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Clinical & Translational Research
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Visiting Medical Students Tackle Big Research Questions
July 5, 2023 | Our annual internship program draws students from around the U.S. for a mentored clinical experience.
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Can Metabolic Reprogramming Starve Thyroid Tumors?
May 15, 2023 | Five Questions with Athanasios Bikas on his training with Harvard Catalyst's Clinical/Translational Research Academy.
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Advancing our Understanding of Breast Cancer Stigma in Africa
February 28, 2023 | Five Questions with Temidayo Fadelu on his transcontinental clinical research.
Read story![HMS Dean Joan Reede with the 2022 summer interns at the Visiting Research Internship Program’s closing ceremony.](https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/VRIP-group-shot-Joan-Reede.png)
Building Equity in Biomedical Research
January 5, 2023 | Intensive summer program kindles next-gen diversity in clinical, translational sciences.
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Five Questions with Meena Nathan
November 15, 2022 | Why mentoring matters: Guidance from our Visiting Research Internship Program.
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Five Questions with Bryan Torres
October 12, 2022 | Latino roots tie mentee to mentor in Visiting Research Internship Program.
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Five Questions with Jonathan Gaffin
September 27, 2022 | Our Visiting Research Internship Program marks pulmonologist’s foray into structured mentorship.
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Five Questions with Gezzer Ortega
September 13, 2022 | Our summer internship mentor’s lived experience as first-generation American informs his research – and guidance of medical students.
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