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It is our pleasure to invite you to the 2026 HST Graduation Celebration and Reception on Tuesday, May 26, from 10am-1pm at the MIT Bartos Atrium, Building E15, Lower Level
Please note, the formal part of program begins at 10:30am.
Join us as we recognize the accomplishments of our HST students and wish them well in the next step of their careers. Our event is open to the entire community. It begins with a brief ceremony where you will learn more about our graduating class followed by a reception.
You can find the General RSVP HERE on the left-hand menu. You will also find directions to the venue, parking information, and the program schedule. The dress is party-festive! No regalia is expected or required.
If you have further questions, please contact hst-graduation [at] mit.edu (hst-graduation[at]mit[dot]edu).
We look forward to seeing you there!
On Thursday, April 30, the HST community gathered at Harvard Medical School to celebrate the 2026 Spring Dinner and Community Awards Ceremony.
The evening began with a reception in the Tosteson Medical Education Center’s (TMEC) Atrium, and was followed by the presentation of the Community Awards and dinner.
Please join us in sending a huge congra(HS)Tulations to these members of our community!
Following the awards ceremony and dinner, the evening concluded with a keynote presentation. This year's speakers were HST Alumni and (twin) brothers Andrew Aguirre, MD, PhD and Aaron Aguirre, MD, PhD
Andrew Aguirre is a medical oncologist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, an Institute Member at the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, an Associate Director for the Hale Family Center for Pancreatic Cancer and a Co-Director of the Center for RAS Therapeutics at DFCI.
Aaron Aguirre is a physician-scientist and an attending critical care cardiologist at the Massachusetts General Hospital with a research laboratory located at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine and the Center for Systems Biology at MGH and an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
Thank you to everyone who helped organize this event and congratulations again to this year's award recipients!
We are thrilled to announce that the 2026 All IMES Retreat will be held on Monday, October 5, 2026 at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) in Boston’s Seaport.
The event seeks to cultivate and strengthen connections with in our community and will feature scientific talks, a poster session, and networking opportunities.
More information on how to register, as well as a full program, will be available shortly. If you have any questions, please contact the planning committee at imes-retreat [at] mit.edu (imes-retreat[at]mit[dot]edu).
We look forward to seeing you there!
This article was originally published in Harvard Medical School News on April 28, 2026.
Harvard Medical School MD-PhD student Anusha Nathan loves engaging with the humanity of a moment, whether through Indian classical dance, caring for a patient, or making life-saving discoveries.
“I’m a dancer. I’ve loved telling stories on stage. And part of why I came to medical school is because I feel like you’re invited into some of the most intimate moments of an individual’s story,” said Nathan, who completed her PhD in immunology in 2024 and will graduate with her MD in May.
This empathy has driven her for more than a decade, since a particularly energizing sixth-grade biology class on bones and anatomy inspired a desire to create prosthetics for a living. Though she shifted from engineering to medicine as an undergraduate at the California Institute of Technology, her focus on making people better stayed strong.
Nathan first applied to the Harvard-MIT Program in Health Sciences and Technology (HST) MD track to satisfy both her medical interests and her need to understand how things work.
“It was my dream program,” she said.
Part of the attraction of HST was its focus on the mechanistic underpinnings of medicine and understanding why organ systems function the way they do. She said she was also drawn to its “enormous emphasis on doing good research that is going to fundamentally change the field of medicine.”
Nathan’s sights are set on applying her knowledge of computational tools and viral immunology to design vaccines and treatments that improve and save lives, from hepatitis protection to a universal coronavirus vaccine.
To read the full article, please visit HMS News.
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Have you wondered how research works in the pharma industry? Try it out as a class, without taking time completely away from your thesis! Even if working in industry after graduation doesn’t interest you, the insights from this experience will provide valuable professional development for any career path.
Class is 10 hours a week on a mentored project + weekly hour of guest lectures on industry-relevant and professional development topics (Wednesdays 11a-12p)
If you are interested, contact reb_instructors [at] mit.edu (reb_instructors[at]mit[dot]edu) before July 1. Space is limited and pre-registration is required to be matched. Open to MIT students only.
Matches will be made during the summer and include 2 weeks of onboarding prior to the beginning of the semester.
