Harvard Medical School

@harvardmed

Official Twitter home of Harvard Medical School, featuring our advances in biomedical research, trends in medical education, and more.

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Joined April 2009

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Harvard Medical School@harvardmed · Jun 16

David Liu’s lab, which played a vital role in developing base editing, advised the team that treated baby KJ for a rare genetic disorder using CRISPR technology bit.ly/3HtTakK

harvardmed's tweet card. Gene-editing technologies developed by Harvard's David Liu demonstrate game-changing potential in two recent cases.

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Harvard Medical School@harvardmed · Jul 14

How Harvard Medical School and industry scientists revolutionized cancer treatment

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Harvard Medical School@harvardmed · Jul 7

Burned-out primary care physicians are increasingly seeking safe haven in concierge care and other free-market models of practice. HMS researcher Zirui Song discusses the pros and cons of concierge medicine. bit.ly/44aABLq

harvardmed's tweet card. Health care policy researcher discusses the pros and cons of concierge medicine

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Harvard Medical School@harvardmed · Jul 2

Shira Weingarten-Gabbay is uncovering the inner workings of viruses to help the immune system ward off diseases of today and tomorrow bit.ly/4lqdRN2

harvardmed's tweet card. Shira Weingarten-Gabbay finds proteins that help immune system ward off viruses

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Harvard Medical School@harvardmed · Jun 30

HMS microbiologist Braden Tierney found a microorganism his team calls “Chonkus,” which is remarkably efficient at consuming carbon dioxide. Now he’s searching for other microbes doing remarkable things that humans could make use of. (via @NPR) n.pr/4lsgJZQ

harvardmed's tweet card. What if the solutions to some of Earth's biggest problems could be found in some of its smallest creatures? That bet has led a team of researchers to places both remote and — lately — rather familiar.

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Harvard Medical School@harvardmed · Jun 27

Recent graduate Alexandra Lish wants to rewrite the script for Alzheimer’s sufferers by studying how genetics drive individual differences in the progression of the disease. bit.ly/4lb3b5l

harvardmed's tweet card. Over seven million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease. Nearly 12 million more are involved in unpaid caregiving responsibilities for family members, friends, or other loved ones affected by...

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Harvard Medical School@harvardmed · Jun 23

The 2025 Warren Alpert Foundation Prize has been awarded to three scientists whose discoveries culminated in the development of lenacapavir, a medication used to treat and prevent HIV. bit.ly/3ZDROdv

harvardmed's tweet card. Twice-a-year injection with lenacapavir can prevent HIV infection and could speed end of the HIV epidemic

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Harvard Medical School@harvardmed · Jun 20

A new method to turns stem cells into more authentic microglia-like cells can improve scientists’ ability to study diseases like Alzheimer’s and ALS and accelerate the search for targeted therapies bit.ly/409AIEn

harvardmed's tweet card. More efficient and authentic cell creation enables immune studies, drug development

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Harvard Medical School@harvardmed · Jun 18

A new technique expands cells to sequence DNA and capture fine structural details, providing insight into how disruptions in the nucleus of the cell can impact health and disease broadinstitute.org/news/new-techn…

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Harvard Medical School@harvardmed · Jun 13

Nicole Maestas, head of the HMS Department of Health Care Policy, explains how federal funding cuts threaten the quality and sustainability of care bit.ly/43UsIby

harvardmed's tweet card. Nicole Maestas on how cuts threaten quality, sustainability of care

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Harvard Medical School@harvardmed · Jun 11

A new AI tool developed by researchers at Mass General Brigham and Harvard Medical School uses a snapshot of a patient’s face to predict biological age and cancer survival time, knowledge that physicians can use to tailor treatments bit.ly/3Zonun2

harvardmed's tweet card. Deep-learning algorithm analyzes snapshots for information that could help oncologists tailor treatment intensity.

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Harvard Medical School@harvardmed · Jun 9

Corey Allard, assistant professor of cell biology, studies species with an unusual trait or behavior to reveal insights about basic biology that can deepen understanding of disease and lead to the development of new treatments bit.ly/4kVdCJP

harvardmed's tweet card. Corey Allard studies the extremes and exceptions to uncover fundamental biological principles

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Harvard Medical School@harvardmed · Jun 6

HMS faculty member Julia Merkenschlager is working to unlock the secrets of how the immune system selects the best antibodies for the job through a process of cellular competition and collaboration bit.ly/4jqENLf

harvardmed's tweet card. Julia Merkenschlager explores how secrets of natural immunity can improve vaccines, treatment

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Harvard Medical School@harvardmed · Jun 4

A new study shows mutations in the Integrator complex — linked to cancers, blood disorders, neurodevelopmental abnormalities, and other diseases — cause chronic stress in cells bit.ly/4mIdFdF

harvardmed's tweet card. Study solves riddle of how mutations in Integrator complex relate to neurodegeneration, cancer

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Harvard Medical School@harvardmed · Jun 2

A new AI tool opens the door to “future-proof” vaccines by predicting how a rapidly mutating virus may evolve next bit.ly/4mTgZmq

harvardmed's tweet card. AI model EVE-Vax provides valuable clues about how a virus may evolve

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Harvard Medical School@harvardmed · May 30

Thursday evening, Harvard Medical School celebrated 147 scholars who received their doctoral hoods. Congratulations, Class of 2025! bit.ly/4dBNMb8

harvardmed's tweet card. 147 students in HMS-based programs receive doctoral degrees amid turbulent times for U.S. research

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Harvard Medical School@harvardmed · May 29

More than 200 new MDs and DMDs gathered with family, friends, and faculty to celebrate their graduation from Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Dental Medicine today. Congrats to our new physicians and dentists! bit.ly/3FwnRoT

harvardmed's tweet card. MD and DMD graduates applaud accomplishments, prepare for challenges

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Harvard Medical School@harvardmed · May 28

Congratulations to the graduates of the 9 Harvard Medical School master’s degree programs! bit.ly/4kq0igD

harvardmed's tweet card. Students from around the world will use education as a force for good

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Harvard Medical School@harvardmed · May 26

HMS Professor Beth Stevens has transformed thinking about microglial cells, demonstrating that aberrant pruning can contribute to Alzheimer’s disease, Huntington’s disease, and other disorders bit.ly/3RX2O1h

harvardmed's tweet card. Beth Stevens' work has built a foundation for new kinds of medicines to treat neurodegenerative diseases. "I was just following the science."

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Harvard Medical School@harvardmed · May 21

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