A large international collaboration from the Kwon and Xavier Labs shows that HIV infection and common ARV drugs change the gut microbiome in distinct, geography-dependent ways. Read more: https://ow.ly/xnnZ50XjV1h #Immunology #Microbiology #Collaboration #GlobalHealth #HIV

A new study co-led by the Batista Lab at the Ragon and Scripps/IAVI shows that a single mRNA-based vaccine mix can jump-start the early steps toward several promising HIV-fighting antibodies at the same time. Read more: https://ow.ly/Sifj50XeYSl #HIV #Collaboration #Vaccines

A JCI Insight study by the POSITIVES team and Barczak Lab tracked people with mild COVID-19 to see if Omicron subvariants change over time. Key features—viral level, peak timing, and duration of live virus shedding—remained similar across all variants. Read More: https://ow.ly/soGF50XgpFP

We’re proud to share that our Scientific Director, Facundo Batista, PhD, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine—one of the highest honors in health and medicine. Congratulations Dr. Batista!

The Garcia-Beltran Lab at the Ragon has received an NIH HRHR award to propel a new project that retools NK cells to better locate, enter, and destroy solid tumors. Read more: https://ow.ly/6PjJ50Xbcwk

A prestigious grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to Ragon Core Member Alison Ringel, PhD, will support groundbreaking healthy aging research at MIT. Read more: https://biology.mit.edu/w-m-keck-foundation-to-support-research-on-healthy-aging-at-mit/

A Ghebremichael Lab study introduces and tests a flexible way to grade medical tests like blood-based biomarkers so scientists can more confidently tell which ones truly separate “sick” from “healthy.” Read More: https://ow.ly/ONgM50X3KlB #Biostatistics #Immunology #HIV

Meet Lindsey Adams: a scientist, adventurer, and puzzle enthusiast. As a graduate student working in the Lingwood Lab at the Ragon, Lindsey spends her days studying autoimmune diseases and antibody output, diving into the molecular world of protein interactions. #WeAreRagon