of Molecular Metabolism, have established the Armen H. Tashjian, Jr. Award for Excellence in Endocrine Research to assist faculty and fellows to pursue innovative research ideas in basic biomedical sciences. A celebration was … Continue reading “Brendan D. Manning Receives Inaugural Armen H. Tashjian, Jr. Award for Excellence in Endocrine Research”
