Posts by Marcela Quintanilla-Dieck
The Faces Behind the Science: Meet Some of Mass General Brigham’s Postdoctoral Researchers
During Postdoctoral Research Fellows Appreciation Week, we’re shining a spotlight on the talented scientists helping drive discovery across Mass General Brigham. Meet the postdoctoral researchers advancing our understanding of cancer, neuroscience, heart disease, and more while sharing the personal passions, experiences, and motivations that fuel their work both inside and outside the lab.
Read MoreResearchers Unplugged: Meet the Researcher Tracking Prostate Cancer’s Escape Routes
As a postdoctoral research fellow in the Miyamoto Lab at Mass General Brigham, Buse Cevatemre Yildirim, PhD, studies tumor cells that circulate in the bloodstream to understand why advanced prostate cancer can become resistant to treatment. In this Researchers Unplugged Q&A, she shares her passion for cancer research, creative scientific storytelling, and life outside the lab.
Read MoreResearchers Unplugged: Meet the Researcher Working to Detect Lung Disease Before It Starts
Meet the postdoctoral research fellow at who is studying the earliest signs of pulmonary fibrosis in people with a family history of the disease. Learn how her research could help detect lung disease sooner, improve patient outcomes, and advance new treatments, while getting to know the scientist behind the work.
Read MoreResearchers Unplugged: Meet the Researcher Studying How the Timing of Our Meals Shapes Health
How does the timing of your meals affect your health? Meet Ioannis Lempesis, a postdoctoral researcher at Brigham and Women’s Hospital whose work examines how the body’s internal clock influences metabolism and could lead to new strategies for preventing obesity and diabetes.
Read MoreFive Things to Know About Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome, the New Name for PCOS
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is now known as Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS), a name change that is intended to better reflect the symptoms of the disease and reduce barriers to diagnosis.
Read MoreResearchers Unplugged: Meet Julia Billups, PhD, a Researcher Studying How Brain Fats May Shape Parkinson’s Disease
Meet the brain researcher who loves outings with her dog and husband and participating in her church community.
Read MoreCongratulations to the 2026 Class of the Bridging Academia and Industry Education Program
This unique training program provides early stage academic investigators with the skills and resources to work translationally with industry.
Read MoreAre You Getting Enough Fiber? Common Misconceptions Explained by a Mass General Brigham Researcher
Fiber is not just something doctors recommend when someone is constipated; it is an important part of a healthy overall diet.
Read MoreResearchers Unplugged: Meet the Postdoc Who Loves Running, Sci-Fi, and Testing Out New Recipes
Ben Peterson, PhD, is studying tendon injuries and developing new strategies for healing as a postdoc in the Galloway Lab.
Read MoreWhat’s True, What’s Not? Mass General Brigham Researchers Answer Common Heart Health Questions
Recent studies from investigators at the Mass General Brigham Heart and Vascular Institute shed light on facts and myths about heart disease.
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