Focusing on management systems specific to health care, this program provides skill building in the critical areas of leadership and management development. The curriculum is designed to develop conflict resolution, operational analysis, employee management, and quality management techniques necessary to achieve individual and organizational objectives. Today’s knowledge base is different from that of even six...
Long COVID and Work Presenter: John Howard, MD, MPH, JD, Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Washington, DC Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to 1) discuss the epidemiology of long COVID in working-age adults, 2) describe the emerging theories about the etiology of long COVID, 3) explain approaches to the evaluation of...
John Howard, MD, MPH, JD, director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, (NIOSH) will join us in person to discuss the epidemiology of long COVID in working-age adults and describe the emerging theories about the etiology of long COVID. He will also explain approaches to the evaluation and treatment of long COVID...
This will be an informal, dynamic conversation with Dr. Walter Willett about sustainable food systems, the planetary health diet, and how to effectively create change for public health. Dr. Willett is a Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, a world-renowned...
Harvard on the Move is a university-wide initiative that promotes various forms of physical activity in an effort to promote holistic wellbeing across the Harvard community. This Spring semester, there will be meetups for folks to run or walk together on Tuesdays at 6pm (Vanderbilt Hall) and Saturday at 9am (Gordon Hall steps). Come join...
Join the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Fellows from The Office of Diversity and Inclusion as they host drop-in hours for prospective students. No appointments necessary! Please feel free to join the conversation to learn more about the application process, summer research programs and the culture of the school. Office hours are designed for prospective students...
Free writing and communication resources for researchers. Harvard Catalyst’s Writing and Communication Center was established in 2021 to empower clinical and translational researchers and team members throughout every stage of their careers to better articulate their science. The center includes dozens of free resources, tools, and trainings on science communication, including self-guided learning modules, videos...
Angela Early, PhD Group Leader, Broad Institute Neafsey lab TALK TITLE: "Insights from genotypic endpoint analysis of RTS,S malaria vaccine efficacy" Nadege Nziza, PhD Post-doctoral Fellow Fortune group TALK TITLE: "Humoral immunity during pediatric tuberculosis" This seminar is a hybrid format. Please join us in FXB 301 if you want to watch the event...
Free writing and communication resources for researchers. Harvard Catalyst’s Writing and Communication Center was established in 2021 to empower clinical and translational researchers and team members throughout every stage of their careers to better articulate their science. The center includes dozens of free resources, tools, and trainings on science communication, including self-guided learning modules, videos...
Date and Time: Thursday, April 4, 2024 | 12:00pm to 1:00pm ET Location: Zoom - register here "The everyday life of exceptional people. Displaced people from Ukraine in the Polish education system" Jakub Isański, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland Olga Sakson-Obada, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland Abstract: The scale...
Brian Xiao, PhD candidate in sociology, Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and HCPDS graduate student affiliate, presents “Non-resident motherhood in the United States: Prevalence and correlates.” Ana Luiza Penna, PhD candidate in population health sciences, Department of Global Health & Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and HCPDS graduate student affiliate,...
This hybrid in-person/virtual seminar will be presented by Michael Hudgens, Professor and Chair of Biostatistics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The in-person portion will be held in Kresge G2 and does not require registration. Register for the seminar here. Dr. Michael Hudgens is a professor and chair of the Department of...
Free writing and communication resources for researchers. Harvard Catalyst’s Writing and Communication Center was established in 2021 to empower clinical and translational researchers and team members throughout every stage of their careers to better articulate their science. The center includes dozens of free resources, tools, and trainings on science communication, including self-guided learning modules, videos...
The Harvard Health Systems Innovation Lab is organising its 5th Health Systems Innovation Hackathon on Friday 5th and Saturday 6th April 2024. This year’s theme is ‘Building High-Value Health Systems: Harnessing Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence’. The hackathon will have three tracks: We will be global and anticipate over hundreds of applicants in Boston and...
The Harvard Health Systems Innovation Lab is organising its 5th Health Systems Innovation Hackathon on Friday 5th and Saturday 6th April 2024. This year’s theme is ‘Building High-Value Health Systems: Harnessing Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence’. The hackathon will have three tracks: We will be global and anticipate over hundreds of applicants in Boston and...
The Harvard Health Systems Innovation Lab is organizing its 5th Health Systems Innovation Hackathon on Friday 5th and Saturday 6th April 2024. This year’s theme is ‘Building High-Value Health Systems: Harnessing Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence’. The hackathon will have three tracks: 1. Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes 2. Cancer 3. Mental Health We will be...
