News & Highlights
![The Translational Naviagation team at Brigham and Women's Hospital.](https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2019-Holiday-Party.jpg)
COVID-19 Connections
August 4, 2020 | Harvard Catalyst collaborations a key to pandemic progress.
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Five Questions with Ross O’Hagan
July 31, 2020 | A 2019 VRIP medical student describes the program’s meaningfulness and how COVID-19 has affected his medical education.
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COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Launches
July 31, 2020 | Our Connector program director, Lindsey Baden, plays key role in COVID-19 vaccine trial.
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Five Questions with Chelsie Poindexter
July 24, 2020 | Five questions with our visiting medical student interns from around the U.S.
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Building a Successful C/T Research Career
July 16, 2020 | Webinar series trains aspiring clinical and translational researchers in communications, leadership, and mentoring.
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How Massachusetts Became First in Nation to Contact Trace
July 9, 2020 | Behind-the-scenes efforts at Harvard University lead to large-scale contact tracing in Massachusetts.
Read story![Summer of 2020 VRIP mentors and Harvard Catalyst Diversity & Inclusion program staff meet via Zoom for first virtual seminar.](https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/VRIP-welcome-.png)
Outside the Lab, Inside Harvard
July 7, 2020 | Medical school students virtually participate in annual summer c/t research internship program.
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Postdocs in the Pandemic
June 25, 2020 | Harvard Medical School research fellows navigate myriad challenges at work and at home.
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