Travis Baggett, MD, MPH, MGH Research Scholar 2021-2026, is the senior author of a new study looking at mortality by age, gender, race and ethnicity in people experiencing homelessness in Boston. The researchers found drug overdose was a leading cause of death across all groups. Suicide uniquely affected younger people experiencing homelessness, and HIV and homicide uniquely affected Black and Hispanic/Latinx individuals. The findings could help in developing new interventions that are targeted to high-risk populations.
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Jose Florez, MD, PhD, MGH Research Scholar 2013-2018, has been named the new chair of the Department of Medicine at Mass General. During his career, Dr. Florez founded the Mass General Down Syndrome Program, oversaw the expansion of the Inpatient Diabetes Service, and was instrumental in the creation of the Diabetes in Pregnancy Program, the Diabetes Genetics Clinic and the Endocrine Hypertension Clinic.
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Supporting the next generation of physician-scientists is a top priority for Dr. Florez, who has mentored and served as a vocal advocate for dozens of students, residents and junior faculty throughout the years, including a dedicated commitment to women and those under-represented in medicine.
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Daphne Holt, MD, PhD,
MGH Research Scholar 2018-2023, was featured for her work on identifying early signs of psychiatric disorders in youth and providing them with tools to help them grow their resiliency and manage their mental health. So far, this program has been tested and shown success in reducing or eliminating the early signs of mental illness in college students, adolescents and health care workers.
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Mark Poznansky, MD, PhD, Steve and Deborah Gorlin MGH Research Scholar 2015-2020, leads a research team at the Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center at MGH that received a significant grant from the U.S. Department of Defense, which will support a three-year program to demonstrate the effectiveness of VaxCelerate 3.0 – a self-assembling vaccine (SAV) platform – in preventing infection by flu and pox viruses in preclinical models.
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Richa Saxena, PhD, Phyllis and Jerome Lyle Rappaport MGH Research Scholar 2017-2022, received the A. Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award from Harvard Medical School. Dr. Saxena was also named the new vice chair of research and innovation for the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine at Mass General.
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Alexander Soukas, MD, PhD, Weissman Family MGH Research Scholar 2018-2023, was the senior author of a new study showing that metformin, the drug most commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, not only lowers blood sugar levels but also extends lifespan in C. elegans worms – an animal model that shares similar metabolic systems with humans and is often used to model human diseases. The findings could lead to new therapies to treat aging and aging-related diseases.
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