Mass General Research Institute

Research scientists working in the lab make new discoveries that increase our base knowledge of life processes and disease.

These scientists team up with clinicians to find ways to apply their discoveries to patient care.

Clinical researchers test promising candidate treatments, diagnostics and devices, and enroll subjects in clinical trials

These collaborations result in new medical treatments, diagnostics and devices that are become the new standard of care.

By consenting to have their lab samples used in research and participating in clinical trials, patients actively contribute to the advancement of medicine.

Dr. Atkinson and her team are working to make genetic research more inclusive with a new statistical framework and software package designed to include individuals of mixed ancestry.

A team of researchers at Mass General Brigham reports that the risk of life-threatening allergic reaction to the vaccines is low and comparable to the same risks associated with common antibiotics

With vaccine distribution steadily increasing across the U.S. many people are hopeful about regaining a sense of normalcy. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) maintains that COVID safety precautions are still recommended, even after vaccination. Daniel Horn, MD comments.

A team from Massachusetts General Hospital and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has created an online tool to help organizations calculate the costs and benefits of different COVID-19 testing and mitigation strategies.