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Harvard Scientist Detained: Cancer Research at Risk

4/22/2025

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Kseniia Petrova, a brilliant scientist at Harvard Medical School, has been held for two months following her arrest at Boston's airport. Facing the threat of deportation to Russia, where she fears persecution, her absence puts vital cancer research at risk. Experts caution that her detention highlights a troubling trend that could deter international talent from U.S. academia.

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Kseniia Petrova, a brilliant scientist at Harvard Medical School, has been held for two months following her arrest at Boston's airport. Facing the threat of deportation to Russia, where she fears persecution, her absence puts vital cancer research at risk. Experts caution that her detention highlights a troubling trend that could deter international talent from U.S. academia.