This year’s symposium will focus on the current challenges in choosing outcomes for clinical studies that evaluate treatments for disease and provide the necessary evidence to inform decision-making in clinical practice. Speakers from academia, the pharmaceutical industry, and the FDA will discuss the issues around creating a composite patient outcome that provides a more clinically...
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In partnership with the Romani Studies Program at Central European University, the Palestine Program for Health and Human Rights, the Center on Forced Displacement at Boston University, the Center for Human Rights and International Justice, History and Music Departments at the Morrissey College of Arts and Sciences at Boston College, the Carr Center for Human...
Free writing and communication resources for researchers. Harvard Catalyst’s Writing and Communication Center was established in 2021 to empower clinical and translational researchers and team members throughout every stage of their careers to better articulate their science. The center includes dozens of free resources, tools, and trainings on science communication, including self-guided learning modules, videos...
Free writing and communication resources for researchers. Harvard Catalyst’s Writing and Communication Center was established in 2021 to empower clinical and translational researchers and team members throughout every stage of their careers to better articulate their science. The center includes dozens of free resources, tools, and trainings on science communication, including self-guided learning modules, videos...
Current Harvard students and postdoctoral fellows are invited to submit a poster presentation on global health and population studies. We particularly encourage submissions with topics related to population and development issues; however, we welcome submissions from many different disciplines and schools at Harvard University. Accepted abstracts will be presented as part of Global Health Week...
Free writing and communication resources for researchers. Harvard Catalyst’s Writing and Communication Center was established in 2021 to empower clinical and translational researchers and team members throughout every stage of their careers to better articulate their science. The center includes dozens of free resources, tools, and trainings on science communication, including self-guided learning modules, videos...
Invited Speaker: Jared Rutter, Ph.D.
Mapping Out Community Risks to Workplace Exposures Presenter: Abas Shkembi, MS, University of Michigan Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to 1) describe how workplace exposures vary from neighborhood to neighborhood in the US; 2) discuss how overlooking workplace exposures...
Free writing and communication resources for researchers. Harvard Catalyst’s Writing and Communication Center was established in 2021 to empower clinical and translational researchers and team members throughout every stage of their careers to better articulate their science. The center includes dozens of free resources, tools, and trainings on science communication, including self-guided learning modules, videos...
Richard Siegrist will chair. Please be aware that only the student and committee members are permitted to attend the Oral Qualifying Exam.
Locked in a Hotbox: The Impact of Climate Change on the Incarcerated will be a critical examination of how climate change impacts people who are incarcerated. Many jails and prisons are inadequately equipped to handle extreme weather, exposing people who are confined within them to unique health vulnerabilities. This event will highlight how the effects...
Free writing and communication resources for researchers. Harvard Catalyst’s Writing and Communication Center was established in 2021 to empower clinical and translational researchers and team members throughout every stage of their careers to better articulate their science. The center includes dozens of free resources, tools, and trainings on science communication, including self-guided learning modules, videos...
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...
Tim JC Anderson, PhD Disease Intervention and Prevention Texas Biomedical Research Institute This speaker will be in person in FXB 301. The event will be hybrid and we will have lunch for those that are present.
Free writing and communication resources for researchers. Harvard Catalyst’s Writing and Communication Center was established in 2021 to empower clinical and translational researchers and team members throughout every stage of their careers to better articulate their science. The center includes dozens of free resources, tools, and trainings on science communication, including self-guided learning modules, videos...
Asad Asad, PhD, assistant professor of sociology, Stanford University, will present “Institutional and social contexts of immigration enforcement and the health of infants born to Latina immigrants.” The Hybrid Social Demography Seminar (SDS) series at the Center for Population and Development Studies provides a lively forum for scholars from across the university to discuss in-progress...
Join the Department of Global Health and Population for our weekly Thursday Brown Bag Series on April 11 via Zoom. J. Corey Feist, JD, MBA, will present “ALL IN: Wellbeing First for Healthcare”. J. Corey Feist is Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes’ Foundation. The Thursday Brown Bag Series is open...
This hybrid in-person/virtual seminar will be presented by Eva Harris, Professor and Chair of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology in the School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley. The in-person portion will be held in Kresge G3 and does not require registration. Register for the seminar here. Dr. Eva Harris...
