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We invest in scientists at all career stages who make discoveries that advance human health for decades to come.
- A team led by HHMI Investigator Joshua Mendell (@Mendell_lab) at @utswmedcenter has discovered a new way that cells regulate senescence, an irreversible end to cell division that is involved in aging, degenerative diseases, and other conditions.
- HHMI News: We are proud to announce our 33 new #HHMIInvestigators. These individuals have the potential to make transformative discoveries over time and we look forward to seeing where their ideas lead them.
- We are excited to announce that Leslie Vosshall (@leslievosshall) will be the next HHMI VP and Chief Scientific Officer, succeeding David Clapham in March 2022. bit.ly/3hDsIoT
- HHMI Investigator @CarolynBertozzi has been awarded the 2022 @NobelPrize in Chemistry. Bertozzi, along with Morten Meldal and Barry Sharpless, are being honored for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry.
- Congratulations to HHMI Investigator David Baker who has won the 2024 @NobelPrize in Chemistry for his work on computational protein design! He shares the prize with Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper for protein structure prediction. #NobelPrize hhmi.org/hhmi-david-bak…
- A baby named KJ, who was born with a rare genetic disorder – CPS1 deficiency – is healed thanks to doctors at the @ChildrensPhila who administered the world’s first personalized gene-editing treatment. The research team used base editing, a gene-editing method invented by HHMI
Breaking News: A baby with a rare disorder made medical history by receiving the first custom gene-editing treatment. The technique used has the potential to help people with thousands of other uncommon genetic diseases. nyti.ms/4j3xGs8 - Today, HHMI is proud to announce the new #HannaGrayFellows, 21 early career researchers who are taking on some of the biggest challenges in the life sciences.
- 🎉 Today we're thrilled to announce our 2023 #HannaGrayFellows! Please join us in welcoming and celebrating these outstanding early career scientists! Learn more: hhmi.news/3EK0RP6
- Congrats to HHMI Professor Tracy Johnson (@TheTracyLab), who was named Dean of the @UCLA Division of Life Sciences!
- Congratulations to HHMI Investigator Jennifer Doudna (@doudna_lab) who has been selected as one of @FastCompany's 10 Most Innovative People of the Last 10 Years!
- We’re proud to share that HHMI Investigators Bonnie Bassler of @Princeton and Akiko Iwasaki of @Yale have been named to this year’s @Forbes 50 Over 50 list. Read more about all of the fourth annual #ForbesOver50 listees here: forbes.com/sites/maggiemc…
- HHMI is implementing a new salary scale for HHMI-employed postdoctoral researchers, effective April 9, 2023. (1/4) hhmi.news/3Uwl2am
- HHMI is excited to announce the launch of AI@HHMI, an ambitious $500 million initiative to accelerate scientific discovery through AI-driven research. Read more about this exciting new initiative at ai.hhmi.org. #AIHHMI