International students must be in a program with a requirement that allows you to use CPT or OPT which can take up to 3 months to process.
This course focuses on the fundamentals and applications of high-throughput systems for drug discovery. Formally introduces concepts in scalable platforms to identify molecules with desired biological activity, including topics such as single-cell genomics, protein display, directed evolution, proteomics, structural analysis, and robotics.
Considerations in large-scale data analysis, machine learning, and molecular design for enhanced drug discovery will also be discussed. Explores the theory and fundamentals of drug discovery from a quantitative perspective.
Students taking graduate version complete additional assignments.
Tuesday/Thursday from 9:30-11am in MIT 56-114
If you have any further questions about this course, please contact the course director Professor Brandon DeKosky at dekosky [at] mit.edu (dekosky[at]mit[dot]edu).
MIT Bootcamps are immersive educational experiences focused on innovation and entrepreneurship. They are collaborating with the NIH/NIDA to put on a program focused on substance use disorder (SUD), called SUD Ventures.
There is an opportunity for students, and others, to be participants of the program. Additionally, there are a number of webinars coming up regarding this topic.
If you’d like to learn more, please contact MIT Bootcamps director Hanna Adeyema at hadeyema [at] mit.edu (hadeyema[at]mit[dot]edu) to discuss potential collaborations.
MIT Health Community Wellness serves all members of the MIT community, regardless of insurance coverage.
Our programs and resources give you the health and wellness tools you need to thrive at MIT.
This year, the MIT community is adapting to new ways of taking care of ourselves and others. If you’d like to connect with your community, stay active, sleep better, relieve stress, and more, Community Wellness at MIT Medical can help you find wellness programs that fit your needs.
View all Community Wellness classes here.
The Writing and Communication Center offers free one-on-one professional advice from communication specialists with advanced degrees and publishing experience. The WCC can help you further develop your oral communication skills and learn about all types of academic and professional writing.
WCC Individual Consultations
During these consultations, you can work on your written or oral projects with WCC instructors who can guide you at all stages of your communication process.
WCC has prepared a series of workshops on style, literature review writing, and other topics. You can register for our offerings through this link.
For more information on WCC programs, check the WCC website.
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The Teaching + Learning Lab (TLL) partners with MIT educators, staff, and administrators to create a reflective educational environment where students are academically challenged, actively engaged, and personally supported.
Find information on upcoming TLL programs, speakers, workshops, etc. here.
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Grad Teaching Development Tracks are sets of short, interactive workshops intended for graduate students interested in improving their teaching skills while teaching at MIT or applying for faculty positions in the future.
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Harvard Catalyst works with Harvard University’s schools and affiliate academic healthcare centers to build and grow an environment focused on team science – where discoveries are rapidly and efficiently translated to improve human health. We catalyze research across all clinical and translational domains by providing investigators with opportunities such as pilot funding, free resources such as biostatistics consultations, training and mentoring programs, and numerous courses. To facilitate communication, collaboration, and data collection, our informatics team develops a range of open-source tools available to the community within Harvard University and beyond.
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We are delighted to announce our upcoming IMES Judith Richter Lecture in Education, Science, and Peace, to be given by Professor Geoffrey Hinton, as part of the IMES Distinguished Seminar Series.
Professor Hinton is Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto; former VP and Engineering Fellow at Google (2013-2023), and he is the Physics Nobel Prize recipient, 2024.
Prof. Geoffrey Hinton's lecture, Are We Creating Aliens?, will be on Tuesday, May 26th, 3:30pm in Room 32-123.
Please help us circulate the poster and information widely!
ABSTRACT: The lecture will be a brief and biased history of AI. Prof. Hinton will talk about some of the risks of AI, especially the risk that AI will take over. He will speculate on why the public is not more scared of this. He will describe a way of reframing the problem of how we can coexist with superintelligent AI.
For more information about this series, please visit: https://imes.mit.edu/news-events/distinguished-speaker-series-richter-lecture
Sponsors: The Judith Richter Lecture in Education, Science, and Peace, at IMES, was established at MIT in 2020 by Dr. Judith Richter, co-founder of the cardiovascular firm Medinol, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the NIR School of the Heart in Israel.
