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Protected Time for Research
June 29, 2021 | Two-year faculty fellowship supports junior faculty at critical juncture.
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Five Questions With . . . Victoria Poole
January 9, 2020 | Victoria Poole, who completed Harvard Catalyst's C/T Research Academy and KL2/Catalyst Medical Research Investigator Training, shares how our training programs have helped advance her career and the research that led to her recent award from STAT News.
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2019 STAT “Wunderkind”: Vicky Poole
November 12, 2019 | Congratulations to our C/T Research Academy & KL2/Catalyst Medical Research Investigator Training program graduate on being named "a next generation superstar" by STAT News.
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The Microbiome in Human Health and Disease
August 19, 2019 | Harvard Catalyst awards pilot funding for five projects that investigate the role of the microbiome in human disease.
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Physician Plus
May 16, 2019 | Kia Byrd, an alumna of Harvard Catalyst’s Summer Clinical and Translational Research Program, uses health policy to help communities.
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Announcing the 2019 Dolores J. Brown Staff Awardee
April 9, 2019 | Dany Thorpe, program coordinator for Harvard Catalyst’s Program in Diversity Inclusion, is the recipient of this year’s award.
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Sleep Health Improves Lives in Low-Income Communities
January 31, 2019 | Dr. Christine Spadola's research fellowship dives into sleep and underserved communities.
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Awardees announced: Pilot Funding – Primary and Secondary Prevention of Eating Disorders
January 7, 2019 | Awardees announced: Pilot Funding - Primary and Secondary Prevention of Eating Disorders. Read about the three projects recently selected as part of Harvard Catalyst's Community Engagement pilot opportunity on preventing eating disorders.
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