Purpose

The New England Science Symposium, established in 2002,  provides a forum for  postdoctoral fellows; medical, dental and graduate students; post-baccalaureates; college and community college  students (particularly for African-American, Hispanic/Latino and American Indian/Alaska Native individuals) to  share  their biomedical and health-related research  activities through oral or poster presentations, to engage in discussions  related to  career development  in the sciences,  to  exchange ideas and to expand their professional networks.


Awards

Ruth and William Silen, M.D. Awards

The Ruth and William Silen, M.D. Awards recognize participants who deliver outstanding oral presentations and who create exceptional scientific posters.

PAST RECIPIENTS


Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Awards

The Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Awards recognize participants who deliver outstanding cancer-related oral and poster presentations.

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The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Department of
Neonatology Award

The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Department of Neonatology Award recognizes one outstanding neonatology-related poster presentation. 

PAST RECIPIENTS


Parcell Laboratories Stem Cell and
Regenerative Medicine Awards

Parcell Laboratories Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Awards recognize outstanding stem cell/regenerative medicine-related poster presentations.  

PAST RECIPIENTS


Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research Postdoctoral Awards

Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research Postdoctoral Awards recognize postdoctoral participants who create outstanding scientific posters.

PAST RECIPIENTS


The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Division of
Nephrology Award

The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Division of Nephrology Award recognizes one participant who delivers an outstanding poster related to kidney function or kidney disease.  

PAST RECIPIENTS


Sponsors

Harvard Medical School
Minority Faculty Development Program (MFDP)


MFDP of the Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership, established in 1990, seeks to increase the number of minority faculty and post-graduates at Harvard Medical School and the 17 Harvard Medical School-affiliated institutions; establish model programs for the development of minority faculty and trainees; and create programs designed to reach out to pre-college, college, graduate and postdoctoral populations with the goal of supporting outstanding, underrepresented minority and disadvantaged individuals in the biomedical science pipeline.

Biomedical Science Careers Program (BSCP)

BSCP was founded in 1991 by MFDP in collaboration with the Massachusetts Medical Society and the New England Board of Higher Education to identify, inform, support and provide mentoring for academically outstanding minority students and fellows ranging from high school to postdoctoral level.

Harvard Catalyst|The Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center

Harvard Catalyst is dedicated to improving human health by enabling collaboration and providing tools, training and technologies to clinical and translational investigators. Founded in May 2008, Harvard Catalyst is a shared enterprise of Harvard University, its ten schools and its seventeen Academic Healthcare Centers (AHC), as well as the Boston College School of Nursing, MIT, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, and numerous community partners. Harvard Catalyst is a member of the NIH-funded Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Consortium, and shares tools, technologies, and best practices with other consortium members locally (i.e., Boston University, Tufts University, University of Massachusetts Medical School) and nationally.


Contact

For more information, please contact:

Harvard Medical School
Pinar Kilicci-Kret
Phone: 617-432-5580
pinar_kilicci-kret@hms.harvard.edu

Biomedical Science Careers Program
Lise D. Kaye
Phone: 617-432-0552
lise_kaye@hms.harvard.edu