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FEATURED ANNOUNCEMENTS
TeamStudy, the first app dedicated to player health, utilizes Apple's ResearchKit platform to conduct research in this critical area. TeamStudy allows researchers to study the health of former NFL players by following them in their daily lives, focusing on cognition, cardiac health, and pain and mobility. Both former players and the public are invited to download the app.
If you are interested in applying for this funding opportunity (see details under “Funding” in this newsletter), you must attend an event on April 4 or April 11 at the Biological Labs Building, 16 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, from 2:30-4:00pm. These events will include optional Q&A sessions and tours of the Harvard Center for Biological Imaging (HCBI) and the Center for Nanoscale Systems (CNS) from 4:00-5:30pm. Further information about the event will be available after registration. If you are unable to attend either of these educational events, you are required to meet with a representative of HCBI and/or CNS to learn about the equipment and technologies available. Registration is required.
Natasha M. Archer, MD, MPH, Instructor, Harvard Medical School; Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, is the recipient of the 2016 Program for Faculty Development and Diversity Inclusion Fellowship.
SPOTLIGHT
The Boston area is rich with so many opportunities for advanced courses, seminars, and lectures, it’s often difficult to know where to look. The Advanced Curriculum Compendium is a one-stop database that allows you to search for educational offerings by topic, institution, and translational activity (T1-T4).
HARVARD CATALYST EDUCATION
Do you have an idea for a medical device, thoughts on how to improve a current device, or need insight on how to move forward with your idea? This two-day intensive course addresses how researchers can identify clinical need, valuate and validate novel technologies, improve on existing medical devices and technologies, and conduct pre-clinical and clinical studies, and post-market surveillance.
This two-day course will help emerging clinical and translational investigators navigate the complexities of the mentoring dynamic. With an emphasis on the perspective of the mentee, the course will explore the lifecycle of mentoring relationships through the presentation of case studies, lectures, as well as interactive sessions. Each session will address critical issues such as expectations and responsibilities, pitfalls and challenges, communication, and career development. Participants will learn how to direct their own mentee-mentor relationships, as well as understand the impact these relationships can have on both personal and academic success.
Before starting their basic/translational research fellowships, clinical fellows and residents have the opportunity to participate in the MoD Boot Camp. This popular three-week course is offered annually, and includes group activities such as interactive lectures presented by leading faculty on their recent discoveries, reviews of topical updates in biomedical science by leaders in academia, and panel discussions, among others.
HARVARD CATALYST EVENTS
Hannah Valantine, MD, Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity at the National Institutes of Health, will be the keynote speaker at the Howard, Dorsey, Still Lecture and Diversity Award Ceremony. March 28, 12:30-2:00pm, Carl Walter Amphitheater, Daniel C. Totsen Medical Education Center, HMS. Please RSVP by March 24 to attend.
This four-part workshop will introduce participants to modern methods for designing Phase I, II, and III clinical trials. The lecture will be followed by hands-on exercises with the East® software to consolidate understanding of the material. The focus is on understanding the concepts rather than the technical and mathematical details. Participants are required to bring laptops to Sessions 2-4 and will receive an East® license through 2016. Scott Evans, PhD, Cyrus Mehta, PhD, Yannis Jemiai, PhD, and Charlies Liu, PhD, will present. April 4, 11, 25, and May 2, 8:00am-12:00pm, DFCI Rooms 308/309. Reservations are requested.
This symposium will feature keynote speaker Electra D. Paskett, PhD, MPH, Marion Rowley Professor of Cancer Research, and director for the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. April 5, 9:00am, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Yawkey 306/307.
This symposium, hosted by Harvard Catalyst’s Health Disparities Research Program and other sponsors, brings together researchers, clinicians, community members, city and state representatives, and school leaders to generate dialogue on how best to reduce LGBT bullying and meet the needs of LGBT youth experiencing bullying. See the website for the agenda and speakers, as well as registration.
OTHER COURSES & EVENTS
March 28, 2016
March 29, 2016
March 30, 2015
Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, MD, PhD, Director of the Center for Applied Genomics & Precision Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine; Director of MEDx, School of Medicine-Pratt School of Engineering; Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Duke University Medical Center; and Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Duke Pratt School of Engineering, will give a talk on “The Path to Precision Medicine: From Discovery to Impact” on March 30, 11:00am-12:00pm, Jimmy Fund Auditorium, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
April 4, 2016
Kathleen Rice Simpson, Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist, Editor in Chief, MCN: The American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing, will give the talk at the Boston College William F. Connell School of Nursing Pinnacle Lecture Series
April 5, 2016
Family-Centered Integrative Care in a Pediatric Hospital: An Interdisciplinary Model
April 7, 2016
Open to instructors and assistant professors working at Harvard Medical School and its affiliates.
Mind-Body Medicine: The Effects of Stress and Mind-Body Medicine on Healthcare Utilization
April 12, 2016
April 14, 2016
April 21, 2016
June 14-16, 2016
June 22-25, 2016
September 22-23, 2016
Abstract and paper submission deadlines are May 31.
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