Free writing and communication resources for researchers. Harvard Catalyst’s Writing and Communication Center was established in 2021 to empower clinical and translational researchers and team members throughout every stage of their careers to better articulate their science. The center includes dozens of free resources, tools, and trainings on science communication, including self-guided learning modules, videos...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOkXqMNGLt4 U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has been shaping public health policy for decades, in keeping with his conviction that healthcare is a human right. In this fireside chat, he’ll discuss what human rights framing should mean for health care in the U.S. He’ll also share his views on critical issues including prescription drug pricing,...
A Toxicological Study of the Response of Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells Following Exposure to Triphenyl Phosphate Presenter: Emma G. Goetzinger, BS, MPH, Candidate for the Master of Science degree, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Trainee, Harvard Chan Education and Research Center Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to 1) describe the cytotoxic potential...
Emma Goetzinger, MPH, will present her research project for the MS2 degree, A toxicological Study of the Response of Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells Following Exposure to Triphenyl Phosphate (TPP). She will explain the toxicologic effects and explain the mechanism of toxicity. Katie Senechal, BA, will present her research project for the MS2 degree, Combined Effects...
Free writing and communication resources for researchers. Harvard Catalyst’s Writing and Communication Center was established in 2021 to empower clinical and translational researchers and team members throughout every stage of their careers to better articulate their science. The center includes dozens of free resources, tools, and trainings on science communication, including self-guided learning modules, videos...
Gurumurthy Ramachandran, PhD, CIH, professor and deputy director, Department of Environmental Health and Engineering and director, Johns Hopkins Education and Research Center, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, will discuss a new proposed strategy using performance curves and will explain the advantages of the proposed strategy over the existing 1977 NIOSH strategy and...
A Proposed New Strategy for Occupational Exposure Assessment for Airborne Contaminants Presenter: Gurumurthy Ramachandran, PhD, CIH, Professor and Deputy Chair, Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Director, Johns Hopkins Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to 1) describe...
HUM SAB EK, We Are One, is a multi-media exhibition based on a survey of over 1,000 households in Gujarat, India, and 30 hours of oral histories. It captures the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on poor working women and families, and how they navigated the greatest public health emergency of our times. Join us...
In an era where the impact of human activities on the planet has reached critical levels, we come together to explore and promote mindful actions for climate change mitigation and adaptation. This symposium aims to bridge the gap between research, policy, and public awareness, fostering collaboration and inspiring actionable steps toward a sustainable future. As...
All HSPH staff, faculty, and students are invited to join the SBS Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Committee in collaboration with the FXB Center for Health & Human Rights on Tuesday, April 16 from 1 to 2:30 pm in Kresge 201 or via Zoom for a hybrid screening of the documentary Conscience Point. Participants are welcome...
Join us for a conversation with Dr. Jennifer Leaning, senior fellow at the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights and Professor of the Practice at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, on the effect and impact of war and conflict on children across conflict zones. Moderated by Dr. Sawsan Abdulrahim, the webinar...
U.S. Federal funders, and many private funders, require making data associated with grants available for further research. Grant proposals may require data management plans (or Data Management and Sharing plans) that describe how the proposal will meet those requirements. Need to write a data management plan? Join this workshop to ensure your grant proposal addresses...
Kimberly Greco, PhD Student, Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Graph Attention Framework to Enhance Rare Disease Sub-Phenotyping from EHR Abstract: Accurately sub-phenotyping patients according to their risk for an adverse clinical outcome can significantly enhance clinical decision-making. Recent advances in patient representation learning have enabled the development of sophisticated clustering...
Join the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Fellows from The Office of Diversity and Inclusion as they host drop-in hours for prospective students. No appointments necessary! Please feel free to join the conversation to learn more about the application process, summer research programs and the culture of the school. Office hours are designed for prospective students...
Supporting Executives with Directions, Tools, and Approaches to Increase Representation of Women on Health Care and Related Industry Boards Gender disparity on boards of directors is well recognized and documented, whether in the for-profit, non-profit, or government sectors. In the United States, fewer than 30% of corporate board directors are women. Nearly 50% of venture...
Date and Time: Thursday, April 18 (part 1) and Friday, April 19 (part 2) | 3:00-5:15 p.m. EDT Location: Jonathan M. Mann Conference Room (FXB Building, 7th Floor). Pizza and beverages will be served. Register here. Join us for a screening of Steve McQueen’s Occupied City, a documentary informed by Bianca Stigter’s book Atlas of...
