News & Highlights
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Five Questions with VRIP Intern Ariana Mora
July 19, 2021 | Our summer intern discusses her research evaluating healthcare spending & clinical outcomes among disadvantaged populations.
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Five Questions with Frank Sacks
July 13, 2021 | A cardiovascular researcher discusses how funding has supported his work investigating cholesterol and cognitive heath.
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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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A Harvard Medical School Summer
June 14, 2021 | Medical students from across the U.S. virtually participate in our annual summer c/t research internship program.
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Toxic Impacts
June 2, 2021 | Investigators awarded pilot funding for innovative research on the deleterious effects of environmental toxins on human health.
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Five Questions with Junaid Nabi
May 18, 2021 | Our ambassador for Postgraduate Education shares his work which examines how value-based healthcare strategy can transform delivery and promote health equity.
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PCORI Funding Opportunity for Clinical Trials
April 20, 2021 | Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) will make available a total of $90 million in funding for clinical trials that include comparative effectiveness research, with up to $10 million in direct costs available per application.
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Five Questions with Paulo Lizano
March 23, 2021 | A neuropsychiatrist discusses his novel treatment for visual hallucinations using electrical stimulation.
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