A Russian researcher at Harvard University is being detained over failing to declare frog embryos while passing through customs, according to a filing by her attorney.

Kseniia Petrova's attorney said her previous arrest in Russia and social media activity "will almost certainly ensure a nice, hefty jail sentence for her" if she is deported back.

A Russian scientist working at Harvard Medical School has been detained by federal immigration officials, according to colleagues and reports.

Julia Marcus, a Harvard Medical School infectious disease epidemiologist, recently lost three federal grants for research into the preventative HIV medication PrEP. She predicts there will be a resurgence in HIV.

The Trump administration has denied parole to Kseniia Petrova, a Harvard Medical School researcher from Russia who was detained at Boston Logan Airport last week after failing to declare frog embryo samples on her customs form,

Match Day is an annual tradition taking place on the third Friday of March in which graduating medical students across the country learn where they will spend their residency, a process through which they train in a specialty.

A Russian scientist working at Harvard Medical School was detained by ICE at Boston Logan International Airport when attempting to bring back frog embryos at the request of a professor.

A group of Senate Democrats on Monday sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security demanding the release of a Harvard Medical School researcher who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) amid the Trump administration’s crackdown.

More than 10 percent of the university’s operating revenue last year came from federally supported sponsored research.