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Off the cuff: Mosquitoes, sex, & malaria
[ Spring/Summer 2012 ] Q: You study how genes affect mosquito fertility and mating, a potentially groundbreaking way to prevent malaria transmission. In perfecting this approach, you work with Anopheles gambiae, the chief vector of malaria—but also one of the most…
Burma: A central battleground for malaria control
Despite progress in the global fight against malaria over the past decade, the emergence in Southeast Asia of malaria parasites resistant to artemisinin — the standard drug used to treat the disease — raises serious new challenges. While…
The promise of big data
[ Spring/Summer 2012 ] Petabytes of raw information could provide clues for everything from preventing TB to shrinking health care costs—if we can figure out how to use them. Harvard School of Public Health microbiologist Sarah Fortune went…
William Foege awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
May 10, 2012 Former CDC Director and Global Health Champion Helped Eradicate Smallpox Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) alumnus William Foege, MPH ’65, legendary for his work in the late 1970s to eradicate smallpox, has been named…
HSPH students look to unravel the complexities of Chagas Disease
March 30, 2012 Chagas disease affects an estimated 8 to 11 million people worldwide. Caused by a parasite transmitted primarily through a bite from the triatomine, or “kissing” bug—so-called because it frequently bites humans on the face—Chagas has…
HSPH researchers help boost public health in India
Harvard’s connections in India—research collaborations, academic exchanges and partnerships, business ventures involving alumni and faculty—have expanded in recent years, in tandem with the country’s rapid growth. Those connections, including efforts spearheaded by Barry R. Bloom, [[Atul Gawande]], and…
Alumna hopes video will help stem the cholera tide
February 9, 2012 -- A new animated video about cholera—how people get infected, how it spreads, and how to treat it—is drawing attention from health workers around the globe. The video’s producer, Deborah Van Dyke, is a nurse practitioner…
Whole-genome sequencing of 2011 E. Coli outbreaks in Europe provides new insight into origins, spread of disease
For immediate release: Monday, February 6, 2012 Boston, MA — Using whole-genome sequencing, a team led by researchers from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the Broad Institute has traced the path of the E. coli outbreak…
Scientists uncover evidence on how drug-resistant tuberculosis cells form
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…
Past flu exposures weakened pandemic severity
Coverage in Reuters, November 18, 2011, featuring HSPH's Marc Lipsitch