Faculty Host: Prof. Lydia Bourouiba (lbouro [at] mit.edu (lbouro[at]mit[dot]edu))
Administrative coordinator: Dora Pereli (doradora [at] mit.edu (doradora[at]mit[dot]edu))
Reception to follow.
We will be hosting the first talk of our HST Student Seminar Series on Wednesday, May 27 at 4pm in E25/119 and will hear from two of our rising second years:
Snacks will be provided!
If you would like to sign up to be a speaker, please fill out this form.
Looking forward to seeing everyone!
- HST JC Professional Development
Join us for a conversation and networking event with Dr. Robert Tepper of Third Rock Ventures. Learn how cutting-edge science becomes transformative therapies, hear about Dr. Tepper’s career journey, and explore the many paths in therapeutic discovery and development.
Thursday, June 11 from 5-7pm at Harvard Medical School (Countway 102/103)
RSVP HERE BY JUNE 4!
This talk will be a fireside chat facilitated by Mark Namchuk, Executive Director of Therapeutics followed by a networking reception.
Appetizers & beverages will be provided!
*This event is open to Harvard students and affiliates only
New sessions of the HSI Lunch Seminar Series will be advertised here when available.
The “41st Annual Critical Issues in Tumor Microenvironment: Angiogenesis, Metastasis and Immunology” course, directed by Professor Rakesh K. Jain, will continue to offer the best in critical analysis of what is currently known about the tumor microenvironment, including lectures covering: angiogenesis, metastasis, immunology, metabolism, microbiome, chronobiology, cancer-neuroscience, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies, and integrating physical sciences, and AI in oncology. The faculty is internationally recognized. They will present their latest findings from their clinics and laboratories.
The goal of this course is to highlight key gaps in present knowledge of cancer and outline future directions for research at the bench and in the clinic.
The course will return to a four-day virtual format, and will run from September 14-17.
Learning formats will include didactic lectures, trainee-led Q&A and group discussions. The faculty will encourage an open discussion and will provide critical comments on challenges and future opportunities in research in cancer and in establishment of novel therapy approaches and biomarkers to guide treatment. The aim of this course is to analyze and synthesize the most up-to-date findings. Our faculty will present valuable information in a systematic and comprehensive framework, along with a critical review of various measurement techniques.
This course is dedicated to helping to improve clinical translation of this knowledge and competence, leading to improved cancer treatment.
For comprehensive information about this course, including faculty, schedule, location, and pricing, please visit the Critical Issues in Tumor Microenvironment: Angiogenesis, Metastasis and Immunology website.
We are happy to offer a discount of 50% off to Harvard and MIT affiliated scholars. In addition, Harvard will provide an additional tuition discount of 10% for groups of 5, and 20% discount for groups of 10 or more. Please contact tuccello [at] mgh.harvard.edu (tuccello[at]mgh[dot]harvard[dot]edu) for the discount codes.
We look forward to having you join us!
A calendar of upcoming events is available here.
The Medical Development Group Boston (MDG Boston) is a community of individuals professionally committed to the Medical Device and other Medical Technology Industry segments united by the belief that innovation and advances in technology lead to substantial improvements in health care.
MDG's Mission is to contribute to the continuing development of medical devices and other medical technologies by enhancing the professional development of its members, fostering and supporting entrepreneurial thinking, serving as a forum for exploration of new business opportunities, and promoting best practices in enterprise management.
MDG pursues this mission through the organization of educational programs and forums: the facilitation of cross-disciplinary dialogue and collaboration; the creation of venues for networking and information sharing for current and aspiring professionals, clinicians, and entrepreneurs; and the development of alliances with complementary organizations.
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Future topics will be similar to the previous Brainmap season, with some talks on Optogenetics, MR-PET, BOLD physiology, ultra-high field MRI, multimodal integration, contrast agents, and many more exciting topics! Unless otherwise noted, seminars (webinars) are held on Wednesdays at noon.
Find out about Brainmap here. Sign up here for our mailing list, in order to receive notices about our upcoming seminars.
