Upcoming Events
Better Research III: Data Sharing in Repositories
The new NIH Policy strongly encourages the use of established repositories to the extent possible for preserving and sharing scientific data. Publishing research data within a trusted repository helps you comply with funder and journal data sharing policies, supports the discovery of and access to data, and can result in more visibility and higher impact...
Mindfulness Practice
Kresge BuildingThe Thich Nhat Hanh Center for Mindfulness in Public Health welcomes students, staff, and faculty to come together for an afternoon mindfulness practice throughout the 2024-2025 academic year. We will meet twice monthly on Thursdays from 1 to 2 pm beginning September 5th, 2024. We will usually meet in the Kresge building, room 110 (right...
FXB Center Child Protection Certificate Program: Apply Now!
Longwood CampusAre you passionate about Child Protection and interested in increasing your skills and building your professional network across sectors? The FXB Center for Health & Human Rights at Harvard University is accepting applications for the 2024-2025 Child Protection Certificate cohort. This interdisciplinary qualification is open to students from any Harvard graduate school, but admission is...
Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds
A Drowsy School Bus Driver – Intrinsic Sleep Disorder or Adverse Scheduling? Location: Kresge 502 and Zoom. Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to... This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of The Harvard T.H....
Call for Applications: Harvard Bell Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is now accepting applications for the 2025–2027 cohort
9 Bow St. 9 Bow St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesThe Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies is now accepting applications for the 2025–2027 cohort of the David E. Bell postdoctoral training program, designed for researchers and practitioners in the broad field of population sciences. Fellows conduct self-directed research and writing under the mentorship of Harvard faculty members. The program includes weekly seminars, leadership...
Dissertation Defense – Stephanie Wu
Building 2, Room 426Stephanie will present the dissertation entitled “Bayesian Weighted Clustering Methods for Dietary Survey Data". The dissertation committee is co-chaired by Dr. Briana Stephenson and Dr. Michael Hughes, and includes Dr. Brent Coull and Dr. Sebastien Haneuse.
Thesis Defense – Wan Huang
SPH2 401 (Building 2)Wan will present the thesis entitled “Cross-Species Integration of Single-Cell RNA-Sequencing Data using Bilevel Optimization". The thesis committee is chaired by Dr. Rong Ma, and includes Dr. Rui Duan and Dr. Jeff Miller.
Pilot funding: Up to $50K – Increasing the Impact of Clinical Research on Human Health
Proposals should focus on solutions to addressing common roadblocks that impact faculty and research staff in the conduct of research on human health. Learn more and see RFA on our website. Applications are due January 15, 2025.
Thesis Defense – Sara O’Brien
Building 2, Room 426Sara will present the thesis entitled “Evaluating Genetic Heritability of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cardiometabolic Comorbidities: A Comparative Analysis of post-GWAS Local Genetic Correlation Approaches". The thesis committee is chaired by Dr. Brian Cade, and includes Dr. Sharon Lutz and Dr. Erin Lake.
Thesis Defense – Asja Hamzic
Building 2, Room 426Asja will present the thesis entitled “Penalization of the Log-Binomial Model". The thesis committee is chaired by Dr. Michelle Hacker, and includes Dr. Paul Catalano and Dr. Erin Lake.
Thesis Defense – Luke Shawler
Building 2, Room 426Luke will present the thesis entitled “Identifying Mixtures of PFAS Exposure Profiles in a cohort of pregnant women using a Bayesian nonparametric Gaussian Mixture Model". The thesis committee is chaired by Dr. Briana Stephenson, and includes Dr. Tamarra James-Todd and Dr. Jeffrey Miller.