New study sheds light on source of Nigeria’s Lassa fever outbreak
Public health officials monitoring a Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria since January 2018 have been on edge for much of the year as the hemorrhagic fever spread among more than 500 people and killed 134 through the end…
Zika virus likely present in Americas long before 2015-16 epidemic
The Zika virus circulated in many regions of the Americas for months before cases were detected, according to a study from an international research team from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and collaborating institutions. Lead author…
Two Harvard Chan faculty receive prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigatorships
[Fall 2015] Researchers Tobias Walther and Pardis Sabeti were named HHMI investigators in May by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute—a prestigious five-year appointment covering salary, benefits, and research budget. Walther, professor of genetics and complex diseases, is the…
Tracking a duo of deadly diseases
June 30, 2015 -- Should we be worried about Lassa fever, the hemorrhagic fever that recently killed a New Jersey man? How is it different from Ebola? Computational biologist Pardis Sabeti—recently named a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator…
Tobias Walther, Pardis Sabeti named Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators
For immediate release: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 Boston, MA ─ The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) announced today that Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers Tobias Walther and Pardis Sabeti are among 26 new HHMI investigators. HHMI…
HSPH faculty member, alumnus, among Ebola fighters named Time’s ‘Person of the Year’
Pardis Sabeti, associate professor in the Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), and Mosoka Fallah, MPH ’12, were among the Ebola fighters — doctors, nurses, caregivers, scientists, and directors — named…
On the Ground: Alumnus Battles the Nightmare in Liberia
As the deadly infection rages through West Africa, Harvard Chan faculty, students, and alumni are waging a counterattack: on the ground, in the lab, on the humanitarian front, and in the political sphere. A special report by Harvard…
Getting a detailed picture of Ebola
The Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT is now “the world’s most powerful factory for analyzing genes from people and viruses,” according to an article in the New York Times, published December 1, 2014. The article highlighted the…
Cracking Ebola’s genetic code
Pardis Sabeti has been a leader in the effort to analyze Ebola’s genetic code and track its mutations. Sabeti, who is an associate professor in the Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at Harvard School of Public Health,…
Ebola containment requires international collaboration
Pardis Sabeti, associate professor in the Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at Harvard School of Public Health and senior associate member of the Broad Institute, supervised a recent study that traced the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone to…