A new study from the Ghebremichael Lab, published in the Journal of Applied Statistics, introduces a statistical framework that enables researchers to properly evaluate the diagnostic performance of biomarkers measured repeatedly over time. Read More: https://ow.ly/htiI50XNjcz

Out today in @cp-cell.bsky.social! We studied how environmental stresses like high-fat diets today can prime tumorigenesis months to years in the future (1/n)

A new study led by the Shalek Lab and published in Cell shows that liver cells facing prolonged metabolic stress—like that seen in steatotic liver disease—activate cancer-associated programs long before any tumors appear. Read: https://ow.ly/p93n50XL9Jj #Immunology #Cancer

Ragon founding director Bruce Walker, MD, opened the 2025 MassCPR Symposium on Nov. 19, bringing together researchers from academia, industry, and public health. 🎥 Watch the full symposium here: https://masscpr.hms.harvard.edu/symposia/masscpr-symposium-2025/

A new study from the Batista Lab, published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, reveals that B cells depend on a cellular cleanup process to successfully transform into the plasma cells that produce protective antibodies. Read more: https://ow.ly/rijS50XKBWt

Meet Molly Bergeron, our Biosafety Officer! She helps researchers navigate complex protocols and loves solving problems. Recently moved from Georgia to Boston, Molly enjoys knitting, fiber arts, and volunteering as a grave photographer through her love of genealogy. #WeAreRagon

Welcome to Ragon, Eric Dang, PhD! A fungal immunologist from NIH, Dr. Dang studies how the fungi we breathe and eat influence our health. Read our Q&A to learn about his work. https://ow.ly/XLPN50XAUiq

Yesterday, Ragon and Tecnológico de Monterrey held our first joint symposium on metabolic health and immunity—one year after launching our partnership. Researchers shared work on HIV vaccines, TB, cardiac disease, and more. Thank you to all who participated! #GlobalHealth #Partnership

On #WorldAIDSDay, we're sharing a breakthrough: our researchers identified why some people with HIV achieve remission after antibody treatment—a key step toward a functional cure. Published in Nature. Read more: https://ow.ly/96in50XAk0P

We are proud to share that the Ragon Institute's building at 600 Main Street has been recognized with a 2025 Architectural Record Award (Honorable Mention). Read more about the award and design: https://payette.com/designalways/the-ragon-institute-honored-with-2025-architectural-record-award/

On Nov. 12, the Ragon welcomed signatories of the Giving Pledge for a learning session on how philanthropy can accelerate discovery in immunology. This video offers an overview of our work and its impact. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpF7kQVdk74

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