Posts by Marcela Quintanilla-Dieck
The 2025 Cellie Awards: Marcela’s Favorite Picks
Just for fun, here’s a last list of favorites for 2025, including best book, best movie, best MGB science communicator and more.
Read MoreIs the Immune System the Missing Link in our Understanding of Male Infertility?
Male infertility affects half of the 17% of couples worldwide struggling to conceive.
Read MoreWe’re All Likely to Experience Healthcare-Related Disability at Some Point—Here’s How Innovation Can Help (Podcast)
With an aging population and more people living with chronic conditions, there’s a growing need for innovation in healthcare disability.
Read MoreWhy Do We Love (or Hate) to Be Scared? A Mass General Brigham Scientist’s Take on Horror Movies and Fear
Research has shown that our experiences, culture and personal history play a major role in how we experience fear.
Read MoreMeet 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.
Read MoreBehind the Complex Quest to Create Living Bacterial “Drugs” for Allergies, Infections and Chronic Disease
Researchers are using advanced technologies to better understand how bacteria interact in the gut and develop new therapies.
Read MoreHow One Doctor is Helping to Shift the Culture of Silence on Physician Mental Health
What happens when the culture that trains physicians to suppress emotions starts to affect their own well-being?
Read MoreHow Telehealth Is Helping to Connect Individuals Experiencing Homelessness to Crucial Health Services
Despite early concerns, pivoting to telehealth during the COVID-190 pandemic was effective for physicians and patients alike.
Read MoreHow a Scientist Followed Curiosity (and Love) to Build an Innovative Tool to Track Changes in the Gut Microbiome
Developed by scientists at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, ChronoStrain is a cutting-edge tool that tracks changes in bacterial populations over time.
Read MoreWhy Do Symptoms Linger in Some People After an Infection? A Conversation on Post-Acute Infection Syndromes
Long COVID and ME/CFS are part of a growing group of post-infection illnesses affecting millions worldwide.
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