The Kwon LabSunday, March 13th, 2022 at 4:50pmOnce the paper is published, the final task is to open the champagne and thank all the wonderful contributors, especially those in #southafrica and in particular the staff and participants of the FRESH program @ragon_institute @massgeneral...
The Kwon LabWednesday, March 9th, 2022 at 1:26pmWe have remained at the forefront of medicine by fostering a culture of collaboration, pushing the boundaries of medical research, educating the brightest medical minds and maintaining an unwavering commitment to the diverse communities we serve.

We have remained at the forefront of medicine by fostering a culture of collaboration, pushing the boundaries of medical research, educating the brightest medical minds and maintaining an unwavering commitment to the diverse communities we serve.
The Kwon LabSaturday, March 5th, 2022 at 6:11pmCongratulations to Seth Bloom and the whole team, including our many wonderful colloborators and especially the staff and participants of the FRESH program in #southafrica, on our recent publication in Nature Microbiology on leveraging L. iners biology to potentially improve women's health...
The Kwon LabFriday, February 18th, 2022 at 11:36amBeautifully written account of our very own Suuba Demby's early journey in science.

In 2021, Cell Press together with Cell Signaling Technology held the second installment of the Rising Black Scientist Award (RBSA) Essay Contest meant to support talented and motivated young Black scientists on their journey. Charleese Williams and Elle Lett won the 2021 RBSA undergraduate and...
The Kwon Lab is at Ragon Institute.Monday, February 14th, 2022 at 7:28pmHappy Valentine’s Day from your favorite crew!
The Kwon Lab is in Umlazi, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.Friday, December 17th, 2021 at 4:43pmUmlazi, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
While we might not get to see our FRESH staff in #Durban #southafrica on a daily basis, they are the absolute backbone of our lab’s work. Our Cambridge team is incredibly grateful to work with the staff at FRESH....
The Kwon LabTuesday, August 3rd, 2021 at 5:10pmThe vaginal microbiome impacts so many important health outcomes for women, such as preterm birth, cervical dysplasia, and risk of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. Think that it remains static over time? Check out our most recent paper examining the dynamic nature of the vaginal...
Munoz, et al. "Modelling the temporal dynamics of cervicovaginal microbiota identifies targets to promote reproductive health." Microbiome (2021)Read the art...
The Kwon Lab is with Jeff Michael.Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021 at 6:34am The Kwon Lab is at Ragon Institute.Monday, June 28th, 2021 at 2:02pmCongrats to our lab alumni as they graduate from medical school and head off to rotations. We’re so proud of you and can’t wait to celebrate your future successes!
The Kwon Lab is at Ragon Institute.Thursday, June 3rd, 2021 at 9:17pmCONGRATS to Dr. Hussain (@vaginamicrobes) — Fatima was announced a 2021 Schmidt Science Fellow. She joins 27 other scientists from around the world in this year’s cohort, and is supported by the Schmidt Futures and Rhodes Trust @rhodestrust ....
The Kwon LabMonday, May 24th, 2021 at 3:32pmStart of the first Lactobacillus crispatus vaginal probiotic trial in Africa! Wonderful to be working with a great group of collaborators: Krista Dong, Mary Dong, Thumbi Ndung’u, Craig R Cohen, and Anke Hemmerling
Read all about the LACTIN-V trial here:
The Kwon Lab is at Harvard College.Tuesday, May 11th, 2021 at 9:11pmWe are SO proud of our dear @aaron.abai , who was tapped this week to join the @harvard Phi Beta Kappa chapter.
Aaron works in the lab under the guidance of Dr. Seth Bloom and...
The Kwon LabMonday, April 19th, 2021 at 9:05pmAnother new Kwon lab member!!
Please welcome Edith Clementine Corleis, born April 7th to Bjorn and Julie! (And birthday twin to Doug!) 🎉🎉🎉🍼💓💓
The Kwon Lab is at Ragon Institute.Friday, April 9th, 2021 at 8:00pmHappy 50th to our fearless leader: Doug!!! Thanks for your mentorship and guidance (and enjoy the throwback pics 🤩🤪🎉🎉🎂🎂)
#happy #bday #doug #kwonlab @ Ragon Institute
The Kwon Lab is at Ragon Institute.Wednesday, April 7th, 2021 at 1:39pmWelcome to our newest (and cutest) Kwon Lab member, Casiana! Huge congratulations to Mara and Christopher. 💓💓 @ Ragon Institute
The Kwon Lab is at Ragon Institute.Thursday, March 25th, 2021 at 2:29pm The Kwon LabMonday, March 22nd, 2021 at 8:04pmHappy (belated) Match Day to all our Kwon Lab Alumni matching today!! We’re so proud of you!
Jeff Paer (pictured): Columbia, Internal Medicine
Elizabeth Bryne: BWH/MGH, OB/GYN
Abby Schiff: BWH, Internal Medicine
David Gootenberg: Boston Children’s, Pediatrics
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The Kwon Lab is in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Sunday, February 14th, 2021 at 8:30pmHappy Valentine’s from the Kwon Lab 💞💞 @ Cambridge, Massachusetts
The Kwon Lab is at Ragon Institute.Tuesday, November 17th, 2020 at 3:43pmBig week for the #kwonlab—
Congrats to Jo Frempong for winning Best Immunology Poster at @abrcms, Aaron Abai for his presentation on his FGT project @abrcms, and Leah Froehle for winning the Kwon...
The Kwon LabWednesday, November 11th, 2020 at 10:27pmCongrats to Fatima and David!!
Celebrating your marriage has been a bright spot in 2020 for all of us at the Kwon Lab. Here’s to a lifetime of happiness! #thehussainblanks
The Kwon LabMonday, November 9th, 2020 at 7:22pmCongrats to Upasana Das Adhikari on being named a finalist in the #MGH Research Image Awards!
The Kwon Lab is with Upasana Das Adhikari and 2 others.Saturday, October 31st, 2020 at 8:46pm The Kwon LabTuesday, March 24th, 2020 at 6:39pmDo you have excellent organizational and communication skills? Looking to join a dynamic team of researchers? The Kwon Lab has an opening for a staff assistant, and we’d love to hear from you! kwonlab.org/career-opportunities/ #mgh #ragoninstitute