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Passing along information about a new STEM tutoring and mentorship program at the Ragon Institute! The STEM Scholars program serves high school students in Cambridge, in collaboration with the Cambridge Housing Authority. Mentors will be paired individually with a student for weekly tutoring and mentorship sessions through the fall and early winter (October - late January). If you’re interested in learning more, please sign up at this link!
Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) Mini Grants
Looking to spread some kindness at MIT? MindHandHeart's RAK Mini Grants are now open for applications! Whether it’s for your coworkers, lab group, or house, you can receive up to $250 for your small kindness project—any time of the year! Apply today, and let’s make our community a little brighter.
Do you know anyone looking to improve communication skills: speaking and listening? Visit a Toastmasters Club. The members of Toastmasters Clubs of MIT are happy to help students practice.
"Toastmasters is a fantastic way to improve your presentation skills! I personally learned a great deal from the MIT club and highly recommend it." -- Gwen Acton, MIT PhD
Clubs are currently meeting online and in person!
The Original Toastmasters @ MIT, Friday at 12 noon to 1 PM, via Zoom
Tuesday Evening Toastmasters, 6:30 to 8:00 PM on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month
Humor & Drama Toastmasters, 1st Saturday of the month 10 AM to noon, via Zoom
Grad students, interested in improving graduate life & community at MIT while earning a partial stipend? Apply to become a Graduate Community Fellow!
When would I start? Start dates are flexible and based on the Fellow and the hiring organization. If you’re looking for a job starting this semester, over IAP, or next semester, these openings may be a great fit for you!
What would I do? Graduate Community Fellows work on projects and assignments that enhance the graduate community at MIT in targeted, impactful ways. Each Fellow reports to a staff member in the OGE or a partner organization. See specifics below.
What are the requirements? Must meet minimal eligibility requirements and agree to the terms of appointment. Appointment periods for Fellow positions vary. All positions serve 10 hours per week, and receive compensation of $700 per month.
International students with full-time RA/TA appointments should note that there are eligibility restrictions.
Available positions are listed at the current Fellow positions page.
How do I apply? Once you’ve reviewed position details, download the application to apply. Applications for all positions are reviewed on a rolling basis. We hope to hear from you!
Questions? Contact Jessica Landry, jlandry [at] mit.edu (jlandry[at]mit[dot]edu).
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The Consciousness Lab – University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
PI: Jasmine Thum, MD (Neurosurgeon) jthum.uab [at] gmail.com (jthum[dot]uab[at]gmail[dot]com)
Institutional Overview
The University of Alabama at Birmingham is an internationally recognized research university and academic medical center within the University of Alabama System. With over $700 million in annual research funding and more than 26,000 employees, UAB is a major driver of innovation, education, and economic impact in the region. UAB is the only major academic medical center in Alabama and Mississippi and as such has a very large catchment area allowing for large patient volumes and complex cases. UAB has a Level 4 Nationally recognized epilepsy center and an Udall Parkinson’s Center of Excellence; both pair with the Center for Neuroengineering and Brain-Computer Interfaces (CNBCI) to carry out a wide range of clinical, translational, and basic science research projects and clinical trials. The institution is deeply committed to advancing interdisciplinary research, clinical care, and translational science.
Location
UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama, a mid-sized city set against the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. The region offers a landscape of rolling green hills, forested terrain, and highly accessible outdoor recreation with numerous national parks, lakes, rivers, climbing spots, and extensive cave systems for spelunking for the avid nature enthusiast.
Birmingham has a greater metropolitan area population of approximately 1.5 million people, with all the offerings of an urban U.S. city but also offers a low cost of living and easy commutes compared to most major academic centers. Notably, the city has developed a strong reputation for its culinary scene that consistently “punches above its weight”. There is also a vibrant arts and music scene with frequent art festivals, cultural festivals, art galleries/museums, symphonies, ballets, plays, and concerts at numerous local large and intimate venues constantly available. The city is anchored by UAB, the largest employer in the state, creating a dense academic, tech, and medical ecosystem.
The city is approximately 2.5 hours from Atlanta and is served by a well-connected regional airport with direct flights to major U.S. hubs.
