Over the past several decades, sciences informing general and health professions education have grown in prominence and potential such that master’s programs in this field are now distinguishing ...

Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas, professor of cell biology, emeritus, in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School, has received a prestigious 2025 Canada Gairdner International Award. He is being ...

As part of the multifaceted process of conducting rigorous, reproducible research, scientists often grapple with challenging questions. While there are hard-and-fast rules for certain matters, many ...

Physicians have long observed a mystifying phenomenon: After a bout of infection or an autoimmune disease flare-up, some ...

Our educational programs advance Harvard Medical School's core mission to alleviate human suffering by nurturing a diverse group of leaders and future leaders in both clinical care and biomedical ...

The 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences has been awarded to five scientists for the discovery and characterization of the hormone glucagon-like peptide-1, or GLP-1 — findings that subsequently ...

New research shows how small shifts in the molecular makeup of a virus can profoundly alter its fate. These shifts could turn ...

Five HMS researchers have been elected fellows of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Academy. Election recognizes scientists whose contributions have driven significant innovation and ...

The new Gordon Hall Flex Space opened on March 17, with an official ribbon cutting on April 2. The result of a multi-year design and renovation project, the new flex space provides a range of ...