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Howard, Dorsey, Still Lecture
“The Importance of Diversity and Inclusion in the Life Sciences”
Speaker: Susan Windham-Bannister, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center
The Howard, Dorsey, Still Lecture is named for the first three African Americans who graduated from Harvard Medical School in the mid-1800s,
and recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to advancing the nation’s health.
Co-sponsored by DCP/HMS; Harvard Catalyst PFDD; MCFF
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- March 28, 2013 | 12:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston
CAREER DEVELOPMENT SERIES:
Presentation/Communication Skills
Speaker: Greg Stone,
President, Stone Communications
This half-day program aims to prepare health professionals for the inevitable interactions they will have with the media during their careers. Mr. Stone will offer practical tips on “managing a crisis” before it happens, avoiding stereotypes, framing messages, explaining research to lay audiences, utilizing body language, and conquering stage fright.
Co-sponsored by COE; DCP/HMS; Harvard Catalyst PFDD; MCFF
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- March 13, 2013
3:00 - 4:00 PM Presentation | Reception to Follow
Minot Room, 5th Floor, Countway Library of Medicine | 10 Shattuck Street, Boston | Harvard Medical School
Alvin F. Poussaint, M.D. Visiting Lecture
“Important Factors Negatively Impacting Asthma Outcomes”
Speaker: Michael B. Foggs, MD, FAAAAI, DFACAAI, FCCP, Chief of Advocate Medical Group, Advocate Health Care; President, American College of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
The Alvin F. Poussaint, MD Visiting Lecture Fund at Harvard Medical School was established with an inaugural gift from Harvard Medical School alumni/ae in honor of Dr. Poussaint. This year’s presenter, Dr. Michael B. Foggs, is the Chief of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology of Advocate Medical Group, Advocate Health Care in Chicago, Illinois. His presentation, “Important Factors Negatively Impacting Asthma Outcomes”, will examine the impact of race, airborne agents, obesity, vitamin D deficiency, and airway remodeling of the lungs on asthma outcomes.
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- December 6, 2012
5:00 - 8:00 p.m., Minot Room, Countway Library, 10 Shattuck Street, Boston
CAREER DEVELOPMENT SERIES -
Presentation/Communication Skills
Speaker: Claudyne Wilder,
Organizational Consultant, Wilder Presentations
Claudyne Wilder is a recognized authority on the art of presentations.
She coaches executives and professionals to help them develop, design,
and deliver presentations that get results.
Co-sponsored by COE; Harvard Catalyst PFDD; DCP/HMS; MCFF
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- November 14, 2012 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston
Harvard Catalyst Program for Faculty Development and Diversity Visiting Lecture
Speaker: Selwyn Vickers, M.D.,
Jay Phillips Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery; Associate Director, Translational Research, University of Minnesota Medical School
Dr. Vickers is a nationally renowned leader in pancreatic cancer research.
His research interests include gene therapy for treating pancreatobiliary tumors and the role of growth factors and receptors in pancreatic cancer.
Co-sponsored by Harvard Catalyst PFDD; DCP/HMS; MGH Department of Surgery; MGH Multicultural Affairs Office
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- October 22, 2012
1:00 - 2:00 p.m., Cannon Room, Building C, 240 Longwood Avenue, Boston
Harvard Catalyst Program for Faculty Development and Diversity Lecture
Challenges and Opportunities in the Biomedical Research Ecosystem: The View from NIH
Speaker: Lawrence Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D.,
Senior Investigator, NIDCR;
Principal Deputy Director, NIH
Dr. Tabak has served in various capacities at NIH, most recently as Principal Deputy Director. While maintaining an active research lab
within the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Dr. Tabak’s major research focus has been on the biosynthesis and function of mucin-glycoproteins.
Co-sponsored by Harvard Catalyst PFDD; DCP/HMS; HSDM
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- August 16, 2012
PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS: SUMMER CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL
RESEARCH PROGRAM (SCTRP)
Closing Ceremony
9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Waterhouse Room,
Gordon Hall
Harvard Medical School
Boston
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PROGRAM FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS: VISITING RESEARCH INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (VRIP)
Closing Ceremony
2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Waterhouse Room,
Gordon Hall
Harvard Medical School
Boston
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HOWARD, DORSEY, STILL LECTURE
Speaker: Reed Tuckson, M.D., F.A.C.P.