Position Overview
The Consciousness Lab is seeking a postdoctoral fellow to study the neural mechanisms underlying consciousness and epileptic loss of consciousness. The lab uses human intracranial electrophysiology data (local field potentials and single units) from patients implanted with stereo-electroencephalography and deep brain stimulation electrodes, along with advanced computational approaches, to explore circuitry underlying levels and content of consciousness.
This is a full-time, on-site position in Birmingham, AL, designed for individuals prepared to take ownership of complex, high-value datasets and operate within a clinically integrated research environment.
Research Environment
The lab is led by epilepsy surgeon Jasmine Thum, MD, MS, who is currently an NIH-funded Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery with joint appointments in Biomedical Engineering and Electrical & Computer Engineering. She has been at UAB for 1.5 years and completed fellowships at the University of California, San Francisco (with Edward Chang, MD, and Philip Starr, MD), and Massachusetts General Hospital. She completed Neurosurgery residency at the University of California, Los Angeles, (primary research mentor Nader Pouratian, MD), received her MD from the Health Science and Technology Program at Harvard Medical School and M.I.T. (primary research mentor Emery Brown, MD, PhD), and received her undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering and Masters degree in neuroengineering from the University of Southern California.
The lab is highly multidisciplinary, and is comprised of a research scientist, Dr. Hohyun Cho who trained with Dr. Peter Brunner at Washington University, St. Louis, graduate students, residents, medical students, and undergraduates.
What the Lab Provides
The postdoc will work with rare human intracranial datasets and collaborate across neurosurgery, neurology, and engineering.
Core Responsibilities
Qualifications
Required
Preferred
Candidate Profile
Successful candidates will demonstrate:
Scientific Rigor
Intellectual Independence
Execution & Work Style
Clinical & Professional Awareness
Expectations & Structure
Application Requirements
Applicants should submit the following to jthum.uab [at] gmail.com (jthum[dot]uab[at]gmail[dot]com):
Selected candidates will undergo a multi-stage evaluation process, including technical and scientific assessment, with a visit to Birmingham if selected for final round of interviews.
Additional Notes
This position is intended for candidates prepared to take ownership of their work, function in a high-accountability environment, and develop a clear trajectory toward independent research or advanced industry roles.
A post-graduate research position is available in the laboratory of John Higgins, MD, located in the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Systems Biology and Department of Pathology and the Harvard Medical School Department of Systems Biology.
Qualified applicants will have extensive knowledge of and interest in human pathophysiology and mathematical modeling including dynamical systems, machine learning, statistical inference, computational methods, and good software engineering practices.
For example, strong candidates would be able to compare and contrast the following: hemostasis and thrombosis, ODE and PDE, lymphocyte and myelocyte, transformer and convolutional block.
The following skills and experience are required:
Applicants should have a Ph.D. and/or M.D. degree or be in their final year of their doctoral studies, and have at least a strong undergraduate background in math, computer science, or engineering.
Interested individuals should provide a CV and a cover letter describing past research experience, future research interests, career goals, and contact information for three references.
Interested applicants can contact John Higgins (higgins.john [at] mgh.harvard.edu).
The Zomorrodi Lab at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School is seeking highly motivated PhD and Postdoctoral candidates excited about studying host-microbiome interactions in chronic human diseases.
About us:
Our lab integrates innovative computational and experimental approaches to investigate the intricate interactions between the human host and microbiome, with a focus on metabolism and nutrition. We develop Genome-Scale Models (GEMs) of metabolism, build machine learning (ML) tools, and leverage 3D gut organoid models to understand the mechanisms by which microbiomes contribute to disease progression and therapeutic response. We also explore the applications of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and
Large Language Models (LLMs) in medicine and biomedicine. The overarching goal of our research is to advance precision medicine by uncovering mechanisms driving chronic disease pathogenesis and harnessing AI to streamline clinical decision-making and improve patient care.
For more information about our lab, please our website.
Open positions:
PhD position in computational systems biology: A PhD candidate will focus on computational analysis of host-microbiome metabolic crosstalk in Celiac Disease (CeD) using genome-scale models. This role involves large-scale computational modeling of microbiomes and host intestinal epithelial and immune cells, multi-omics data integration, and downstream statistical and ML analysis for biomarker discovery.
