The Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital is an interdisciplinary research program affiliated with Harvard Medical School. PCMM’s faculty brings together some of the world’s most distinguished investigators in the fields of immunology, genetics, structural biology, cell biology, cancer biology, microbiology, and neuroscience to address basic scientific questions with the ultimate goal of treatment and cure of disease. The program’s 15 laboratories and associated facilities reside within the vibrant biomedical research community of the Longwood Medical Area in Boston.
UPCOMING SEMINAR
Michael Lenardo, MD
Chief Scientific Officer
Calico Labs
October Seminar
Michael J. Lenardo is a molecular immunologist and geneticist recognized for his work on fundamental immunological mechanisms. He is particularly known for discovering the genetic basis, pathogenesis, and treatment of several congenital disorders of the immune system.
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
Linear RAG scanning mediates editing of Igκ variable region repertoires
The laboratory of Dr. Frederick Alt, PhD has recently solved the long-standing puzzle of how the immune system edits autoreactive antibodies. Summarized by Clear Sky Science.
PCMM NEWS
Julia Li joins PCMM
Julia Li, PhD has joined the Boston Children’s faculty as an Investigator of the Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine (PCMM) and the Harvard Medical School faculty as an Assistant Professor of Genetics. She joins us from University of California at San Diego, where she was a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Don Cleveland and received the Damon Runyon-Dale F. Frey Award for Breakthrough Scientists.
