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Transgender and gender-diverse people face multiple barriers to accessing appropriate health care, including denial of service, harassment, and lack of clinician knowledge. This article presents a blueprint for planning and implementing a transgender health program within a primary care practice in...

Researchers led by a team at Massachusetts Eye and Ear have identified a novel cellular entry factor for adeno-associated virus vector (AAV) types—the most commonly used viral vectors for in vivo gene therapy. AAVs are vectors–or vehicles—that are created from a virus that is made harmless by...

Glycans, the complex sugars that stud cellular surfaces, are like a language that life uses to mediate vital interactions. Researchers are learning how to read their meaning. Dr. Richard Cummings from the NCFG talks about the role of glycomolecules and the challenges in the field. Read the full...

This year's award honors Rachel Huckfeldt, MD, PhD, a clinician scientist who specializes in inherited retinal degenerations at Mass Eye and Ear and Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School. The award, which includes a $100,000 prize, was established by an anonymous donor to...

Nahyoung (Grace) Lee, MD, associate professor of ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, is one of the 2021 honorees for the Anne Klibanski Visiting Scholars Award. This award—given through The Mass General Center for Faculty Development—provides an opportunity for Dr. Lee to serve as a "virtual"...

Based on our success with HMPA cookbook, "Postdoc Recipes", we have decided to launch our Summer Drinks edition! We invite you to share your favorite summer drink recipe (non-alcoholic or alcoholic). Please fill in the details of your recipe in this submission form: https://forms.gle...

Mark A. Varvares, MD, FACS, has been appointed Chief of the Departments of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS) at Mass Eye and Ear and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and as Chair of OHNS at Harvard Medical School (HMS). Dr. Varvares, a head and neck cancer surgeon and the John W...

Internationally recognized for her work in both diabetic retinopathy and uveitis, Lucia Sobrin, MD, MPH, was promoted to Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical school (effective May 1, 2021). Earlier this month, Dr. Sobrin was also named the next incumbent of the Charles Edward Whitten...

Courtney L. Ondeck , MD, MPhil, Instructor in Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, was selected for the 2021 Mass Eye and Ear Fellowship Award, part of the Eleanor and Miles Shore Faculty Development Program at Harvard Medical School (HMS). Established in 1995, this program seeks to support the...

Karen Wai, MD, and Sila Bal, MD, MPH, both PGY-4 ophthalmology residents, placed first and second, respectively, in the New England Ophthalmological Society (NEOS) annual Hecht poster contest for residents and fellows. Dr. Wai was awarded first prize for her poster, "Contrast sensitivity function in...