Current events
presents:
Research Scientist Seminar Series 10 (2024)
Harvard Chan Research Scientist Seminar Series: April 23 (12:30 -1:30 pm EST) – In-person: FXB G11 (lunch will be served). Online: watch for a Zoom link in a school-wide email before the event. After the presentations the RSAC will host an Open Meeting from 1:30-2:00 pm
Research Scientists, please join us afterwards for a social event at The Squealing Pig (2:15-3:30PM).
We cordially invite the entire Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health community to join us for the Research Scientists Association (RSA) Seminar Series spotlighting exciting research from Harvard T.H. Chan Research Scientists. This session will spotlight the work of Emmilie Aveling and Susan Peters.
Emmilie Aveling, PhD, Research Scientist, Department of Health Policy and Management
Everywhere and Nowhere: Obstacles to Care for Long COVID within Rio de Janiero’s Universal Healthcare System
Long COVID – a complex, multisystem condition, with fluctuating, often debilitating, symptoms and no definitive biomarker – is estimated to affect hundreds of thousands of Brazilians. In this talk, Dr Aveling describes her collaboration with interdisciplinary researchers and people with lived experience exploring the complexity, uncertainty and epistemic injustices surrounding recognition and care for Long COVID in Brazil. Drawing on a mixed methods study, Dr. Aveling will discuss the mechanisms through which Long COVID is “invisibilised” within an overburdened universal health system, undermining equitable access to care for individuals living with Long COVID.
Susan Peters, PhD
Research Scientist
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
“Thriving from Work: What is it, and why we should measure it?”
The U.S. Surgeon General recently highlighted the importance of work as a critical social determinant of health affecting the well-being of workers, their families, and communities. This presentation explores the complexity of measuring worker well-being and its pivotal role in fostering thriving workers, workplaces, and communities, while also making the link between worker well-being and organizational performance.
Past events
Research Scientist Training Seminars
Harvard Chan Research Scientist Training Seminar Series: Strategies for Finding Funding and Building Your Research Portfolio – Wednesday, September 27, 1-2 p.m. –
This Zoom event is available to view here.
presented by
Leigh Halliday, Director of Research Strategy and Development
Vanessa Barton, Assistant Director of Faculty Programs and Proposal Support
Allison Lever, Strategic Initiatives Specialist
We cordially invite the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Research Scientist community to join us for this Research Scientists Association (RSA) Training Seminar Series spotlighting strategies for finding funding and building your research portfolio.
This session will focus on identifying funding from federal and non-federal sources, with a special emphasis on the tools and resources available to research scientists at Harvard Chan. The presenters will introduce the proposal review process and provide tips and tricks for developing your grant proposal.
Research Scientist Seminar Series 9 (2023)
Harvard Chan Research Scientist e-Seminar Series: May 4 (1-2:00 pm EST) – Watch for a Zoom link in a school-wide email before the event.
We cordially invite the entire Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health community to join us for the Research Scientists Association (RSA) Seminar Series spotlighting exciting research from Harvard T.H. Chan Research Scientists. This session will spotlight the work of 2023 Harvard Chan Research Scientist Association Award winners, Susan Peters and Gillian SteelFisher.
Susan Peters, PhD
Research Scientist
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
“Thriving from Work: What is it, and why we should measure it?”
Gillian SteelFisher, PhD MSc
Principal Research Scientist
Department of Health Policy and Management
“Trust in public health agencies during COVID-19: The first US survey
results”
Research Scientist Seminar Series 8 (2022)
Harvard Chan Research Scientist e-Seminar Series: November 29 (12-1:00 pm EST) – Watch for a Zoom link in a school-wide email before the event.
We cordially invite the entire Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health community to join us for the Research Scientists Association (RSA) Seminar Series spotlighting exciting research from Harvard T.H. Chan Research Scientists. This session will spotlight the work of 2022 Harvard Chan Research Scientist Association Award winners, Terence Cheng and Shannon Ho Sui.
Terence C. Cheng, PhD
Research Scientist
Department of Global Health and Population
“China’s innovative internet health marketplace”
Shannon Ho Sui, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
Department of Biostatistics/Director, Harvard Chan Bioinformatics Core
“Making an impact through bioinformatics and open science”
Research Scientist Seminar Series 7 (2022)
Harvard Chan Research Scientist e-Seminar Series: March 15 (1-2:00 pm EST) – Watch for a Zoom link in a school-wide email before the event.
We cordially invite the entire Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health community to join us for the Research Scientists Association (RSA) Seminar Series spotlighting exciting research from Harvard T.H. Chan Research Scientists. This session will spotlight the work of 2022 Harvard Chan Research Scientist Association Award winners, Kjetil Bjornevik and Marianna Cortese.
Kjetil Bjornevik, MD, PhD
Research Scientist
Department of Nutrition
Marianna Cortese, PhD
Research Scientist
Department of Nutrition
“The role of the Epstein-Barr virus in multiple sclerosis“
Research Scientist Seminar Series 6 (2021)
Harvard Chan Research Scientist Seminar Series: November 17 (1-2:00 pm EST) – Watch for a Zoom link in a school-wide email before the event.
We cordially invite the entire Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health community to join us for the Research Scientists Association (RSA) Seminar Series spotlighting exciting research from Harvard T.H. Chan Research Scientists. This session will spotlight the work of 2021 Harvard Chan Research Scientist Association Award winners, Jennifer Mitchell and Danielle Braun.