Required qualifications: (i) Must be admitted to a relevant PhD program at Harvard or another Boston-area university (MIT, Boston University, etc.), (ii) Undergraduate or master’s degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Computational Biology, Computer/Data Science, Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Chemical/Biomedical/Biological/Electrical Engineering) OR
strong programming skills with a solid background in computational analysis.
Postdoctoral Position in experimental microbiome research: The postdoctoral researcher will investigate host-microbiome interactions in Celiac Disease (CeD) using patient-derived 3D gut organoid models and microbial isolates. This position involves: working with human cell lines, patient-derived tissues, and microbial cultures, investigating interactions between intestinal epithelial cells, immune cells, and gut microbes, and employing next-generation sequencing (NGS) and multi-omics approaches. The postdoc will collaborate closely with co-investigators on the project.
Required qualifications: (i) PhD in a relevant field (e.g., Cell Biology, Microbiology, Immunology, Biomedical Sciences, Bioengineering, Biochemistry) with a strong publication record, (ii) Experience with human cell culture, microbial culture, or next-generation sequencing (NGS) techniques (preferred but not strictly required), (iii) Ability to quickly learn new experimental techniques, (iv) Strong verbal and written communication skills, (v) Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic research environment and a rapidly evolving field.
Application process: Interested candidates should contact Dr. Zomorrodi at azomorrodi [at] mgh.harvard.edu (azomorrodi[at]mgh[dot]harvard[dot]edu), providing a CV and a brief description of their interests. Use “PhD [or Postdoc, whichever is relevant] position in the Zomorrodi Lab” as the email subject. Applications are reviewed until the positions are filled. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Research environment:
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) is a teaching hospital for Harvard Medical School and consistently ranks among the top hospitals in the U.S. Our lab is based in Boston, Massachusetts, in close proximity to world-class institutions, including MIT, The Broad Institute, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of
Public Health. This dynamic research environment fosters strong collaborations, intellectual exchange, and access to cutting-edge technologies.
The Zomorrodi Lab is committed to diversity and equality and encourages applications from underrepresented minorities.
We are seeking highly motivated researchers for the following projects:
Robotic Cardiac Catheters
We are developing robotic catheters for heart valve repair and for treatment of arrythmias. Robotics offers the advantage of reducing the learning curve for complex beating-heart procedures and, ultimately, provides a platform for introducing automation. Important components of these projects can include: (1) user-based and autonomous control, (2) integration of therapeutic devices, and (3) testing in anatomical and animal models. Experience in robotics, control and prototyping is preferred.
Transcatheter Heart Valve Repair and Replacement Devices
Transcatheter procedures avoid the trauma and risks of open-heart surgery by delivering devices that are intended to replicate surgical repair and replacement. We are creating novel devices and tools for both valve repair and replacement. These projects require innovative design and creative problem-solving skills along with expertise in prototyping and experimental evaluation.
Cutting tools for Transcatheter Valve Modification
While current transcatheter valve interventions deploy devices that push, pull and approximate tissue to restore valve function, a complete surgical repair often involves cutting and removing valve tissue. As a first step toward providing this capability, this project involves developing catheter-delivered energy-based cutting tools for valve repair and replacement.
Qualified applicants should respond by email to Professor Pierre Dupont
(Pierre.Dupont [at] childrens.harvard.edu) with a description of their qualifications, academic background and availability.
More information on our lab can be found on our website.
Interested in working on Technology and Security Policy?
Technology and Security Policy Fellowship
The RAND Technology and Security Policy Fellowship develops new generations of policy analysts and implementors at the intersection of technology and security issues. Fellows perform in-depth, independent research relating to one or more of the research areas of the Technology and Security Policy Center. Fellows receive mentorship from RAND policy experts for their independent research. Additionally, fellows may work on RAND client-sponsored research, up to an average of one day per week.
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The Capasso group at Harvard SEAS has an opening for postdoctoral position related to biophotonics+metasurface/biosensing research. The postdoc will make contributions towards building a metalens optical system to image bacteria, including integration with small-pixel sensors, potentially an easy-to-use manual focus system, an integrated light source, and an image capture and transfer system.The candidate will join the group of Prof. Federico Capasso and collaborate with a team at the Harvard Medical School, led by Prof. Johan Paulsson, focused on bacterial detection identification (ID) and antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST), leveraging on this optical system, including interfacing with a microfluidic system.