Executive Vice President and Chief of Medical Affairs, UnitedHealth Group
The Howard, Dorsey, Still Lecture is named for the first three African Americans who
graduated from Harvard Medical School in the mid-1800s, and recognizes individuals
who have made significant contributions to advancing the nation’s health.
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. reception to follow
Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall,
25 Shattuck Street, Boston
DIVERSITY AWARDS CEREMONY
Diversity Award Recipients TBD
The Diversity Award recognizes faculty and staff who have made significant achievements
in moving HMS/HSDM toward being a diverse and inclusive community.
Co-sponsored by DCP/HMS; CFHUF; CHADD;
Harvard Catalyst PFDD
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- February 8, 2012
2012 VISITING LECTURE SERIES:
HARVARD CATALYST
PROGRAM FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
AND DIVERSITY LECTURE
“Reducing Health Disparities:
An Interdisciplinary Approach”
Speaker: William G. Coleman, Jr., PhD
Scientific Director of the Intramural Research Program
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities,
National Institutes of Health
Wednesday, February 8th, 2012,
12:45 pm - 1:45 pm, Reception to follow
Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall,
Harvard Medical School
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Congratulations to the 2011 Summer Harvard Catalyst Visiting Research Interns!
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- May 10-13, 2011
LEADERSHIP AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE (LFDP) AND MINORITY HEALTH POLICY ANNUAL MEETING
Speakers:
Regina Benjamin, MD, MBA (invited)
Surgeon General of the United States
Michael Drake, MD (confirmed)
Professor of Ophthalmology
Chancellor, University of California, Irvine
The LFDP Conference will provide HMS junior faculty, clinical and research fellows, and other health professionals with information and skills needed for professional and career advancement in academic medicine, and specifically advacement within the HMS community. The Minority Health Policy Annual Meeting is designed to expose participants to health care issues impacting underserved populations. The conference will include practicum presentations, keynote address, and a poster session, focusing on minority health research, clinical and translational research, and health disparities.
Co-sponsored by DCP/HMS; BWH; CHA; Children's Hospital Boston; CFHUF; CES; COE; DFCI; Harvard Catalyst/PFDD; HSPH Office for Research; Joseph L. Henry Oral Health Fellowship; MGH.
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- April 12, 2011
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Benjamin Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston
HOWARD, DORSEY, STILL LECTURE
Speaker: Price Cobbs, MD
President and CEO, Pacific Management Systems
The Howard, Dorsey, Still Lecture is named for the first three African Americans who graduated from Harvard Medical School in the mid-1800s, and recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to advancing the nations' health.
DIVERSITY AWARDS CEREMONY
The Diversity Award recognizes faculty and staff who have made significant achievements in moving HMS/HSDM toward being a diverse and inclusive community.
Co-sponsored by DCP/HMS; CHADD; Harvard Catalyst PFDD
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- April 5, 2011
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Location: Armenise D Amphitheater , 210 Longwood Avenue, Boston
HARVARD CATALYST PROGRAM FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSITY LECTURE
Speaker: Kevin Johnson, MD, MS
Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Biomedical Informatics; Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Co-sponsored by Harvard Catalyst PFDD; DCP/HMS.
