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This article was written by Jessica Oros (G4), with illustrations by Ankita Chopde (G3)
Fighting Blindness with a Virus
Injecting the eye with a virus can treat age-related blindness—or kill the very cells that need healing. Virologist Apolonia Gardner, PhD ’26 investigates why this innovative treatment succeeds or fails. Read the full article on the Harvard Griffin...
It’s heating up - the rise of arboviruses
As the summer wound down to a close, news headlines across the U.S. warned of continued mosquito-borne disease outbreaks. News outlets urged individuals to not forgo the bug spray on their outings, and virus names–West Nile virus, dengue virus–were thrown...
Luochen Liu - Wu lab
Luochen, a fifth-year PhD student in the Virology Program and a member of Dr. Hao Wu’s lab, did not always envision a career in science for herself. Originally drawn to music, she discovered that research offered the same creativity and originality she...
EVE-rybody ought to know about the Placenta
The placenta is one of the first organs to form during pregnancy. It sustains the fetus by exchanging nutrients, gases and waste between the fetus and its mother. But the placenta is also the interface between two genetically distinct individuals whose...
Dr. Hao Wu, PhD
Halfway through her medical training at Beijing, China, Dr. Hao Wu discovered her love for scientific research. Now, the Wu lab at Harvard Medical School focuses on innate immunology, where they use structural biology as a tool to understand molecular and...
The Art of a Statement of Purpose
What is the statement of purpose? The statement of purpose (SOP) is an essay that answers two big questions: Why? And why you ? A graduate degree is a big commitment, both for you and the program. You will be investing years of your life into research and...
Dr. Sadie Antine, PhD
Just over a year ago, Sadie (now Dr. Antine!) was finishing her PhD in Dr. Philip Kranzusch’s lab, where a cryo-EM ‘blob’ she once barely knew how to interpret grew into the foundation of her thesis project. Today, she’s traded bacteria for cancer biology...
Meet Bundibugyo – Ebola’s Understudied Relative
As the summer progresses, cases of Ebola virus continue to soar in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda. With over 3500 cases to date and over 1500 deaths, this is the fastest growing outbreak of Ebola to date and stands as the third...
Lamount Evanson - Schmidt lab
As a child, Lamount Evanson , a PhD candidate in the Virology Program (G3), imagined a very different future for himself. It took a very special journey for him to find his passion in virology, from his family’s hotel in Antigua to an art installation at...
From Moon Shot to Arm Shot: The Story of the Measles Vaccine
Measles is a highly infectious childhood disease caused by the measles virus (MeV). Symptoms include fever, cough, and the infamous blotchy red rash . The cough is doubly dangerous, as it can transmit the virus through respiratory droplets where the virus...
