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Harvard Catalyst

Harvard Catalyst is devoted to advancing human health by supporting and innovating clinical and translational science, and training the next generation of researchers.

As Harvard University’s Clinical and Translational Science Center, we serve the research community by offering courses and educational programs, research consulting, tools for study design and clinical trial collaboration, guidance on regulatory issues, and pilot funding for novel, high-impact projects – all available to trainees, fellows, and faculty.

News & Highlights

Worth the Grind Scientists say securing federal funding is worth the grind.
Funding, In the News
Medical Researchers Baffled by Trump Administration’s Stop Work Order for Clinical Trial System: ‘A Giant Step Backwards’ A system that ensures efficiency for clinical trials has been halted by administration cuts.
Clinical Trials, In the News
Mindfulness During Times of Uncertainty Monastic teacher and interdisciplinary scholar reflects on Buddhist mind training, emotional resilience, and the transformative power of compassion.
Five Questions, Health, Public Health
How Halt in Funding Hurts Efforts to Ensure Safety of Patients in Medical Research Stop-work order disrupts system that facilitates oversight of studies happening at multiple sites.
Clinical Trials, In the News
Mapping the Road to Independent Research Five Questions with Steve Freedman on the ‘secret sauce’ of grant success.
Education & Training, Five Questions, Funding
Doctor, Dentist, Scientist and…Policy Wonk? Five Questions with Lisa Simon on advocacy grounded in science.
Five Questions, Funding, Health Policy