Jennifer Mitchell, PhD
Research Scientist
Department of Environmental Health
“Moving in a Crowd: Decoding the Epithelial Unjamming Transition”
Danielle Braun, PhD
Senior Research Scientist
Department of Biostatistics
“Multi-syndrome, multi-gene risk modeling for individuals with a family history of cancer with the novel R package PanelPRO”
Research Scientist Seminar Series 5 (2021)
Harvard Chan Research Scientist Seminar Series: May 20 (1-2:00 pm EST) – Watch for a Zoom link in a school-wide email before the event.
We cordially invite the entire Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health community to join us for the Research Scientists Association (RSA) Seminar Series spotlighting exciting research from Harvard T.H. Chan Research Scientists. This session will spotlight the exciting work of 2020 Harvard Chan Research Scientist Association Award winner, Emily Burger, and Harvard Chan Research Scientist, Linda Vesel, presenting their exciting research
Emily A Burger, PhD
Research Scientist
Center for Health Decision Science’s HPV Policy Modeling Team
“Impact of COVID-19-related care disruptions on cervical cancer screening in the United States”
Linda Vesel, PhD
Research Scientist
Department of Health Policy and Management
“The LIFE Study: An Exploration of Feeding and Growth Among Low Birthweight Infants in India, Malawi and Tanzania”
Research Scientist Seminar Series 4 (2020)
Harvard Chan Research Scientist Seminar Series: May 22 (1-2:00 pm EST)
We cordially invite the entire Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health community to join us for the Research Scientists Association (RSA) Seminar Series spotlighting exciting research from Harvard T.H. Chan Research Scientists. This session will spotlight the exciting work of two of our Harvard Chan RSA Award winners.
- Emmilie Aveling, PhD, Research Scientist, Department of Health Policy and Management
Building high performing surgical teams: The role of surgeon leadership and communication
- W. Robert Shaw, PhD, Research Scientist, Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Metabolic plasticity of Plasmodium falciparum within Anopheles mosquitoes shapes malaria parasite transmission
Information Session: The Research Scientist Track: Navigating Applications, Re-applications, and Promotions (April 15, 2020)
featuring Jeffrey Fredberg, Professor of Bioengineering and Physiology, Department of Environmental Health, Molecular and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Chair of the Research Scientist Review Committee
Synopsis: The Research Scientist Association Council, in collaboration with the Research Scientist Review Committee and the Office of Faculty Affairs, present a review of the process by which one applies for appointment, reappointment, and promotion in the Research Scientist track. This session consists of a slide presentation by Professor Jeffrey Fredberg, Chair of the Research Scientist Review Committee, followed by a Q&A period.
The presentation slides are available here.
And the Zoom video is available here.
Research Scientist Seminar Series 3 (2019)
Harvard Chan Research Scientist Seminar Series: Friday, December 6th, 2019 from 1–2 pm, Kresge 200
We cordially invite the entire Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health community to join us for the Research Scientists Association (RSA) Seminar Series spotlighting exciting research from Harvard T.H. Chan Research Scientists. This session will spotlight the exciting work of two of our Harvard Chan RSA Award winners. Lunch will be provided.
- Selina Bopp, PhD, Senior Research Scientist, Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Dissecting the role of plasmepsin II and III in piperaquine resistant P. falciparum lines
- Andrea Bellavia, PhD, Research Scientist, Department of Environmental Health
Evaluating complex interactions in environmental and occupational epidemiology
Research Scientist Seminar Series 2 (2019)
Harvard Chan Research Scientist Seminar Series: Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019 from 1–2 pm, Kresge 200
We cordially invite the entire Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health community to join us for the Research Scientist Association (RSA) Seminar Series spotlighting exciting research from Harvard T.H. Chan Research Scientists. This session will spotlight the exciting work of two of our Harvard Chan RSA Award winners. Lunch will be provided.
- Khristy Thompson, PhD, Research Scientist, Department of Molecular Metabolism
Manganese induces lysosomal degradation of Zip14
- Lorena Pantano Rubino, PhD, Research Scientist, Department of Biostatistics
miRNA variants (isomiRs): truth or trick
Research Scientist Seminar Series 1 (2018)
Harvard Chan Research Scientist Seminar Series: Monday, November 5th, 2018 from 1–2 pm, Kresge 200
We cordially invite the entire Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health community to join us for the Research Scientist Association (RSA) Seminar Series spotlighting exciting research from Harvard T.H. Chan Research Scientists. This session will spotlight the exciting work of two of our Harvard Chan RSA Inaugural Award winners. Lunch will be provided.
- Yanping Li, MD, PhD, Research Scientist, Department of Nutrition
The dietary transition and its associated cardiometabolic mortality among Chinese adults, 1982-2012
- Jocelyn Finlay, PhD, Senior Research Scientist, Department of Global Health and Population
Vulnerability and dependence: The example of early childbearing in Burundi
Fall Research Scientist Reception (2018)
Meet fellow research scientists, hear about our upcoming seminar series and travel awards, and learn about the accomplishments of our new Association at the Fall Research Scientist Reception!
When: Monday, October 1, 2018 from 12-1 pm
Where: FXB Atrium
Hope to see you all there!!
