Winter/Spring 2025
Winter/Spring 2025
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Given our place at the center of the University’s long tradition of excellence, it should be no surprise that Harvard Griffin GSAS remains home to an impressive number of Nobel laureates. Gary Ruvkun, PhD ’82, became the latest honoree in October when he won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Ruvkun earned this recognition for his contributions to the discovery of microRNA, a new class of tiny RNA molecules that plays a crucial role in gene regulation (see more on page 5). I firmly believe that it is Harvard Griffin GSAS’s unique educational environment—where students are encouraged to ask questions, collaborate, and debate—that serves as an incubator for such research, which goes on to change the world.
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“Our graduate school experience was truly life-changing, and we feel like we owe a lot to Harvard,” says Harry Archerman PhD ’13.
He and his wife, Michelle PhD ’13, met on their second day at Harvard. In less than fi ve months, they were married. “Our naive optimism led us to contemplate when we could start a family while pursuing graduate degrees,” Michelle says. They decided to ask their advisors for guidance.
The couple have been generous and consistent donors to the Graduate School Fund and recently established a graduate research fellowship. “Graduate students need funds and support,” says Harry. “We believe in the transformative impact of a Harvard education.”
— Harry Archerman, PhD ’13
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