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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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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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George Gerber standing in front of whiteboard in classroom talking with a student.

New Phase of Microbiome Research

November 23, 2020 | Our pilot funding awardee discusses his work interrogating the microbiome to find answers about disease.

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Five Questions with David Friedman

November 12, 2020 | The medical director of clinical research at Massachusetts Eye and Ear discusses his innovative work to treat glaucoma and his recent pilot award from Harvard Catalyst.

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