Researchers in Boston are looking for a better treatment for Bacterial Vaginosis, a condition affecting one-third of women in the country.
The Kwon Lab is in Umlazi, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.Saturday, August 24th, 2019 at 4:34pmUmlazi, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
The Kwon Lab is in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Sunday, August 18th, 2019 at 8:07pm The Kwon Lab is at Ragon Institute.Saturday, August 17th, 2019 at 6:10pm#kwonlab happy hour on a beautiful #summerday! Ragon Institute Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital
The Kwon LabSunday, July 14th, 2019 at 12:53amListen to Episode 2 of Lucy's "Kwon Lab Science from a 6th Grader" podcast. This month Lucy interviews Elizabeth Byrne- Rhodes Scholar, Harvard MD PhD student, and dog lover! Find out more by clicking the picture below. #kwonlab Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard...
The Kwon Lab is in Maine.Thursday, July 4th, 2019 at 1:07amKwon Lab Retreat 2019 is in the books! We had a weekend full of sunshine, team building, and science in the woods of Maine. Feeling lucky to be surrounded by such an amazing scientific family ☀️🤸🏽♂️🏄🏾♀️⛰🧬🦠#kwonlabretreat #scienceinthesun @ Maine
The Kwon LabSunday, June 30th, 2019 at 1:21amIt has been a wonderful privilege to be a part of the Ragon Institute since its inception 10 years ago and I look forward to contributing to this new phase, which has been enabled by the incredible generosity of Terry and Susan Ragon. I am...

A transformative gift from Phillip T. and Susan M. Ragon adds fresh momentum to the Ragon Institute's fight against HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases.
The Kwon LabThursday, June 20th, 2019 at 10:28amCheck out episode 1 of our "Kwon Lab Science from a 6th Grader" podcast, featuring our summer media intern, Lucy! (click on the pic to play) #kwonlab Ragon Institute Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School
The Kwon Lab is with Upasana Das Adhikari and 12 others.Saturday, April 27th, 2019 at 7:24pmWhat a special night celebrating the @ragoninstitute 10th anniversary with the #kwonlab and #sting! And finally, a photo of me with my two lifelong scientific #mentors, Bruce Walker and Dan Littman! Also, I...

Immunity celebrates its 25th anniversary at an exciting time in immunology, marked by the advent of new, door-opening approaches and a deeper understanding of the centrality of the immune system to both health and disease. We asked 25 investigators to look forward and share a...
The Kwon Lab is with Allison Yan.Friday, April 12th, 2019 at 6:42pmCongratulations on completing your thesis @allsyan!! We can’t wait to see the wonderful things you’ll do! With love, from the #kwonlab 🏆🥇
The Kwon Lab is with Upasana Das Adhikari and 6 others.Wednesday, February 13th, 2019 at 2:42pm The Kwon LabSaturday, February 9th, 2019 at 10:41pmCongrats to Bjoern Corleis for his paper on lung T cells, HIV and TB!

