Where has the time gone? I couldn’t possibly be prouder of who you are, all you do, and the lives you will touch in the years ahead. Here come the difference makers. Love you all so much!

Nearly 10 years ago the Jerome family lost their shining star to leukemia. Today they are making a difference in her memory. I will never forget this remarkable teen who I had the honor to care for Boston Children's. All you need to know is in her eyes. You can help Anna's Pals.org

Congratulations to Matt McHenry & the entire team, including collaborators Jim Wells Gygi Lab John R. Engen Thomas Wales, on the discovery of a covalent inhibitor of BAX, a blueprint for developing drugs to protect cells from unwanted cell death. nature.com/articles/s4158…

Congrats to 1st-author Greg Bird and the whole team on advancing our stapled lipopeptide platform to combat highly pathogenic viruses of pandemic potential. We need more on-demand agents that prevent infection & arrest transmission. Dana-Farber NEIDL nature.com/articles/s4146…

A truly inspiring 2023 ABRCMS meeting in Phoenix. Love to spread enthusiasm about the physician-scientist career and the The Harvard/MIT MD-PhD Program program with our amazing students representing history of science, neuroscience, engineering, and immunology. Got to see some saguaros too!

Happy Halloween from Boston Children's oncology unit where the incredible staff bring the spirit of the holiday to all of the children and families battling cancer. So grateful to be working today with my monopoly squad of star nurse practitioners! Dana-Farber/Boston Children's

Remembering Alexandra Miliotis tonight at the Alex's Team Spirit Ball, where we gather yearly to honor the Miliotis Family and their mission to eradicate pediatric cancer by raising funds for nursing respite and research fellowships to inspire the next generation. Dana-Farber/Boston Children's

A weekend to remember! With record-breaking attendance, the 41st annual The Harvard/MIT MD-PhD Program retreat on Cape Cod was the perfect mix of science, festivities, comradery, & inspiration. An incredible group of empathic, multitalented difference makers. NIGMS Training & Capacity Building Harvard Medical School Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

New revelations about MCL-1, a formidable protein that drives human cancer & a challenging therapeutic target due to its multifaceted roles. Kudos to Tito Adhikary for first-authoring this enormous body of work. Cell Reports National Cancer Institute Dana-Farber BBS at Harvard cell.com/cell-reports/f…

The Volvo Match is back on from September 27-30! Your donation to support pediatric cancer research will be automatically doubled! Please consider donating to our lab team’s fundraiser link today through Saturday: alexslemonade.org/mypage/3541069 Thank you! 🙏

Final hours to have your donation to Alex’s Million Mile in support of pediatric cancer research DOUBLED by Volvo Cars ! Please donate & double your impact today, Sunday Sep 17, up until midnight at our link below and help us fight to end pediatric cancer: alexslemonade.org/mypage/3541069

Happy Sundae! A wonderfully sweet gathering of The Harvard/MIT MD-PhD Program social science trainees. Huge thanks to our host Lindsay Overhage for organizing AND the homemade ice cream…with toppings cart! 🍨

Beautiful day on Cape Cod for the annual lab outing at the beach!

Thrill of a lifetime to meet my all-time favorite musician, singer-songwriter James Taylor at the BSO Summer Celebration Tanglewood! Hats off to Keith Lockhart Michael Feinstein Jean-Yves Thibaudet Boston Symphony for a magical evening of Gershwin music.

Introducing the AMAZING 2023 entering class of The Harvard/MIT MD-PhD Program students. Future physicians and basic & social scientists who will make this world a healthier place through compassionate care + cutting-edge science. NIGMS Training & Capacity Building The National Institute on Aging (NIA) Harvard Medical School Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

The Walensky Lab welcomes our newest postdoctoral fellow Alice Ma who hails from Georgia Tech. Nothing like an evening out Red Sox Fenway Park to kick off her time with us in Boston!

A wonderful evening of celebration. The Walensky Lab Dana-Farber Dana-Farber Chemical Biology Program welcomes our newest trainees and bids farewell and godspeed to our graduating PhDs and post-BAs!

Big congrats to the amazing Cat Newman Catherine Newman on her PhD thesis defense today in Chemical Biology! The Walensky lab is super proud. We will miss your daily presence as you head back to Harvard Medical School to complete the final 2 years of your MD-PhD! Dana-Farber Chemical Biology Program Harvard Chemical Biology PhD Program

25 years ago we started our pediatric internship @TheBCRP. What a journey it’s been. Among the greatest blessings: the lifelong brothers & sisters we gained from those intense days & nights working together. Some of us had an impromptu reunion today ♥️ Boston Children's Boston Medical Center

23 years ago relapsed cancer led to her becoming one of my first childhood cancer patients. She overcame more relapses since. Now this warrior-survivor is celebrating her wedding day. Nothing could keep me away from witnessing this day we worried might never come. Dana-Farber/Boston Children's