Bassett Promoted to Professor, Takes New Leadership Role
Ingrid Bassett, MD, MPH, Weissman Family MGH Research Scholar 2018-2023, was recently promoted to professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. Bassett was also named co-director of the Harvard University Center for AIDS Research.
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Padera Named AAAS Fellow
Tim Padera, PhD, Rullo Family MGH Research Scholar 2021-2026, was recently elected as a fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
Dr. Padera was honored for outstanding contributions to intravital lymphatic system imaging, uncovering mechanisms of lymphatic dysfunction in disease states, and discovering mechanisms of cancer progression and immune suppression by metastatic lymph nodes.
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Should We Be Turning the Dial Down Instead of Up When It Comes to Vitamins?
A research team led by Alexander Soukas, MD, PhD, Weissman Family MGH Research Scholar 2018-2023 and Armen Yerevanian, MD, recently made the surprising discovery that C. elegans worms that were genetically modified to remove riboflavin – considered an essential nutrient for humans – experienced unexpected health and longevity benefits.
The team’s findings open up interesting new possibilities when it comes to promoting longevity through the selective adjustment of vitamin levels.
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Temel Recognized for Pioneering Research into Palliative Care
Jennifer Temel, MD, Hostetter MGH Research Scholar 2017-2022 and Director of the Cancer Outcomes Research and Education (CORE) program at Mass General was recently profiled in OncLive, the official website of the Oncology Specialty Group.
“Temel has published much of the most important data in palliative medicine, including what may be the most influential findings in the field, a 2010 paper that brought palliative care into the mainstream.”
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