Corleis et al. show that lung parenchymal CD4+ T cells are permissive to HIV-1-dependent cell death. CD4+ T cell loss is highly significant in the interstitium but not the alveolar space, and loss of interstitial CD4+ T cells is associated with extrapulmonary dissemination of M. tuberculosis.
The Kwon LabWednesday, January 23rd, 2019 at 11:40pmCongrats to our sister biotech spin out, Day Zero Diagnostics, on closing out their Series A fundraise!

CDC defined antibiotic resistance as "one of the biggest public health challenges of our time." Each year in the U.S., at least 2 million people get an antibiotic-resistant infection, and at least 23,000 people die.
The Kwon LabSaturday, January 5th, 2019 at 2:41amHelping to teach computational approaches to scientists in sub-Saharan Africa along with a great crew, including Scott Handley Sophie Shaw Matthew Hayward Barry Hykes Jr. Chandni Desai Lindsay Droit and Candace Gregg. With special thanks to our funders- Ragon Institute, Harvard University CFAR, Caprisa, and...
Workshop on the analysis of biological data for studies on the microbiome and host-gene expression. Film by Kira Dane and Katelyn Rebelo Sponsored by: Harvard…
The Kwon Lab is with Yuki Kojima and 12 others.Friday, December 21st, 2018 at 11:53pm The Kwon Lab is in Cape Town, Western Cape.Sunday, December 16th, 2018 at 10:59pmGreat meeting with folks from the lab in #capetown at the Keystone meeting on the vaginal #microbiome! @ Cape Town, Western Cape
The Kwon LabThursday, December 13th, 2018 at 3:31pmHappy holidays from the Kwon Lab tech team! (minus @mussietimo) We traded our pipette tips for frosting tips and discovered we should have stuck to the science all along 👩🏽🔬🔬🧫🦠🍪.
#doug #uses
The Kwon LabWednesday, December 19th, 2018 at 1:50pmWorld AIDS Day. December 1, 2018
Dear all,
Today marks the 30th Worlds AIDS Day. Today especially it’s important to take a moment to reflect on the scale of this epidemic- the 70 million people who have been infected...
The Kwon Lab is with Abby Schiff and 5 others.Wednesday, October 31st, 2018 at 4:22pm The Kwon Lab is with Matthew Hayward and 2 others in Umlazi, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa.Thursday, October 25th, 2018 at 5:55amUmlazi, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
The Kwon Lab is with Matthew Hayward and 6 others.Wednesday, October 24th, 2018 at 11:35am The Kwon LabMonday, October 22nd, 2018 at 1:57pmJoin a chat with me, Krista Dong, Thumbi Ndung’u and Bruce Walker to discuss our study on HIV in young women in sub-Saharan Africa.

A program to study HIV infection is empowering African women.
The Kwon LabThursday, August 16th, 2018 at 12:41amHad an opportunity to speak to folks at ID Consultant about our work. Not sure I have a future in radio with my high pitched voice!

Dr Doug Kwon from Harvard Medical School discusses his research on how the vaginal microbiome affects HIV transmission in women around the world.
The Kwon Lab updated their status.Tuesday, June 26th, 2018 at 10:25am The Kwon Lab updated their status.Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 at 5:17pm The Kwon LabThursday, April 12th, 2018 at 7:12amLooking to further your experience in translational research? Just starting out? We have openings in our lab and want to hear from you! Link in bio. #immunology #mgh #harvardmed
The Kwon LabThursday, April 12th, 2018 at 12:09amCongratulations on finishing your thesis @munoz.alexander!!! Hope your future is as sweet as your face on a sheet cake! #harvard #mgh #boyzIImen @ Ragon Institute
The Kwon LabMonday, March 26th, 2018 at 10:51pmDay Zero Diagnostics is a Boston-based team of clinical experts seeking to revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases with genome sequencing and machine learning.

Day Zero Diagnostics is a Boston-based team of clinical experts seeking to revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases with genome sequencing and machine learning.
The Kwon LabThursday, August 17th, 2017 at 10:08amOur work chosen as a top advance in women's health for 2017 🙂

NIAID conducts and supports research to prevent, diagnose, and treat infectious and immunological diseases that affect the health of women and girls.On this page
The Kwon LabThursday, August 17th, 2017 at 9:58amNew introductory video from DZD, a Kwon Lab spin out company.
The Kwon LabTuesday, August 1st, 2017 at 9:48amOur lab spinoff, Day Zero Diagnostics, gets a nice shout-out in Forbes! 🙂

Despite the online public debate between Zuckerberg and Musk regarding the impact of AI on humanity, the AI market continues to grow with support from venture capital investment and incubators for AI and machine learning startups.