Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. C

#FacultyFriday #NewCourse #VectorBorneParasites

🗣️ Weekly lectures from Harvard faculty and invited experts will enhance students’ exploration of current research, parasite-host interactions, genomic and cellular mechanisms of infection, and opportunities for disease control.

Taught by IID faculty, Dr. Flaminia Catteruccia and Dr. Daniel Neafsey, this graduate-level course examines the biology, transmission, and control of vector-borne parasitic protozoa and helminths responsible for some of the highest global burdens of infectious disease. 🌍

Harvard University Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders who make a difference globally.

We’re excited to announce a new course, “Biology and Control of Vector-Borne Parasites,” taught by IID faculty, Dr. Flaminia Catteruccia and Dr. Daniel Neafsey.

More about the course below ⬇️

#IIDKickOff

In our spirited conversation with Esrah, they describe goals they’ve been dedicated to for years, like their #microscopy project with Janelia 🔬 and their upcoming #ThesisDefense. But they also showed us the new way they’re having fun and challenging themselves: #running. 👟💨

We’re excited to share our second post in our Kick Off series, where we spotlight the goals, ambitions, and personal excitement of the team that makes up IID.

⭐ Esrah Du, Graduate student in the Catteruccia Lab ⭐

Learn about Esrah in their full feature here: 🔗 hsph.harvard.edu/immunology-i...

Stay tuned for more special announcements! 👀

Directory | TED Fellows Each year, a new group of TED Fellows from around the world, and from every discipline, are welcomed into this international community of remarkable thinkers and doers.

Congratulations to the class of 2026!

Learn more about the 2026 cohort: fellows.ted.com/directory

We couldn’t be more proud to see her work recognized on a global stage. The 2026 journey with TED begins, and we can’t wait to see the impact ahead. 🚀

Selected based on her visionary leadership, extraordinary potential, and deeply collaborative spirit, Dr. Corbett-Helaire will join a dynamic global cohort of changemakers shaping the future across disciplines.

Ted Fellows, Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire

Please join us in celebrating IID professor Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire on her acceptance to the 2026 class of Ted Fellows! 🥳

A photo of a group of people standing in front of large windows leading to an outdoor scene. The front row of people is sitting on a bench while the second row stands behind them.

We've reached the end of another full week at the AIC! Esrah Du from the Catteruccia lab is working on FIB-SEM segmentation, and we've enjoyed having Caterina Di Ciano-Oliveira of Unity Health Toronto here for job shadowing with our team.

#BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #WomenInSTEM #BlackExcellence

We’re honored to see everyone’s kind words about Dr. Corbett-Helaire and how many people she inspires, and we’re even more honored to work with her. She is a true pioneer, changing the world through advocacy and scientific excellence. 🧪

The “In Focus” link above coalesces educational resources highlighting present day and historical Black leaders in STEM, history, and the arts.

The web page shares information about Dr. Corbett-Helaire’s opinion piece and podcast interview with STAT News as part of the “Makers and moments of change” section.

Black History Month This Black History Month we are celebrating makers and moments of change.

We are thrilled to see IID professor Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire featured in so many of your Black History Month posts! 🥹 Keep them coming!

Harvard University’s “In Focus: Black History Month” also spotlights Dr. Corbett-Helaire’s monumental contributions to medicine.

Snowed in?❄️ The 12 scholarly articles in Issue 4 of the Brown Undergraduate Journal of Public Health range from maternal health to mindfulness to Dengue fever.⤵️

📢 Students! Submissions are being accepted for Issue 5! https://sph.brown.edu/news/2026-02-26/bujph-issue4

Today, on this day of Women in STEM, we honor Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett. Dr. Corbett was instrumental in getting the first COVID vaccines to the public.
#BlackHistoryMonth

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This #BlackHistoryMonth, we celebrate Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, the brilliant mind behind the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine! 💉✨ Her message to #TechbridgeGirls shows the power of representation in STEM.

🎥 Watch her inspiring words: youtu.be/dAVxgNxXefQ

#WomenInSTEM #IAmTBG

This week’s Blk History focus on inventors/innovators here are some things we that Blk people are directly responsible for (Medical theme)

1) Blood banks (Charles drew)
2) Hela cels (Henrietta lacks)
3) open heart surgery (Daniel H Williams)
4) COVID vax (Kizzmekia Corbett)

#MycobacteriumAbscessus #Seminar #UMass

We’re glad to see strong engagement around this important and complex pathogen and always appreciate opportunities for our faculty to share their expertise with the broader scientific community.

Dr. Eric Rubin in a striped white and blue collared shirt.

This morning Dr. Eric Rubin presented his seminar, “Why You Shouldn't Study Mycobacterium abscessus,” at 10:30 am at the University of Massachusetts Amherst Institute for Applied Life Sciences. 🦠

#MycobacteriumAbscessus #Seminar #UMass

We’re glad to see strong engagement around this important and complex pathogen and always appreciate opportunities for our faculty to share their expertise with the broader scientific community.

#MycobacteriumAbscessus #Seminar #UMass

We’re glad to see strong engagement around this important and complex pathogen and always appreciate opportunities for our faculty to share their expertise with the broader scientific community.

The Summit on the Future of Health Policy in Rhode Island brought policymakers, researchers, students & community leaders to @brown.edu. Thanks to the distinguished guests who joined CAHPR to advance affordable, accessible healthcare for RI! https://www.brown.edu/news/2026-02-11/health-policy-summit