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News By Month (July 2009)

The KL2 MeRIT Program application form is now available



Applications and letters of recommendation are due by September 14, 2009. Visit the KL2 program web page to download an application form now!



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DF/HCC and the University of Massachusetts seek concept papers on cancer research, training, & outreach



Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center and the University of Massachusetts Boston are accepting concept papers for a joint U54 grant application to be submitted in 2010.



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Harvard Catalyst in the News



PCIR Director Anne Klibanski, M.D., is awarded the Laurie Carrol Guthart professorship in neuroendocrinology, and Pilot Grant recipient Karen Hacker, M.D., M.P.H., works on immigrant health.



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A brief interruption - July 30 at 8:00 am



The Harvard Catalyst website will be unavailable for a short time starting at 8:00 am on Thursday, July 30. We apologize for any inconvenience, and encourage you to check back soon.



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Request For Applications: KL2 Medical Research Investigator Training (MeRIT) Program



Requesting Applications for the KL2 MeRIT program which provides salary support, a research allowance and mentoring to six (6) eligible junior faculty from across Harvard Catalyst as part of a rigorous training program in clinical and translational research. Applications are welcomed from junior faculty pursuing a career in clinical and translational research from any of the health professions that are represented in Harvard Catalyst, including medicine, dentistry, and nursing.



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Introduction to Clinical Investigation Course – November 2-6, 2009



Introduction to Clinical Investigation is a five-day course designed to give fellows and junior faculty a solid foundation in the principles and methods of clinical investigation. This course is also a gateway to additional specialized training, mentoring, and consultative opportunities for clinical investigators available through Harvard Catalyst.



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Harvard Catalyst Colloquium Series: Fruit Flies as Models of Neurodegenerative Diseases



Mel Feany, M.D., Ph.D., will give the last Harvard Catalyst Colloquium Series talk of the summer at Children’s Hospital on July 20.



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Fragile X Syndrome: A seminar for patients and families on current clinical research



Harvard Catalyst Pilot Grant recipient Jonathan Picker, M.D., Ph.D., and his team will host a discussion about the current state of clinical research and Fragile X syndrome Thursday, July 23rd from 6:00 to 8:00pm in Children's Hospital's Enders Auditorium.



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Harvard Catalyst Colloquium Series: What Can Be Learned from GWAS?



Joel Hirschhorn, M.D., Ph.D., will give the next Harvard Catalyst Colloquium Series talk at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center on July 13.



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Harvard Catalyst in the News



HMS Dean Jeffrey Flier, M.D., hails Harvard Catalyst as the medical school’s “single most important area of achievement in the last year;” and Harvard Catalyst genetics consultants demonstrate the power of computational biology.



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