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HMPA Book Club List Announced!

Announcing our HMPA Book Club Book List for 2021-2022 September; Know Thyself - Stephen M Fleming October; Across That Bridge- John Lewis November; Difficult Conversations- Douglas Stone- Bruce Patton- Sheila Been December; The Bluest Eye- Toni Morrison January; Ikigai - Hector Garcia, Frances...

HMPA Book Club: Know Thyself by Stephen M Fleming

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 space where everything from race and equity, mental health awareness, problem-solving skills, to negotiation strategies...

New NIH R01 funding received

We are exctied to receive a new NIH grant ( NIDCD/NIH R01DC019353) to develop and test the first brain-computer interface (BCI) for rehabilitation of laryngeal dystonia. We will start inviting patients to participate in this study soon!

Sila Bal, MD, MPH, Receives Cornea and Refractive Surgery Research Award

Sila Bal, MD, MPH, a PGY-4 ophthalmology resident, is the 2021 recipient of the Best Clinical Trainee Research Award in Cornea and Refractive Surgery. Presented by the Harvard Ophthalmology Cornea Center of Excellence, this award honors the resident or clinical fellow who has conducted the best...

National Postdoc Association Council Nominations

The deadline to submit nominations for the NPA Postdoc Council has been extended to Wednesday, September 29. All Full, Individual and Affiliate Members are eligible for the Postdoc Council. Nominees will be evaluated by an ad hoc NPA committee, who will ensure the selection of a diverse group of...

BPDA Event: Biotech Career Chat with Dr. Assaf Rotem

For the next BPDA event in the Industry Career Chat series, we are very excited to be offering an in person visit to Transition Bio, Inc. in Cambridge, MA. We will be hosted by Assaf Rotem, the Head of R&D at Transition Bio, on October 15 at 3 pm. The event will be mainly outdoors, with the option...

New preprint on phenotypic impacts of rare copy number variants

We are excited to share a new preprint, " Influences of rare copy number variation on human complex traits" (Hujoel et al.), which explores the phenotypic impact of rare copy number variation in the human genome, discovering many new ways in which genetic variation shapes human traits. These...

HGBC Social Entrepreneurship Series: The Journey of A Social Entrepreneur

HGBC Social Entrepreneurship Series -- Session II: The Journey of A Social Entrepreneur: What Kind of Business Model Suits Your Social Startup? Wednesday, November 3rd 5pm - 6pm EST It is a misconception that social entrepreneurship is a charitable or philanthropic endeavor, when in reality it just...

Harvard Otolaryngology Fall 2021 issue

Dr. Simonyan's research is highlighted in the Fall 2021 issue of Harvard Otolaryngology Logging in to DystoniaNet: A new deep-learning platform has cracked the code to diagnosing dystonia. “Dystonia has frustrated clinicians and researchers for decades. Without an objective measure of diagnosing the...