Two Immunology Graduate Students Receive Two Research Fellowships—Each
The students in the Pilar Alcaide Lab at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences credit their mentor with helping them succeed
Immunology
What Autoimmune Diseases Are and What Can Be Done to Alleviate Them
Some 25 million Americans are afflicted by these diseases as the body attacks itself. Tufts immunologist Pilar Alcaide explains what’s happening
Tufts University School of Medicine Announces Three New Professorships
Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, Linden Hu, and Karl Munger are the inaugural recipients
Plotting the End of Lyme Disease
For years, Tufts researchers have been on the cutting edge of investigating and treating the mysterious illness known as Lyme disease. Now, a new initiative seeks to eradicate the disease once and for all.
Uncovering a Link Between Inflammation and Heart Disease
Immune cells can exacerbate heart failure. A new study reveals a potential way to stop them
Tufts Lyme Disease Initiative Receive $7 Million in New Grants
Investigators for the Tufts Lyme Disease Initiative have received new grants totaling over $7 million dollars to combat Lyme disease
Helping Endangered Koalas—and Potentially Human Health, Too
Veterinary student’s research in Australia helped improve care for hundreds of animals with chlamydia, while medical research at Tufts looks for vaccine
How the Body Battles COVID-19
An immunologist explains how the body’s defense system takes on viruses, and why sometimes it loses the fight
Tufts Names New Vice Provost for Research
Caroline Genco, the Arthur E. Spiller Professor and chair of the Department of Immunology at Tufts University School of Medicine, will be the new vice provost for research at Tufts University, starting October 1.