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Not Just a Matter of Appearance: How Alopecia Affects Patients Throughout Life
Can you measure the lifelong impact of a disorder that causes no pain but affects your appearance, relationships and perception of self-worth?
Humans of MGRI: Hoang Le, PhD
Hoang Le, PhD, is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Genetics and Aging Research Unit.
Celebration of Science Focuses on Lessons from COVID-19 and the Path Forward
Can Mass General researchers use lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic to improve healthcare delivery and reduce disparities?
Conversations with Margarita: The Park Prescription
Dr. Alegría recently started a monthly email series, and we loved it so much we wanted to share each month’s email on Bench Press.
Rejection in Academia: A Door Open or a Door Closed?
James Quinn, PhD, is a researcher in the Alzheimer’s Clinical and Translational Research Unit (ACTRU) studying the mechanisms underlying dementia development to identify new biomarkers and novel therapeutic targets, focusing on the signaling molecules, neuropeptides. Outside the lab, James is an avid science communicator, rock climber and live music enthusiast. We all have been there—standing
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Free Course Seeks to Engage High School Students in the Science of COVID-19
Can a spark of inspiration strike twice? That’s the hope of the co-leaders of a free two-day course on the COVID-19 pandemic for high school students next week.
COVID-19 Safety Measures are Still Crucial as Vaccination Rates Rise
Daniel Horn, MD, shares what he has witnessed during the COVID-19 pandemic, what clinicians have learned and the importance of being vigilant as we move forward.
Doctors and Hospitals Helped Nearly 50,000 to Vote in the 2020 Election Through Vot-ER
Alister Martin, MD, MPP, is a practicing emergency physician and recently founded Vot-ER, a nonpartisan nonprofit that aims to promote health through voter registration. He previously founded Get Waivered, a campaign aimed at transforming emergency rooms nationwide into the front door for recovery treatment for those suffering from opioid addiction. Aliya Bhatia, MPP, is the
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Humans of MGRI: Katie Grant, BA
Katie is the communications coordinator for the Center for Celiac Research and Treatment and a fan of hiking, skiing and the Green Bay Packers.
Voices of Women in Science: Dorothy Jones, EdD, APRN
Dorothy Jones, EdE, APRN, is senior nurse scientist at the Yvonne L. Munn Center for Nursing Research and a professor at the Boston College Connell School of Nursing.