Edgar Haber Award

The Edgar Haber Award for outstanding achievement in the biological sciences is presented annually to one graduating Ph.D. student in the Division of Biological Sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The award is given in recognition of outstanding, original and creative dissertation work that makes a fundamental contribution to our understanding of a biological problem of importance in Public Health. Graduating students may be nominated by their dissertation adviser. The award is in honor of Edgar Haber, Blout Professor of Biological Sciences and former director of the Division of Biological Sciences Program at the T.H. Chan School of Public Health and of the Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease.

Award Details:

Who is eligible to receive the Edgar Haber Award?
Harvard Chan School Ph.D. students in the Division of Biological Sciences graduating in the 2023-24 academic year.

Who may submit a nomination?
The student’s dissertation adviser.

When is the deadline for nominations?
Friday, April 5, 2024