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Tufts Research Team Awarded Global Grant to Advance Antibiotic Discovery

A global consortium award supports Tufts‑led research to improve early‑stage antibiotic discovery for drug‑resistant Gram‑negative bacteria.

A woman returns expired and unused prescription medications to a pharmacy.

What Should I Do With Unused or Expired Prescription Medications?

There are many options for safe medication disposal, explains a clinical pharmacologist and associate professor of medicine.

Carolyn and Heber Nielsen - Nielsen, along with his wife, created the Heber C. Nielsen, MD, MSDS, and Carolyn J. Nielsen Fellowship to cover the tuition and fees for a second- or third-year Ph.D. student at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.

Aid for Scientists Will Change Lives

Endowed fellowship eases costs for second- and third-year GSBS PhD students.

Patricia, J63, A90P, and George Schneider, M65, A90P created the endowed Schneider Wellness Speaker Series. Administered by the Office of Student Wellness, the program will bring together Tufts experts and practitioners working in preventive and community medicine.

Promoting Public Health

Endowed speaker series to highlight preventive community medicine.

Using Ghrelin mRNA for the Smart Targeting of Damaged Joints

In a step toward disease-modifying therapy, Tufts researchers and collaborators have pioneered nanoparticles that target damaged cartilage and adapt to disease severity.

Tufts Vice Provost for Research Named Foreign Fellow of Indian National Science Academy

Bernard Arulanandam’s research interests include the cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in immune responses to infectious diseases.

Helping Shape the Future of Academic Medicine

Laura Baecher-Lind will serve on the editorial board of the journal Academic Medicine, extending Tufts’ impact on national conversations in medical education.

An overhead view of a young white woman playing basketball with a brace on her left knee.

Amid a Rise in Knee Injuries, Tips for Prevention and Recovery

A sports medicine expert shares his tips for treating and recovering from the most common knee injuries.

Dr. Thiha Aung, Dr. Chris Seh Hong Lim, Laura Lemberger-Viehmann, Dr. Thiha Aung, Dr. Peter Geck, and Dr. JoColl Burgess

Global Collaboration in Medical Education

Tufts School of Medicine hosted international scholars to showcase its innovative anatomy and simulation-based learning, sparking discussions on future global collaborations.