An International Research Effort Led by Mass General Brigham is Pioneering Breakthroughs in Rare Blood Cancers
The PETAL consortium is a first-of-its-kind global network of more than 100 investigators and 20 research sites.
Meet Seven Mass General Brigham Researchers Working to Develop New Therapies and Treatments for Cancer
Learn more about their unique approaches to improving care for cancer patients.
The Path To Creating the World’s Smallest Laser Light Show, and How Researchers Are Using It to Track Cancer Cells
Lighting the Way Cho explained that when he first entered the world of cancer cell research, it was hard for researchers to tell each of the individual cells in the tumor microenvironment apart, making it difficult to learn what part each cell played in cancer growth over time. “Biologists and medical scientists use microscopes to
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How a Personal Story Fueled a Researcher’s Passion to Pursue Breast Cancer Research
Mass General researcher Matt Rosen, PhD, is all too familiar with the devastating effects of a late breast cancer diagnosis.
World Cancer Research Day: How MGH Research Scholars are Helping to Move the Field Forward
The unrestricted funding provided by the MGH Research Scholar awards is enabling creative new approaches to cancer research.
Tracking Differences in “Time to Surgery” for Breast Cancer Patients Could Reduce Disparities and Improve Outcomes
A recent study both validated time to surgery as a standardized metric for breast cancer care and identified a worrying difference in time to surgery between Black and white patients.
Through the Magnifying Glass: The Faden Lab
How Daniel Faden, MD, and his team are working on developing and applying blood based cancer diagnostic tools.
The Astonishing Team Effort that Led to the First Trial of CAR T Cells for Glioblastoma at Mass General Brigham
It took contributions from almost 100 people to translate promising lab findings into a first-in-human treatment for glioblastoma.
Through the Magnifying Glass: The Boland Lab
Genevieve Boland, MD, PhD, a physician-investigator in the Cancer Center at Mass General, is researching skin cancer and related diseases.
Through the Magnifying Glass: The Demehri Lab
A close-up look at the Demehri Lab and how they are working to understand the immune system’s role in early cancer development.