News & Highlights
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Five Questions with Caroline Mitchell
September 29, 2020 | Our "Microbiome in Human Health and Disease" pilot funding awardee discusses her research in fertility.
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Five Questions with Victor Neel
September 15, 2020 | Our "Microbiome in Human Health and Disease" pilot funding awardee discusses his innovative research in wound healing.
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Five Questions with Garrett Fitzmaurice
September 2, 2020 | Biostatistical consultations are in demand as new COVID-19 research advances. Our Biostatistics program lead discusses the essential role biostatistics plays in research and the increase in demand for consultations as new COVID-19 research advances.
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Study Points to Health Disparities Among Former NFL Players
August 26, 2020 | Black, other nonwhite athletes report more pain, physical impairment, mood disorders and cognitive problems than white peers.
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Five Questions with Kate Jeffrey
August 13, 2020 | Our Translational Innovator program pilot funding awardee discusses her research on immunology and work investigating the immune response to COVID-19 in colon tissues.
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Eyes on the Prize
August 11, 2020 | Harvard Catalyst awards five pilot grants for vision-related research.
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Silver Linings in Challenging Times
August 7, 2020 | How members of Harvard Medical School faculty and staff are thriving, despite what 2020 has brought these past six months.
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Diversifying the Future of Medicine
August 6, 2020 | Visiting interns from medical schools across the country showcase their research projects at virtual closing ceremony.
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