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HANNAH BROWN HARDING

Associated Researcher at the Broad Institute

Hannah Brown Harding is studying how the immune system responds to fungal pathogens.

Project Description

Fungal pathogens, such as Candida albicans, cause some of the most prevalent and deadliest infections in patient populations. Yet there are only a few effective antifungal therapeutics. Hannah is working to change this. With her BroadIgnite award, she will profile fungal extracellular vesicles—membrane-bound particles secreted by fungi that help infect the host—and investigate how the host immune system responds to them. This work can yield crucial insights into the biology of fungal pathogens, pointing researchers toward new antifungal strategies.