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Clinical and Translational Research Academy

Supporting early-stage clinical and translational (C/T) research investigators

Faculty Directors

Paul Conlin, MD

Program Co-Faculty Lead

Chief of Medical Service
VA Boston Healthcare System

Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School

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Noelle Huntington, PhD

Program Co-Faculty Lead

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School

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Distinguished Mentors

Our distinguished mentors are clinical research leaders who are based at Harvard’s affiliated academic healthcare centers. They have significant experience and expertise in teaching and mentoring early-stage investigators. In the Academy, their role is to provide high-level advice on career planning, making professional connections, and identifying and accessing resources that will facilitate the successful conduct of research.

Jeffrey Katz, MD, MS

Distinguished Mentor

Professor of Medicine & Orthopedic Surgery
Brigham and Women’s Hospital

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Edward Marcantonio, MD, SM

Distinguished Mentor

Professor of Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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Lydia Shrier, MD, MPH

Distinguished Mentor

Professor of Pediatrics
Boston Children’s Hospital

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Markella Zanni, MD

Distinguished Mentor

Associate Professor of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital

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Program Development and Operations

Julie Gelaides

Program Developer/Team Lead
Education in C/T Science

Cheryl Vaughan, PhD, EdM

Managing Director, K Initiatives
C/T Research Academy