Event Description The legalization of cannabis has raised significant questions for law and public policy. In her annual lecture, neuroscientist Dr. Yasmin Hurd explores the science of cannabis, CBD, and the future of substance use disorder treatment. Dr. Stephanie Tabashneck will moderate a discussion and audience Q&A about the implications for law and policy. Panelists
Join the Department of Global Health and Population for our weekly Thursday Brown Bag Series on April 18 via Zoom. Zeinab Hijazi, MSc, PsyD, will present “UNICEF’s Mental Health Acceleration Initiative: Scaling up & Scaling Deep Evidence-based Child, Adolescent and Caregiver Mental Health and Psychosocial Support”. Zeinab Hijazi is a Global Lead on Mental Health...
On Thursday April 18th, from 1-1:50 pm in Kresge 202B, we invite Harvard students to join us for “Gratitude Unfolded”, a workshop on integrating the art of noticing and appreciation into the student journey. Participants will delve into the transformative power of gratitude in their daily lives, beginning with an introduction to the scientific evidence...
The Health Equity and Leadership (HEAL) Conference is a student led initiative coordinated by the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Fellows and sponsored by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. The HEAL conference intends to: This year’s theme embraces the transformative theme of intersectionality and health equity, illuminating the intricate ways in which diverse social identities...
CAUSALab is excited to invite you to the 17th Kolokotrones Symposium at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health! The symposium will explore the UK approach to medicine data & electronic health records from the lens of global causal inference research. This event is being run in collaboration with researchers from University of Bristol, University...
Paige Williams Senior Lecturer on Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics The Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study (PHACS) Abstract: The Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study (PHACS) network conducts multiple longitudinal cohort studies investigating the long-term effects of HIV and antiretroviral (ARV) medications in children and young adults who were born with HIV...
Stop by the Countway Community Garden at Longwood on Monday, April 22, from noon to 2 pm for information on sustainability, garden activities, snacks, and giveaways! Meet with Harvard Recycling, C-CHANGE, Restaurant Associates, Harvard University Dining Services, Longwood Consortium, and the event sponsors Countway Library, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School,...
GHP will host a faculty debate as part of Global Health Week 2024 on Monday, April 22 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm in Building 1, room 1110. Kevin Croke, Assistant...
With Chengfeng, Yang, PhD, Professor, Department of Pathology Stony Brook Cancer Center
With Oh Youn Kim, MD, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow Environmental Health
Join Our Doctoral Dialogue on Interdisciplinary Collaboration! We invite you to participate in a session focused on the power and potential of interdisciplinary dialogue. This is a unique opportunity to...
The Department of Global Health and Population will host a virtual conversation on Tuesday, April 23 as part of Global Health Week 2024. It is widely accepted that the 1994 ICPD in Cairo changed paradigms in population policies, but it is usually forgotten that the conference also contributed to a shift of paradigms in global...
Join us for a unique and enriching experience at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, where art meets well-being in a meaningful exploration of the human spirit. In this 60-minute session, we'll...
Sharon Hillier Richard Sweet Professor of Reproductive Infectious Disease and Vice-Chair for Faculty Affairs, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Departments of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Director Reproductive Infectious Disease Research, UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital This speaker will be in person in FXB 301....
Talk title: Influenza vaccination strategies in older adults Presenter: Ben Cowling, Professor and Chair of Epidemiology at Hong Kong University, School of Public Health Ben Cowling is currently Chair Professor of Epidemiology and head of the Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the School of Public Health at the University of Hong Kong, and co-Director...
ARMMAN is an India-based nonprofit leveraging mHealth technology to create scalable, cost-effective, equity-based and gender-transformative, non-linear, systemic solutions to reduce maternal and child mortality and morbidity in India. Our integrated 360 degree approach leverages deep mobile penetration to provide weekly preventive care information to women so they demand better care during pregnancy and infancy, along...
Join the Thich Nhat Hanh Center for Mindfulness in Public Health for a refreshing mindfulness practice on Thursday afternoon, April 25th from 1 pm to 1:50 pm in Kresge, Room...
Join the Department of Global Health and Population for our weekly Thursday Brown Bag Series on April 25 via Zoom! Leigh Senderowicz, ScD, MPH, will present “‘I was obligated to accept’: Coercion and autonomy in global family planning programs 30 years after Cairo”. Leigh Senderowicz is Assistant Professor in the Department of Gender and Women’s...