In addition to the basic instrument, the postdoc will develop more advanced metalens imaging modalities for bacteria, with the purpose of making the AST not only faster and more robust, but also potentially achieving some basic level of species ID. This will include the development of a compact form of quantitative phase microscopy by encoding polarization-dependent optical functions onto a single metasurface to perform full-Stokes image polarimetry.
Proficiency in laboratory optics and photonics with particular emphasis on imaging systems such as microscopy is preferred. Previous experience in nanophotonics and clean room fabrication would be beneficial but is not strictly required. History of work in polarization and optical polarimetry desirable. Interviews are currently on-going for this position: https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/14008
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is excited to announce the launch of a new post-doctoral training program called the HEAL Initiative Partnerships to Advance INterdisciplinary (PAIN) Training Program in Clinical Pain Research. The HEAL PAIN Cohort Program, via the T90/R90 mechanism, provides interdisciplinary training to postdoctoral scholars pursuing careers in pain and addiction research. By integrating a broad range of scientific disciplines and fostering a collaborative research environment, the program equips trainees with the skills needed to advance pain science, develop innovative treatments, and translate research findings into clinical practice. This program will emphasize mentorship, career development, and hands-on research experience. The program will help ensure postdoctoral trainees are well-prepared to contribute to the HEAL Initiative's mission of improving pain management.
The Positively Uniting Researchers of Pain to Opine, Synthesize, and Engage (PURPOSE) network will help facilitate a national cohort experience among the postdoctoral trainees at the funded T90/R90 centers, as well as organize an annual meeting that all trainees will be required to attend. Learn more and join the PURPOSE network at https://painresearchers.com/.
For more information and to apply, please reach out to the center(s) of interest directly below. If you are interested in multiple centers, you may email PainCohortPrograms [at] painresearchers.com (PainCohortPrograms[at]painresearchers[dot]com) and your information will be forwarded to all centers.
The University of Utah Program to Provide Pain Research Knowledge (UP3RK) mission is to impart the science knowledge, skills, and core competencies needed by post-graduate, interdisciplinary Scholars to address the nation’s scientific needs in clinical pain research. UP3RK trains Scholars through mentorship, interdisciplinary research skill development and concentrated training in our four focus areas (nonpharmacologic pain treatments, effective interventions for pain and substance use disorders; implementation science, research within vulnerable, diverse, and underserved populations). We train UP3RK Scholars within an innovative, multi-level mentor model to prepare clinical pain investigators for successful, independent, research careers.
Contact PI: Dr. Julie Fritz, julie.fritz [at] hsc.utah.edu (julie[dot]fritz[at]hsc[dot]utah[dot]edu)
The MGB IMPACT (Interdisciplinary Mentorship Program Advising Clinical Trainees) Program in Clinical Pain Research is based in Boston. The program offers training to postdoctoral fellows, with the long-term goal of expanding the number, diversity, and collaborative network of clinical pain researchers, advancing our understanding of pain and our ability to effectively manage pain without opioid medications. MGB IMPACT focuses on team science, providing interdisciplinary mentorship and training in clinical pain research by bringing together a diverse group of mentors from an array of backgrounds, including Psychology, Neurology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Women's Health, Epidemiology and others. MGB IMPACT operates collaboratively with other T90/R90 programs around the country to promote innovative solutions for pain management and improve patient care by providing high-quality training to future leaders in clinical pain research.
Contact PI: Dr. Robert Edwards, rredwards [at] partners.org (rredwards[at]partners[dot]org)
The Stanford PAIN cohort is dedicated to interdisciplinary research training in maternal and childhood pain and bioinformatics. We will train participants from across the national cohort in pediatric and maternal health and pain, equipping a new generation of clinical pain researchers to apply a lifespan lens to identify primary and secondary prevention strategies to address the pain epidemic. Core faculty research leaders will help match trainees to mentors within the Stanford PAIN cohort content areas of: (1) bioinformatics, (2) pain across the lifespan, specifically child and maternal pain, (3) nonpharmacological (behavioral) interventions for pain, (4) prevention of the transition from acute to chronic pain and (5) advancing health equity in the field of pain.
