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Eric Rubin, Renee Salas elected to National Academy of Medicine
Two researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Eric Rubin and Renee Salas, have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
What will it be like when COVID-19 becomes endemic?
In a Q&A, Yonatan Grad, Melvin J. and Geraldine L. Glimcher Associate Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, discusses what endemic COVID-19 will look like.
The making of a disease detective
Samantha Giffen, PhD ’21, loves the thrill of discovery, in the lab and beyond May 6, 2021 – One day in 2014, Samantha Giffen sat in a small dark room at the New York State Department of Public…
Bridging the Know-Do Gap
Ariadne Labs’ Better Evidence program brings the most up-to-date clinical knowledge to health care providers in resource-poor countries.
New center aims to advance research toward a vaccine for TB
October 8, 2019 – Tuberculosis is a major health problem worldwide. More than 1.5 million people died from it last year, making it the leading infectious killer on the planet. Another 10 million people fell ill with the…
TB declining among U.S. youth, but sharp racial disparities persist
Rates of tuberculosis (TB) declined 48% in children and teens in the U.S. between 2007-2017, according to new research led by Tori Cowger, a PhD student at Harvard T.H. Chan School who conducted the study while working for…
Message from the Dean: Our Frontier Mentality
This is the moment for Harvard Chan to align its formidable scholarship, inspired vision, and deep institutional engagement to take on the world’s biggest public health challenges.
TB unlikely to be eliminated in U.S. anytime soon
But a greater focus on testing and treatment, particularly among immigrants, could speed the disease’s decline, study finds May 21, 2018 – Although tuberculosis (TB) is on the wane in the U.S., there’s little chance that the nation…
Science advocate
Lauren Robertson, PhD ’18, will use her training in the biological sciences to pursue work on the development of a tuberculosis vaccine while mentoring high school students on the side.
Op-ed: Suspension of North Korea TB funding could lead to public health crisis
A decision by The Global Fund to suspend funding for malaria and tuberculosis (TB) projects in North Korea (DPRK, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) could lead to a major public health and humanitarian crisis that could take…