This is an open session for policy makers, academics and clinicians organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) Neurology & COVID-19 Global Forum and The Global Health Network. The time to address the global burden of neurological diseases is now. With ample data and the landmark WHO's Intersectoral Global Action Plan, engaging policymakers is imperative....
Richard Siegrist will chair. Please be aware that only the student and committee members are permitted to attend the Oral Qualifying Exam.
The Impact of Air Pollution and Climate on Maternal Blood Pressure in the Project Viva Cohort Presenter: Rebecca Hurwitz, BA, Candidate for the Master of Science degree in Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to 1) describe the known effects of environmental changes on...
Thesis Defense: Evelyn Jiang Time: Monday April 29, 2024, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time Location: Kresge 201 Evelyn will present the thesis titled “Predicting gene expression using whole-genome DNA methylation in Medulloblastoma”. The thesis committee is chaired by Volker Hovestadt and includes Kyu Ha Lee and John Quackenbush.
Thesis Defense: Yushan Xu Time: Monday April 29, 2024, at 2:00 PM Eastern Time Location: Kresge 205 Yushan will present the thesis titled “Whole-genome Sequence Analyses for Daytime Sleepiness in the NHLBI TOPMed Program”. The thesis committee is chaired by Heming Wang, and includes Christoph Lange, and John Quackenbush
The Health and Human Rights journal (HHR), co-published by the François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights (FXB Center) and the Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University, is accepting submissions for a special section on distress migration and the right to health which will include papers that examine the relationships between health...
With Elisabeth M Simonin, PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Join the Palestine Program for Health and Human Rights for a conversation about the starvation of civilians in the Gaza Strip. According to the Human Rights Watch, Israeli forces are deliberately blocking the delivery of water, food, and fuel, and using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare in Gaza which is a war...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHCdER8Mekk Artificial intelligence is already improving public health through cancer screenings and postpartum care, but researchers are raising concerns about this rapidly developing technology. ChatGPT and large language models have the potential to exacerbate misinformation and perpetuate bias — or to combat those trends. Our panel of experts will explore the future of AI and...
Thesis Defense: Jessica Petrochuk Time: Monday May 1, 2024, at 12:00 PM Eastern Time Location: Kresge 205 Zoom: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/97662851929 Jessica will present the thesis titled “Foundation Model Based Prediction of Lung Cancer Survival Using Temporal Changes in Dual Time Point CT Scans”. The thesis committee is chaired by Raymond Mak and includes Benjamin Kann and...
Tami Lieberman, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (MIT, IMES) This speaker will be in person in FXB 301. The event will be hybrid and we will have lunch for those that are present.
Date and Time: Thursday, May 2, 2024 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm EDT Location: Zoom – Registration required Join the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University for a virtual conversation to discuss and contextualize the key findings in the Child Migrants in Family Immigration Detention in the US: An Examination of Current...
Join the Department of Global Health and Population for our weekly Thursday Brown Bag Series. On May 2, Aleksandra Jakubowski, PhD, will present “It Takes a Village: A Pilot Study Encouraging Women to Use Maternal Care through Community Involvement.” Aleksandra Jakubowski is Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Sciences and the Department of Economics...
Join us for a panel discussion with powerful guest speakers Justice Roe Williams, Ilya Parker, and Dr. Roc Rochon, followed by a Q&A. With the Olympics approaching, it is a crucial time to reflect on what types of bodies are welcome to participate in sports vs. those that are not, how structural barriers and discrimination...
Please join the Mittal Institute for a panel on Genetics and Medicine with David Reich (Professor of Genetics at HMS), Vijay Chandru (Visiting Scientist at HSPH), and Priya Moorjani (Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of California). This panel is part of the Mittal Institute's Annual Cambridge Symposium "Science and...
Eric will present the dissertation entitled “Statistical Methods for the Study of Effect Modification and Spatial Causal Inference: Theory and Applications”. The dissertation committee is chaired by Dr. José Zubizarreta, and includes Dr. Rajarshi Mukherjee and Dr. Andrea Rotnitzky.
Thesis Defense: Yuting Liu Time: Friday May 3, 2024, at 10:00 AM Eastern Time Location: Kresge 201 Yuting will present the thesis titled “A machine learning model for large-scale discovery of protein interactions with AlphaFold2”. The thesis committee is chaired by Sharad Ramanathan and includes Vlad Denic and John Quackenbush.
