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The Ragon Institute is proud to announce the launch of a new initiative for our community, the Global Ragon-Africa Scholars Program (GRASP), generously supported by the Virginia Wellington Cabot Foundation. Learn More: ragoninstitute.org/global-ragon-a… #SouthAfrica #GlobalHealth

We are proud to celebrate Aaron Schmidt, PhD, a core member at the Ragon and an associate professor of Microbiology at Harvard Medical School, on being selected as one of the honorees of the 2024-25 HMS Everett I. Mendelsohn Excellence in Mentoring Award.

As the Safety Officer at the Ragon Institute, Kurt Schlieder doesn’t just manage safety protocols—he creates an environment where scientists can push the boundaries of discovery without worrying about the risks. #WeAreRagon #RagonInstitute #ScienceSafety

PRISM 2025 is well underway! We were honored to welcome Dr. Sergio Iván Valdés-Ferrer, Director General of Scientific Research Projects at Mexico’s Ministry of Health, to PRISM for a session on AI and machine learning last week Learn more about PRISM: ragoninstitute.org/education-outr…

A new study co-authored by Ragon faculty members Azza Idris, MD, PhD, and Galit Alter, PhD, reveals that engineered antibodies with enhanced immune cell interactions significantly improve protection against malaria. Read More: ragoninstitute.org/2025/04/alter-… #Malaria #GlobalHealth

New research co-authored by Ragon faculty member Shiv Pillai, MD, identifies two durable types of human memory B cells essential for long-term immunity. Read More: ragoninstitute.org/2025/04/pillai… #Immunology #RagonInstitute #Vaccines #Research

Earlier last month, the Ragon Institute and AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) at MGH hosted Our Progress and Our Community, a special event highlighting advances in HIV research and the vibrant community behind these achievements. #HIVResearch #HIV #Community #ClinicalResearch

Congratulations to grad students and Ragon alumni Anusha Nathan of the Gaiha Lab and Leonard Zettey of the Shalek Lab, who have each been awarded the prestigious Jeffrey Modell Prize for their outstanding theses in immunology at Harvard Medical School! ragoninstitute.org/2025/05/ragon-…

The Ragon Institute is delighted to announce that Gaurav Gaiha, MD, DPhil, has been honored with the 2025 HST Seidman Prize for MD Research Mentorship. Read more: ragoninstitute.org/2025/05/gaiha-… #Mentorship #Research #Medicine #HIV #Harvard

Ragon Spotlight: Gabriella Cerna Gabriella joined the Moura Silva Lab after earning a double major in biochemistry and microbiology. She was recently awarded the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship and will be starting her PhD in Biology at MIT. Congratulations, Gabriella!

We were thrilled to welcome legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady to the Ragon Institute earlier this month! We’re grateful to Tom Brady for his enthusiasm and support for scientific discovery, and we are honored to have hosted him.

Researchers at the Ragon have made a significant discovery about how antibodies can directly enhance the body’s ability to fight Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the bacteria responsible for TB. Read more: ragoninstitute.org/2025/05/alter-… #Tuberculosis #TB #Antibodies #Immunity

Philip ‘Terry’ Ragon, founding benefactor of the Ragon, and Bruce Walker, MD, our founding director, were spotlighted in a Forbes Africa article on the Ragon Institute's significant involvement in HIV research in Africa. Read the article here: forbesafrica.com/daily-cover-st…

We are excited to share that Bryan Bryson, PhD, has been promoted to Associate Professor with Tenure at MIT! This promotion is a well-deserved recognition of Bryson’s contributions to biological engineering, immunology, and tuberculosis research. Congratulations, Dr. Bryson!

Building Computational Infrastructure for Immunology Research: A New Initiative at the Ragon Led by Sophia Liu “So many labs have faced barriers to accessing computational resources, and this initiative addresses that challenge directly." ragoninstitute.org/2025/05/buildi…

In celebration of Pride Month, we’re excited to share moments from the Boston Pride for the People Parade, held on June 14. Members of the Ragon community joined in the festivities, honoring the spirit, history, and ongoing significance of Pride. Happy Pride!