GSAS News

In preparation for the Ken Burns documentary event on PBS, we're getting a primer on the founding of the US from Phil Mead, PhD '12, former chief historian and curator of the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia.

New research from Professor Brian Liau, PhD '13, and students Heejin Roh and Simon Shen unveils a powerful mapping tool that may help transform the treatment of genetic disease.

New research on axolotl salamanders from Duygu Payzin-Dogru, PhD '22, raises the possibility that the mechanisms that allow them to regenerate might one day be manipulated for humans.

Professor Luca Maini, PhD '18, on pharmaceutical tariffs, direct-to-consumer sales of prescription medications, and the US government's negotiations with pharmaceutical manufacturers.

A ground breaking gene-insertion technology developed by the musically-inclined Harvard Griffin GSAS PhD student Isaac Witte and colleagues may bring us closer to treating diseases like cystic fibrosis at their genetic root. 

The neurodegenerative disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is not only caused by repeated head impact but also linked to DNA damage similar to that seen in Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study co-led by Harvard Griffin GSAS alumna Chanthia Ma and PhD student Guanlan Dong.