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Ragon Institute Researchers Discuss Progress on Serology Testing and Safe Return to Work

By gir0 | COVID-19, Infectious Disease | 0 comment | 14 May, 2020 | 0

At a recent virtual town hall led by Bruce Walker, MD, researchers discussed what they have learned so far about COVID-19 antibodies and their vision for how to return to work.

Flexible Funding Helps Ragon Investigators Identify Key Vulnerability in HIV Virus

By mghresearch | HIV & AIDS, Infectious Disease | 0 comment | 8 October, 2019 | 0

Investigators at the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard have identified a key weakness in the HIV virus thanks in part to flexible funding provided by philanthropy.

How Mothers Help Build the Immune Systems of their Children During Pregnancy

By gir0 | HIV & AIDS, Infectious Disease, MGH Research Scholars, Pediatrics, Rheumatology & Immunology | 0 comment | 1 October, 2019 | 0

To understand more about infant immunity and how to enhance it, a research team led by Galit Alter, PhD investigated how certain antibodies are transferred from mother to child during pregnancy.

World AIDS Day 2018

By gir0 | HIV & AIDS, Infectious Disease | 0 comment | 1 December, 2018 | 0

In recognition of World AIDS Day, we are sharing some recent work from the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, which was established in 2009 with a dual mission to contribute to the accelerated discovery of an HIV/AIDS vaccine and to serve as a world leader in the collaborative study of immunology.

A FRESH Look at HIV Prevention and Women’s Empowerment

By gir0 | Global Health, HIV & AIDS | 0 comment | 4 October, 2018 | 0

Researchers at the Ragon Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, MIT and Harvard recently published an editorial in Science Immunology detailing their efforts to combine basic science and social good to reduce the high rate of HIV infection in young South African women while simultaneously empowering them. Here is a brief summary.

World AIDS Day 2017

By mghresearch | HIV & AIDS, Infectious Disease | 0 comment | 1 December, 2017 | 0

World AIDS Day takes place on the 1st of December each year. It’s an opportunity to highlight the success of worldwide efforts to combat HIV/AIDS, as well as the importance of continued support for these efforts.

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