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![Julia Sanchez, an eighth-grader at Lincoln K-8 School in Rochester, prepares a petri dish to be viewed under a microscope Tuesday at the school. The students are conducting a study to determine if vape oils have any effects on zebrafish.](https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/5e1512b2e9922.image_.jpg)
Lincoln Students Test Effects of Vaping on Zebrafish
January 30, 2020 | Mayo Clinic InSciEd Out program teaches students in Minnesota how to test the effects of vaping on zebrafish.
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Five Questions With … Elsie Taveras
January 23, 2020 | Our co-faculty lead for child health discusses her research on obesity as part of our Community Engagement program.
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Paternal BMI Affects Infants’ Birth Weight
January 16, 2020 | Elvira Isganaitis, MD, MPH, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, discusses her research (conducted with partial support from Harvard Catalyst).
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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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Study Shows Artificial Intelligence Can Detect Language Problems Tied to Liver Failure
December 19, 2019 | Technology that lets humans communicate with machines adapts well to role as medical detective.
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Five Questions With . . . Paul Conlin
December 12, 2019 | Our faculty lead for Harvard Catalyst's C/T Research Academy discusses his clinical applications and health services research at the VA Boston Healthcare System and his early days in a high school rock band.
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Out of the Impact Zone: Surf Therapy Helps Veterans Heal
December 6, 2019 | Pilot project from MUSC's South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute uses surf therapy to help veterans heal.
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Transforming Research Careers for a Decade
November 26, 2019 | Since its launch in 2009, our Postgraduate Education program has trained thousands of investigators in the science – and practical applications – of clinical and translational research.
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