News & Highlights

Open Innovation Contestants Build AI-Based Cancer Tool
April 18, 2019 | Radiation oncologists are few in number, especially if you are nowhere near a cancer facility. Could artificial intelligence be used to deliver an oncologist's skills for radiation therapy? Karim R. Lakhani discusses a unique open innovation experiment. Eva Guinan, MD, faculty lead for Harvard Catalyst's Translational Innovator program, is the senior author on related paper.
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Announcing the 2019 Dolores J. Brown Staff Awardee
April 9, 2019 | Dany Thorpe, program coordinator for Harvard Catalyst’s Program in Diversity Inclusion, is the recipient of this year’s award.
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Can AI Help Doctors Diagnose Diseases? New England Researchers Probe Benefits, Challenges
April 8, 2019 | A new paper in the New England Journal of Medicine offers a blueprint for how doctors can use artificial intelligence to help them diagnose diseases. Featuring Harvard Catalyst's program lead for Biomedical Informatics, Isaac (Zak) Kohane.
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Behind the Scenes
March 22, 2019 | Harvard Catalyst leads development of tools changing biomedical research.
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Bench to Bedside
February 5, 2019 | Clinical and Translational Research Fair connects students and research teams.
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If You’re Often Angry Or Irritable, You May Be Depressed
February 4, 2019 | Dr. Maurizio Fava, associate dean of Harvard Catalyst, discusses his research.
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Sleep Health Improves Lives in Low-Income Communities
January 31, 2019 | Dr. Christine Spadola's research fellowship dives into sleep and underserved communities.
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Awardees announced: Pilot Funding – Primary and Secondary Prevention of Eating Disorders
January 7, 2019 | Awardees announced: Pilot Funding - Primary and Secondary Prevention of Eating Disorders. Read about the three projects recently selected as part of Harvard Catalyst's Community Engagement pilot opportunity on preventing eating disorders.
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