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 .

 

Abstract Submission and Registration

Online registration is now closed.  Walk-in registrations are welcome on April 1, 2012 at the Symposium.

The Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School located at 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Boston, MA.  Registration starts at 7:45 AM.


Hotel Accommodations

A bloc of rooms has been reserved at The Westin Copley Hotel.  For more information and to reserve a room click here.


Tentative Agenda

Click here to download the Tentative Agenda as PDF. pdf


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.

PAST RECIPIENTS


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

Sponsors and Supporters

Harvard Medical School
Minority Faculty Development Program (MFDP)

MFDP of the Office for Diversity and Community Partnership, established in 1990, seeks to increase the number of minority faculty and post-graduates at Harvard Medical School and the 18 Harvard Medical School-affiliated institutions; establish model programs for the development of minority faculty; and create programs designed to reach out to pre-college, college, graduate and postdoctoral populations with the goal of supporting outstanding, underrepresented minority 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 middle school to postdoctoral level.

Harvard Catalyst|The Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center

Harvard Catalyst is a shared National Institutes of Health-funded enterprise of Harvard University (its ten schools and its 18 academic health centers), the Boston College School of Nursing, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and community partners established to create connections, enable cutting-edge research, and nurture clinical and translational researchers.

Sanofi/Genzyme R&D Center

Novartis

Harvard FAS Center for Systems Biology and NIGMS Center for Modular Biology Grant No. GM68763

Harvard Medical School, Department of Systems Biology and the Cell Decision Process Center Grant No. GM68762


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