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ALERT: The Harvard Catalyst website
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FEATURED NEWS
For the past six years, over 200 regulatory professionals from across Harvard and beyond have created innovative solutions to simplify the regulatory process and inform best practices in research oversight. Read the HMS News article about this interdisciplinary group of experts, and contact our Regulatory, Ethics, and Law Program if you have questions on regulatory topics in your own research.
The Football Players Health Study at Harvard University, a multi-year initiative to study the health of former NFL players, is making news! Read USA Today, MIT Tech Review, Voice of America, the Boston Globe, and WBUR’s coverage of the study, and in particular, on the promising pilot research the study is supporting. In just under five months, over 2,200 former players have responded to the initial questionnaire. Follow them on Twitter and Facebook for updates.
SPOTLIGHT
Read how medical research officers (MRO), available at each of the four Harvard Catalyst Clinical Research Centers, can assist with planning and implementing research, and provide medical oversight for tests and procedures. If you are curious about conducting research at the CRC, or would like to learn more about this program, free consultations are available.
HARVARD CATALYST EDUCATION
This four-day survey course offers an introduction to the skills necessary to embark on a career in translational research, with a focus on the principles of translational medicine as they apply to the development of a new drug (small molecules and/or biologics), device, or diagnostics.
Considering a career in clinical research? Watch this video to learn more about Harvard Catalyst's popular five-day course which offers an engaging introduction to navigating a career in this exciting and growing field. Through a mix of lectures and workshops led by faculty leaders in clinical research, course participants will gain an overview of the translational research spectrum from T1 to T4. If you are looking for an introductory, working knowledge of the T1-T4 domains to determine the research area best suited to your career path, this is the course for you. See the Spotlight on this course.
This eight-week course fulfills NSF and NIH requirements for formal Responsible Conduct of Research instruction. Open to all Harvard affiliates, participants attend a two-hour lecture on Friday mornings at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and are responsible for completing assigned readings and case studies.
Gain hands-on experience in the analysis of two specific types of biological networks – gene co-expression networks and gene regulatory networks – in this course. Participants will review scientific theory involved in these methods and apply the theory to real data sets, and in their own research.
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 course will cover the process of identifying novel technologies, navigating intellectual property and regulatory considerations, and planning and executing pre-clinical and clinical studies through licensing and commercialization.
This two-day introductory course offers an overview of T3/T4 research that focuses on the translation of findings from research in controlled environments to general clinical practice and population health. Presentations will include formal introductory lectures on T3/T4 research methods, as well as case examples presented by researchers actively working in this space.
This course is intended for investigators at all levels who are interested in next-generation sequencing resources and applications available to the Harvard community. It will include an introductory lecture on next-generation sequencing technology and sample preparation, with additional lectures data interpretation and application of this analysis in genomics. Participants will gain a fundamental knowledge of sequencing methodologies and learn how to apply them to studying genetic variation and human diseases.
Navigating a career in research can be challenging. In this two-day interactive course, learn how to develop programs and manage projects, negotiate effectively, hire and manage a workforce, and manage budgets and grants.
HARVARD CATALYST EVENTS
This event (see details below) will conclude with a poster and cocktail reception from 4:00-5:30pm to highlight relevant work by Harvard investigators and provide an opportunity to network and share ideas. Posters must address the impact of exposures in preconception, the prenatal period, infancy, or early childhood on later health outcomes. Exposures and outcomes may include societal, behavioral, or biological, and findings from studies in animals or humans are welcome. Submit an abstract by August 26 to be considered for the poster presentation. Investigators will be notified by September 16 if they are chosen.
As a follow-up to the successful ReSourcing Big Data Symposium held in March, pilot funding opportunities are available for translational research projects in two areas: schizophrenia or the human oral microbiome. To apply for Human Oral Microbiome: A Collaboration Opportunity, you must attend this educational event on September 16, 12:30-2:00pm, Minot Room, Countway Library, HMS. Please register by September 14.
As a follow-up to the successful ReSourcing Big Data Symposium held in March, pilot funding opportunities are available for translational research projects in two areas: schizophrenia or the human oral microbiome. To apply for Open Translational Science in Schizophrenia, you must attend this educational event on September 16, 4:00-5:30pm, Minot Room, Countway Library, HMS. Please register by September 14.
The Harvard Catalyst Health Disparities Research program will hold a health disparities research networking event, designed to bring together students, fellows, and faculty from across the university and affiliated hospitals who are interested in health disparities research. Attendees will engage in discussions with faculty representatives on this year's themes. Experience working in any of these areas is not required to attend. This event will also feature an a cappella performance by The Harvard Callbacks and raffle prizes. September 28, 4:00-6:00pm, Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall, HMS. For more information and to RSVP, please see the website.
This half-day event will feature interactive sessions with cross-institutional mentors offering advice on individual research, the K to R grant transition, funding, and career goals in panel, speed dating, and shark-tank formats. Designed for postdoctoral fellows entering the second year of their research training, and interested in connecting with multidisciplinary mentors within the Boston regional area. Participating institutions include: Boston University CTSI, Tufts CTSI, Harvard Catalyst, and UMass CCTS. Registration is required by August 31.
Through research, we now recognize that many exposures in infancy and early childhood exert profound effects on childhood, later in life, and even intergenerational health. Long-term health consequences of adverse early-life exposures include not only cardiovascular, renal, and neurological conditions, but also psychological and metabolic processes. The focus of this year’s symposium is to gain a better understanding of the mechanisms responsible for developmental origins of health and disease, as well as to discover how these findings can be translated into prevention strategies beginning in the earliest stages of life, including before birth. Matthew Gillman, MD, SM, will be the keynote speaker on October 7, 9:00am-5:30pm, Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, Rotunda, HMS. Please visit the website for more information on the event, poster session, and to register.
Many important advances in human health depend on the effective collection, storage, use, and sharing of biological specimens and their associated data. However, recent controversies involving specimen-based research have raised important questions about ownership, data-sharing, privacy considerations, group harms, and standards for responsible specimen stewardship. At this collaborative symposium, experts will discuss the key ethical and policy issues raised by genetics and other research involving human biological materials, covering the entire trajectory from specimen source to new discovery. November 16, 8:30am-5:30pm, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA. For additional information, including the full agenda and a link to the registration site, please visit the website.
OTHER COURSES & EVENTS
September 10-11, 2015
View the agenda and register online.
September 11, 2015
Steve McCarroll, PhD will be the speaker at the HSCI seminar series.
September 14-18, 2015
More information is located on the website, and registration required.
September 15-16, 2015
Register online to attend.
September 25, 2015
Program, speakers, and registration available online.
October 5-6, 2015
Early bird registration ends September 4.
October 7, 2015
View the agenda and register online.
October 26-27, 2015
DF/HCC and affiliates can use promo code DFHCC100 to receive complimentary registration. View the agenda and register online.
November 9-10, 2015
Information and registration can be found on the website.
November 18-19, 2015
More information and registration can be found online.
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