News & Highlights
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Five Questions with Karen Emmons
June 11, 2020 | Our Community Engagement faculty lead discusses the importance of community engagement in the era of COVID-19 and her focus on implementation science.
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COVID-19 Research Community Forum
June 4, 2020 | Four Massachusetts clinical and translational science centers, including Harvard Catalyst, host webinar series focused on COVID-19 research and health equity.
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Five Questions with Maurizio Fava
May 15, 2020 | Our associate dean for clinical and translational research discusses his work treating depression and his thoughts on the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare delivery.
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Five Questions with David Alejandro Sanchez
May 1, 2020 | Our Visiting Research Internship Program (VRIP) alum discusses his summer at Harvard Medical School and shares his experience working with COVID-19 patients.
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Five Questions with Georg Gerber
April 24, 2020 | Our pilot grant awardee discusses his research as a microbiome computational biologist and how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting his work.
Read story![Kylene Karnuth, left, a clinical lab scientist, and Robyn Kincaid, technical specialist, work with coronavirus samples as part of a University of Minnesota trial to see whether hydroxychloroquine can prevent or reduce the severity of covid-19. (Craig Lassig/Reuters)](https://catalyst.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/203766207_1200.jpg)
Chaotic Search for Coronavirus Treatments Undermines Efforts, Experts Say
April 17, 2020 | Federal officials say they are devising plans for a wide-ranging partnership to organize research.
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Dealing with Stress, Anxiety, and Grief During COVID-19
April 14, 2020 | Francis Collins, director of the NIH, and Joshua Gordon, director of NIH's Institute of Mental Health, discuss the impact of COVID-19 on mental health and strategies for coping with anxiety and stress.
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Five Questions With On-Yee Amy Lo
April 2, 2020 | KL2/CMeRIT awardee and former C/T Research Academy graduate On-Yee Amy Lo shares how Harvard Catalyst is helping advance her research and career.
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