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Susan Dymecki Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

From the President of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences:

Breaking Silence

New study from Genetics Department Investigators at MGH points toward a potential strategy for treating X-linked disorders—those caused by mutations in the X chromosome—in females.

Howard Hughes Medical Institute names three HMS postdocs as Hanna Gray Fellows

On Sept. 19, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) announced the selection of 15 exceptional early career scientists, including three from Harvard Medical School, as the first group of HHMI Hanna Gray Fellows.

FALL 2017 FACULTY SEARCH

The Department of Molecular Biology at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and its colleagues at Harvard Medical School (HMS) invite applications for a joint tenure-track appointment at the level of Assistant Professor.

McCarroll Named Flier Associate Professor

Harvard Medical School faculty, staff and trainees packed the Waterhouse Room in Gordon Hall on June 7 to honor former dean Jeffrey S. Flier and raise a glass to genetics researcher Steven McCarroll.

Stephen J. Elledge Awarded Gruber Genetic Prize

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Stephen J. Elledge has been awarded the Gruber Genetics Prize, totalling $500,000, discovering and characterizing the molecular mechanisms of the DNA-damage response pathway.

Tedi Asher hired by Peabody Essex Museum

Tedi Asher, formerly of the Dymecki Lab, was recently hired by the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA as their first Neuroscience Researcher. Tedi was brought on to support the museum's Neuroscience Initiative, made possible by a generous grant from the Barr Foundation.