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Lauren Collen working in the lab with white coat and mask on.

Five Questions with Lauren Veit Collen

February 23, 2021 | A clinical fellow in gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition at Boston Children's Hospital learns to navigate launching a research career in gastroenterology as part of Harvard Catalyst's Clinical/Translational Research Academy.

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Haitham Alabsi looks at monitor while checking patients vitals in hospital room while another medical staff member in scrubs points at the monitor.

Five Questions with Haitham Alabsi

February 9, 2021 | Our C/T Research Academy trainee discusses the role of precision medicine in his work to create personalized treatments as part of neurocritical care and research.

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Gang Lou sits in an office near an eye machine and holds a smartphone horizontal showing a pair of eyes and nose showing it a patient (whose back of the head and shoulder are visible).

Five Questions with Gang Luo

January 21, 2021 | Our Sight & Science pilot funding awardee discusses his research using smartphone technology to assist the visually impaired.

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Niteesh Choudry, MD, PhD

Five Questions with Niteesh Choudhry

January 12, 2021 | Our associate director of Postgraduate Education discusses the importance of educating investigators across the spectrum of research.

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Thomas Michel and MoD boot camp participants are huddled together for a group photo in tie dye T-shirts in a classroom.

A Community of Researchers

January 5, 2021 | Models of Disease Boot Camp: "Clinical fellows return to labs to pursue basic and translational research after a long clinical hiatus, only to find different questions being asked, different problems identified, and with new tools."

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Image showing syringe getting medicine out of a bottle with Harvard Catalyst logo in bottom right hand corner.

PCORI Funding Opportunity for Research Teams

December 15, 2020 | 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 available per application.

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a row of lightbulbs with only one lit are on a green/blue background that is overlaid with text saying the course title and dates. The Harvard Catalyst logo is in white on a red square in the top right-hand corner.

From Lab to Project

December 10, 2020 | Project management skills might not seem necessary for researchers, but as it turns out, they’re critical.

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Headshot of Fiona Fennessy wearing a navy sleeveless shirt in front of blue/grey background.

Five Questions with Fiona Fennessy

December 1, 2020 | Our Postgraduate Education program's course director for Understanding Biomarker Science discusses how biomarker science plays a role in the diagnosis and management of many disease states.

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