Broad Discovery Series: Uncovering Adversity's "Molecular Scars."

Join us for a hybrid Broad Discovery Series talk: Uncovering Adversity's "Molecular Scars."
Date: Thursday, August 6, 2026 6:00 pm (ET)
Register at: https://broadinstitute.swoogo.com/bds2026
Adversity — such as experiences of trauma, stress, and social isolation — can have lasting effects on our cells and tissues, often leaving “molecular scars” that impact our risk of cancer, diabetes, heart disease, depression, and more.
Join us as Broad core member Jason Buenrostro talks about the Biology of Adversity Project, which seeks to understand how adversity leads to poor health, provide the foundation for a new generation of adversity-informed diagnostic and therapeutic tools, and, ultimately, improve health outcomes for all. This free talk is open to members of the general public and is appropriate for high school students and beyond.
This Broad Discovery Series talk will be held both in person and virtually. Those joining us in person are invited to a reception after the talk.

Register at: https://broadinstitute.swoogo.com/bds2026

This lecture is presented in memory of Eliana Hechter and is supported by the Eliana Hechter Memorial Fund.
The Broad Discovery Series is a program of the Broad Discovery Center, an active, public educational space that showcases how researchers at the Broad Institute and their colleagues around the world are tackling some of the toughest questions in biomedicine, gaining a deeper understanding of human health and disease, and translating that insight into new approaches for treatments. Learn more about the Broad Discovery Center at broaddiscoverycenter.org.