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The Sanford and Susan Greenberg Prize to End Blindness recognizes visionary doctors and researchers for their contributions to eliminate blindness. We are pleased to share that, of the 13 recipients chosen for 2020, four are connected to Harvard Ophthalmology. The 13 awardees will share $3 million...

Congratulations to LaShyra "Lash" Nolen on her recent publication with Dr. Nicte Mejia in Nature! "Racism dictates every facet of our lives, and unfortunately, that often means a lack of access to quality health care for our most marginalized populations--even in neurology." - LaShyra Nolen Read...

Interested in communicating with postdocs in the Boston area? Join the Boston Postdoctoral Association Slack channel! You can start a discussion on the Harvard/HMS channel, or other channels such as international postdocs or advocacy. https://bostonpostdocs.slack.com/join/shared_invite/zt-lb6fp6nl...

Monday, February 15th from 8-9 PM EST Though SNMA dinners with physicians are on a temporary hiatus, we wanted to recreate the experience ~virtually~. Chat with Black male physicians from a variety of specialties regarding any and everything. No topics are off-limits! Feel free to submit questions...

Wednesday, February 17 th from 7:45 – 8:45 PM EST Though SNMA dinners with physicians are on a temporary hiatus, we wanted to recreate the experience ~virtually~. Chat with Black womxn physicians from a variety of specialties regarding any and everything. No topics are off-limits! Feel free to...

Dr. Heng's abstract, “Deep Learning Image Analysis of Benign Breast Disease to Identify Subsequent Risk of Breast Cancer” has been selected as an oral presentation for the 8th Annual Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Celebration of Early Career Investigators in Cancer Research.

Before closing the chapter for 2020, HMPA advocacy is organizing a book club based on requests from our recent survey. We echo your call for more meaningful, genuine conversations around difficult topics, where postdocs can openly share their experiences and thoughts. We hope to facilitate a safe...

Five disruptive scientific advancements from Mass General Brigham have been awarded Innovation Discovery Grants (IDG) in the 2020 round of awards, as the highly competitive IDG program exceeds $3.5 million in grants since inception. Each of the five potential patient health and healthcare delivery...

Maxwell Sherman's paper on mosaic CNVs in autism ( Sherman et al. 2020 Nat Neurosci) is now published -- congratulations, Max! This work, a collaboration with Chris Walsh and Peter Park, implicated large mosaic copy number variants (CNVs) arising early in embryonic development as a likely...

Are you interested in making connections with other postdocs at HMS? Join the HMPA Postdoc Buddies program! Postdocs who sign up for the program will be paired via e-mail with another postdoc who has expressed similar interests, including stage of career, field of study, and physical location. You...