Instead of studying neurons like most neuroscientists, Beth Stevens studies a kind of brain cell that generations of her colleagues ignored: glia. While these cells were once thought to be little more than the glue that held the brain together, Stevens is learning that they may be the key to understanding multiple neurological diseases. In this SciShow Field Trips video, we travel to Stevens's lab to learn why she had no intention of studying the thing neuroscientists are sup

First-year Ph.D. students at the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences studying in Harvard Medical School’s Biological and Biomedical Sciences Program are facing an unprecedented challenge as they begin a process that will soon lead to one of the most consequential decisions in their careers: finding the right lab and mentor for their research. “I’m supposed to be choosing labs, but all of the labs I’m talking to and rotating in, they have no idea wh

Beth Stevens, NIH-supported investigator of Alzheimer’s and other disorders, explains how one discovery can lead to another full link

We are so proud to share that the work done by Nicole and team in the Stevens lab has been featured in the Alzforum , Broad Institute ...

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Written by Alessandra DiCorato, the Broad Institute recently highlighted work from ours and Evan Macoscko's lab, where scientists Vahid...

Dan Wilton's work recently published in Nature Medicine was featured in Huntington's Disease News. To read the full article click here!

Dan Wilton's work recently published in Nature Medicine was featured in Boston Children's Hospital's research blog. To read the full...

Dr. Michelle Monje's, an esteemed scientist and collaborator's work was featured in STAT with a special mention of Dr. Stevens. To read...

Click here to listen to Dr. Stevens on BBC Sounds' Four Thought

Dr. Beth Stevens presents the work done by the lab on iMGLs at the International Conference on Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases 2023....

Our very own Sam Marsh has created a custom R package scCustomize which is a collection of functions created and/or curated to aid in...

The Kirby Center is excited to announce the launch of its pilot research internship program! Over the past year, members of the Kirby...

The countdown begins! Our fearless leader Dr. Beth Stevens is co-chairing this year's virtual symposium NeuroImmune Interactions in...

The Simons Foundation did a feature on work being done in the Stevens lab - read "Are Similar Processes at Work in Both Brain Development...

A joint perspective article between Dr. Shane Liddelow and the Stevens Lab's own Dr. Sam Marsh, entitled " Microglia and Astrocytes in...

Dr. Beth Stevens elected to the National Academy of Medicine

Work by the lab was featured in a November 2018 article by Boston Children's Vector blog. Microglia are known to be important to brain...

Research by the lab was highlighted in a Boston Children's promotional video!