The MGH Research Scholars Award Program puts charitable donations directly to work supporting the sort of cutting-edge research that is a Massachusetts General Hospital tradition. The award lets outstanding investigators to pursue big ideas with no certain outcome but huge potential to impact lives of patients worldwide.
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Learn about events of all kinds in the Mass General medical research community, from lectures about the latest breakthroughs, golf tournaments to support a lab, and galas to raise funds and celebrate achievements.
Continuing a Tradition of Discovery
Part of the nation’s largest hospital-based research effort, the MGH Research Scholars Program seeks to extend Mass General’s unparalleled history as the birthplace of groundbreaking medical discoveries.
How Do You Stop a Tumor?
Eston Research Scholar Andrea McClatchey, PhD, is pursuing a bold new strategy. Such researchers depend on supporters who are equally determined to change lives.
News & Events
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Hugs Help Advance Research of Mitochondrial Diseases
Suffering from mitochondrial disorders, Michael Goldberg is helping a Mass General clinician’s effort to better understand the mysterious group of diseases.
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Gaming Disorder: When Does Playing Mean Trouble?
An expert in child and adolescent psychiatry discusses the latest thinking about gaming disorders and what parents can do to fend off trouble.
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Researcher Developing Nerve Stimulation Device
Research on the nonsurgical use of nerve stimulation to treat problems like chronic pain, depression, hypertension and stroke is advancing in the Mass General laboratory of Vitaly Napadow, PhD.
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2019 Meadow Brook Golf Club Breast Cancer Research Tournament
July 21 @ 12:00 pm
Meadow Brook Golf Club
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Donor Volunteers to Help Patients in Stressful Times
An MGH Fund donor and hospital volunteer spends many of his hours just being there for patients and offering encouragement.
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Donor Helps Bring Mind-Body Medicine to Homeless
The Watts Scholarship supports the Benson-Henry Institute's efforts to bring mind-body medicine and resiliency skills to underserved communities.
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Challenge and Opportunity
Diagnosed with ALS, successful business executive Sean Healey has joined forces with Mass General to focus on finding a cure.
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Ragon Institute: Harnessing the Power of Human Immunity
As the Ragon Institute enters its second decade, a transformative gift from philanthropists Phillip T. and Susan M. Ragon adds fresh momentum to its remarkable fight against HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases.
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Art Turns Grey Days to Color for Patients with Cancer
Amanda Baudanza and Jonathan Zuker make art to brighten the lives of Mass General patients and honor their loved ones who have passed.
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Ebola Readiness: Staff Practice Lab Procedures
At Mass General's Center for Disaster Medicine, a recent preparedness exercise included drills involving laboratory procedures that would be used to deal with Ebola specimens.
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2019 Haverhill Country Club Annual Charity Golf Tournament
August 18 @ 1:00 pm
Haverhill Country Club
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How to Improve Foot Strength and Function
A fitness expert recommends an exercise to improve foot strength so the foot moves better and is less likely to be injured.
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Study Questions Benefits of Workplace Wellness
Mass General researchers find that workplace wellness programs have no significant short-term effect on clinical measures of health or healthcare spending.
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Mass General Celebrates BeCause Fundraising Community
Annual Toast to Our Fundraising Community brings local fundraisers together to be recognized as members of Mass General’s dedicated BeCause community.
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Committed Donors Advocate for Celiac Disease Solution
A long alliance with a Mass General researcher inspires the McCormick family to boost its support for transformational research on celiac disease.
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Partnership Supports Pediatric Cancer Care in Uganda
A pediatric cancer effort overseen by the Mass General Center for Global Health is making a difference in the lives of families and children.
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Fellowships Encourage More Women in Cardiac Surgery
Philanthropy at Mass General is helping more women complete the training needed to become cardiothoracic surgeons.
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4th Annual Home Base Golf Tournament at Pelican’s Nest Golf Club
November 11 @ 10:00 am
Pelican’s Nest Golf Club
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Ragon Institute Study Helps Advance Work on HIV Vaccine
Ragon Institute study identifies viral targets critical to natural HIV control, a major step toward the development of an HIV vaccine.
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Marathoners Raise $2 Million for Mass General Programs
Their personal causes helped Mass General’s Boston Marathon® runners make it through rain and pain to the finish line.
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Study Finds Women Pay More for Moisturizers
Mass General researchers find moisturizers marketed to women cost around $3/ounce more than those targeted to men with no significant differences in ingredients
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Physicians Take a Stand on Climate Change
Physicians and public health experts collaborate and contribute to global conversation on climate change and its risks.
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Mass General Receives $200 Million for Ragon Institute
Largest gift in Mass General history will bolster the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard as it strives to advance research into complex diseases.
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Aspire Spring Gala Celebrates Autism Awareness
Aspire’s 19th annual gala raised more than $2.6 million while spotlighting those who matter most to young people on the autism spectrum.
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Researchers Calculate Genetic Risk for Obesity
Mass General researchers have helped to develop a powerful new tool that could lead to new opportunities to understand and prevent obesity.
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New Way to Diagnose Crohn’s Disease in the Works
A Helmsley Charitable Trust grant is enabling Mass General researcher Gary Tearney, MD, PhD, to adapt a swallowable diagnostic capsule with imaging capabilities he devised to find signs of Crohn’s.
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How to Spring Clean Your Diet in Five Steps
Mass General nutritionist Emily Gelsomin, MLA, RD, LDN, offers tips on how to re-organize your kitchen in a way that will improve your diet.