HRCSA Events

Current events
presents:

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”

 

 


Past events

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, PhDResearch 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!!