Contact PI: Dr. Laura Simons, lesimons [at] stanford.edu (lesimons[at]stanford[dot]edu)
The University of Michigan Pain T90/R90 program is looking for postdoctoral scholars interested in a career in pain science. We have a broad range of mentors that can help guide scholars in nearly any type of clinical or translational pain science. A focus of this program will be the career development of the scholars, who generally will be expected to write a NIH career development award (K award) during this postdoc.
Contact PI: Dr. Daniel Clauw, dclauw [at] med.umich.edu (dclauw[at]med[dot]umich[dot]edu)
The University of Florida Partnerships Across Interdisciplinary Networks: Training through Engineering, Epidemiology & Addiction Medicine or UF PAIN TEAM is located in Gainesville, North Central Florida. The program offers postdoctoral training to fellows interested in pursuing clinical pain research within collaborative interdisciplinary teams across the UF Pain Research & Intervention Center of Excellence (PRICE). During the first year of the program, fellows will identify and partner with other fellow(s) in the program and along with mentors will develop a team science project extending their individual research projects. Our long-term goal is to increase the number of pain researchers able to perform complex team science research, advancing our understanding of pain and therapeutic options. Our mentors span interdisciplinary backgrounds including Neuroscience, Engineering, Psychology, Epidemiology, Addiction Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy, Anesthesiology, and others. The UF PAIN TEAM will also work collaboratively with other T90/R90 programs around the country to increase our future clinical pain workforce and their ability to work within large interdisciplinary teams.
Contact PI: Dr. Yenisel Cruz-Almeida, cryeni [at] ufl.edu (cryeni[at]ufl[dot]edu)
At Washington University in St. Louis we have developed a new postdoctoral training program: the Promoting Excellence through Pain and Addiction Research Enhancement (PREPARE) T90/R90 Training Program. A defining feature of the PREPARE Program will be an emphasis on social determinants of health (SDOH) as they relate to chronic pain and substance use disorders clinical research. SDOH define the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age, and the inequities in power, money, and resources that are often responsible for disparities in pain and substance use outcomes across the U.S. Our overall goal is to develop outstanding independent investigators capable of sustaining productive clinical research careers addressing the biopsychosocial (emphasis on social) mechanisms underlying chronic pain and substance use disorder development, and/or designing clinical interventions to relieve pain and ameliorate substance use.
Contact PI: Dr. Burel Goodin, burel [at] wustl.edu (burel[at]wustl[dot]edu)
The National Institutes of Health’s Office of Clinical Research Training and Medical Education offers an extensive range of clinical research training opportunities to prepare the next generation of clinician-scientists. Brief descriptions of the programs are provided below. As world’s largest biomedical research agency, the NIH encourages future clinician-scientists and medical researchers to consider adding an NIH experience to their portfolio.
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NIH currently sponsor 17 medical specialty or subspecialty programs which have been accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). We also jointly sponsor clinical training programs with extramural training partners, to include Johns Hopkins, University of Maryland, and the National Capital Consortium. In addition, we sponsor numerous "one of kind" translational medicine fellowship training programs. https://cc.nih.gov/training/gme/programs1.html
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Short term—4 to 12 week—clinically oriented elective rotations for senior medical and dental students; unique mentored specialty/subspecialty clinical research rotations are also available for combined program students (i.e., MD/PhD, DO/PhD). https://cc.nih.gov/training/students/clinical_electives.html
Postdoctoral Research Training Awards
Provides the opportunity for recent doctoral degree recipients to enhance their research skills in the resource-rich National Institutes of Health (NIH) environment, which consists of more than 1200 laboratories/research projects. https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/postdoc_irp
Graduate Partnerships Program
This program is designed to bring PhD graduate students to the NIH Intramural Research Program for dissertation research. https://www.training.nih.gov/programs/gpp
For information on EU – U.S. cooperation in doctoral and postdoctoral education opportunities for U.S. researchers and organizations. Visit IIE online at www.iie.org. Please contact the programs directly for additional information or with any questions you may have.
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