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- March 24, 2011
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Minot Room, Countway Library, 10 Shattuck Street, Boston
CAREER DEVELOPMENT SERIES:
GETTING IT RIGHT IN PRIMETIME: IMPROVING YOUR MEDIA INTERACTION SKILLS
Speaker: Robert J. Howard
President and CEO, Howard and Associates
Co-sponsored by DCP/HMS; CFHUF; CES; COE; Harvard Catalyst PFDD
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- November 19, 2010
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Armenise Amphitheater, 210 Longwood Avenue, Boston
SHIPLEY SYMPOSIUM AND HARVARD CATALYST PROGRAM FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSITY LECTURE
Speaker: Clifford Houston, PhD
Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, and Associate Vice President for Educational Outreach
University of Texas Medical Branch
Co-sponsored by DCP/HMS; Charles R. Shipley, Jr. Foundation, Inc.; Harvard Catalyst PFDD; HMS Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
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- November 3, 2010
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Minot Room, Countway Library, Harvard Medical School, Boston
CAREER DEVELOPMENT SERIES: "Presentation & Communication Skills"
Speaker: Claudyne Wilder, Organizational Consultant, Wilder Presentations
Co-sponsored by CFHUF; Harvard Catalyst PFDD; DCP/HMS
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- November 2, 2010
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Benjamin Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston
HARVARD CATALYST PROGRAM FOR FACULTY DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSITY LECTURE
Speaker: Peter R. MacLeish, PhD, George H.W. and Barbara P. Bush Professor of Neuroscience
Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurobiology
Director, Neuroscience Institute
Morehouse School of Medicine
Co-sponsored by Harvard Catalyst PFDD; DCP/HMS; The Department of Neurobiology at HMS
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- Thursday, July 29, 2010
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Benjamin Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall, Harvard Medical School
Harvard Catalyst Program for Faculty Development and Diversity
2010 VISITING RESEARCH INTERNSHIP PROGRAM STUDENT PRESENTATIONS
- Monday, April 26, 2010
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Armenise Amphitheater D, 210 Longwood Avenue, Boston
Harvard Catalyst Program for Faculty Development and Diversity Lecture
PERSPECTIVES ON BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND ITS ROLE IN ADVANCING PUBLIC HEALTH
Speaker: Roderic I. Pettigrew, Phd, MD
Director, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering at the NIH
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- Wednesday, April 7, 2010
12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m.
Reception to follow
Minot Room, Countway Library, Harvard Medical School
Harvard Catalyst Program for Faculty Development and Diversity Lecture
THE COLOR LINE IN HEALTH: EMERGING INSIGHTS FROM THE JACKSON HEART STUDY
Speaker: Herman A. Taylor, Jr., MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA
Shirley Professor for the Study of Health Disparities, Principal Investigator Jackson Heart Study
University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC)
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- Thursday, October 29, 2009
12:30 p.m. -1:30 p.m.
Reception to follow
Benjamin Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall,
25 Shattuck Street, Boston
Harvard Catalyst Program for Faculty Development and Diversity Lecture
ADDRESSING THE LACK OF RACIAL
AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY IN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE WORKFORCE AT RESEARCH INTENSIVE UNIVERSITIES AND MEDICAL SCHOOLS
Speaker: Joel D. Oppenheim, PhD
Senior Associate Dean for Biomedical Sciences;
Director, the Sackler Institute for Graduate Biomedical Sciences,
New York University School of Medicine
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"Harvard talk addresses diversity in science faculty", The Bay State Banner,
November 12, 2009 — vol. 45, no. 12.
- Thursday, July 23, 2009
Harvard Catalyst Program for Faculty Development and Diversity
2009 VISITING RESEARCH INTERNSHIP PROGRAM STUDENT PRESENTATIONS
- Tuesday, April 6th, 2009
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Reception to follow
250 TMEC, Boston
Harvard Catalyst Program for Faculty Development and Diversity Lecture
HEALTH DISPARITIES FOCUSING ON ETHNICITY-RELATED VARIATION IN BREAST CANCER RISK AND OUTCOME
Speaker: Lisa Newman
Professor of Surgery and Director of the Breast Care Center at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor
- Monday, March 23, 2009
12:30 p.m. -3 p.m.
Benjamin Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston
Harvard Catalyst Program for Faculty Development and Diversity Lecture
Speaker: Griffin Rodgers, M.D.
Director, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease (NIDDK),
National Institutes of Health
- Wednesday, September 24, 2008: INAUGURAL EVENT
12:30-1:30 pm
Benjamin Waterhouse Room, Gordon Hall, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston
Harvard Catalyst Program for Faculty Development and Diversity Lecture
THE RESEARCH CENTERS IN MINORITY INSTITUTIONS TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH NETWORK: OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO MINORITY INVOLVEMENT IN HEALTH RESEARCH
Speaker: Keith Norris, M.D.
Vice President for Research and Professor of Medicine
Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science
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