Research

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Improving Treatments for Brain Cancer

Assistant Professor at HMS Nicolas Gonzalez Castro discusses his academic journey from rocket science to brain tumors, keeping in touch with his PhD advisor, and 11 years spent mentoring undergraduates as a Quincy House resident tutor. 

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From Discovery to Nobel—with NIH Support

Harvard Medical School Professor Gary Ruvkun, PhD '82, recounts years of work, mostly funded by federal research grants, culminating in the 2024 Nobel Prize in Medicine.

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Stepping Strong for Trauma Innovation

PhD student Michael Finn-Henry combined his passion for both movement and trauma surgery on April 21 when he ran his first Boston Marathon for the Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

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Cutting Drug Costs, Embracing Aging, Demystifying AI

The next generation of rscholars and scientists presented their breakthrough research to a packed crowd on April 8 at the annual Harvard Horizons Symposium in Sanders Theater. 

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Research Powers Progress

PhD students Dawn Chen and Brandon Campbell are among the many Harvard scholars whose research—from medicine to technology to education and business—touches countless lives, moving us closer to disease cures, next-generation technology, and a more secure future for millions of people.

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A Life-Saving Treatment for Wounded Warriors

Often the result of battlefield injury, uncontrolled internal bleeding is one of the leading causes of preventable death after trauma. Harvard Griffin GSAS and Harvard SEAS bioengineering PhD candidate Maithili Joshi has developed a groundbreaking treatment for these wounds.