Activation Awardees 2018-2022
Activation Awards represent a critical component of the funding program and are intended to support idea generation for junior faculty.
Activation 2022
- Smita Gopinath, Assistant Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Community dynamics in the vaginal microbiome - Adrianna McIntyre, Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Politics
Medicare’s Electoral Feedbacks in an Era of Privatization - Natalie Slopen, Assistant Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Adverse experiences in childhood and lifetime exposure to viruses in women: A pilot study
Activation 2021
- Rui Duan, Assistant Professor, Biostatistics
Transprs: A Federated Transfer Learning Framework for Improving Polygenic Risk Prediction In Underrepresented Populations - Anna Sanaiko, Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management
Utilization and Impact of a Novel Form of Out-Of-Pocket Cost Information for Prescription Drugs on Prescribing Decisions - Mingyang Song, Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
Microbiome-Based Approach for Improved Colorectal Cancer Prevention with Dietary Fiber and Beyond
Activation 2020
- Jessica Cohen, Associate Professor, Global Health and Population
Evidence-Based Policy for Maternal Health: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of the Impact of Innovative Medicaid Policies on Women’s Use of Effective Postpartum Contraception and Safe Birth Spacing - Carmen Messerlian, Assistant Professor, Nutrition
The Preconception Intervention Program for Healthy Reproduction (PIPER) Project - Shoba Ramanadhan, Assistant Professor, SBS
New Measures and Professional Development Opportunities to Promote Evidence-based Cancer Prevention and Control in Underserved Communities
Activation 2019
- Kevin Croke, Assistant Professor, Global Health and Population
The Political Origins of Ethiopia’s Primary Health Care Expansion - Lindsay Jaacks, Assistant Professor, Global Health and Population
Empowering Consumers to Reduce their Exposures to Environmental Chemicals - Zac Nagel, Assistant Professor, Environmental Health
Genomic Integrity Mechanisms Underlying Disparities in Age-related Disease Risk
Activation 2018
- Joseph Allen, Assistant Professor, Environmental Health
The Case for Healthy Buildings - Margaret McConnell, Assistant Professor, Global Health and Population
The Human Element of Low-Quality Care: A Behavioral Economics Approach to Improving Postpartum Care in Kenya - Christopher Sarosiek, Assistant Professor, Environmental Health
Mapping Cell Death Regulation in the Lung to Address Global Health Challenges
Incubation Awardees 2018-2021
Incubation Awards represent a critical component of the funding program and are intended to support innovative ideas of particular promise.
Incubation 2021
- Nora Kory, Assistant Professor, Molecular Metabolism
Elucidating Mitochondrial NAD Control in Metabolic Homeostasis and Aging (Reimagining Aging) - Josiemer Mattei, Associate Professor, Nutrition
Optimized Culturally-Adapted Healthy Eating Program for Diverse Latinos (Cultivating Well-Being and Nutrition/Pandemic Response and The Secondary Effects Of COVID-19) - Ichiro Kawachi, Professor, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Debiasing Covid-19 Prevalence Estimates (Conquering Epidemics/Pandemic Response and the Secondary effects of COVID-19)
Incubation 2020
- Curtis Huttenhower, Professor, Biostatistics/Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Machine Learning for Population-scale Viral Discovery and Monitoring in the Human Microbiome (AI/Machine Learning and Causal Inference) - William Hanage, Associate Professor, Epidemiology
Lineage Calling for Outbreak Detection and Molecular Epidemiology of Klebsiella Pneumoniae Using Rapid Nanopore Sequencing (Anti-Microbial Resistance)
Incubation 2019
- Barbara Burleigh, Professor, Immunology and Infectious Diseases
New Tricks with Old Drugs: Improving Chagas Disease Therapeutics (Conquering Epidemics) - David Hemenway, Professor, Health Policy and Management
Improving Firearm Injury Surveillance Systems: A Road Map (Overcoming Violence) - Karestan Koenen, Professor, Epidemiology
The Gut Microbiome and PTSD in Women (Overcoming Violence) - Michael Mina, Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
High-throughput Surveillance of Immune histories for the Simultaneous Construction of Longitudinal Cohorts and Comprehensive Epidemic Detection (Conquering Epidemics)
Incubation 2018
- Sara Bleich, Professor, Health Policy and Management
Evaluating the Impact of Bike Sharing in Low-Income Populations: A Novel Discount Program in Metro-Boston (Climate Change and Sustainability) - Jacqueline Bhabha, Professor, Global Health and Population
Tackling Violence against Children: A Radical Approach (Health Promotion and Disease Prevention) - Wafaie Fawzi, Professor, Global Health and Population
Assessing food systems for optimal health and environmental sustainability in Ethiopia (Climate Change and Sustainability) - Peter Kraft, Professor, Epidemiology
The Genetic Architecture of Breast Parenchymal Textural Features and its Implications for Breast Cancer Risk (Health Promotion and Disease Prevention) - John Spengler, Professor, Environmental Health
Children’s developmental status in relation to solid fuel use in low and middle income countries (Climate Change and Sustainability)
Acceleration Awardees 2018-2021
Acceleration Awards represent a critical component of the funding program and are intended to nurture collaborations in research, develop platforms, and support educational projects.
Acceleration 2021
- Adam Haber, Assistant Professor, Environmental Health
Applying Causal Inference Methods to Assess the Impact of Housing Code Law on Health Disparities in Asthma (Research Award/AI or Machine Learning and Casual Inference) - Sarah Fortune, Professor and Chair, Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Building Curriculum to Train Anti-Oppressive Infectious Diseases Researchers (Pedagogy/Development Award) - Jorge Chavarro, Associate Professor, Nutrition
Infrastructure Support for Biological and Digital Phenotyping for Life Course Epidemiologic Research (Research Platform)
Acceleration 2020 – General
- Marcia Castro, Professor, Global Health and Population
Fires, Smoke Exposure, and Public Health in Brazil: Assessment of the Health Impacts of Amazonian Fires (Research/Cultivating Well-being and Nutrition) - Karestan Koenen, Professor, Epidemiology
COVID-19, Social Unrest, and Health in the Harvard Cohorts (Research/Reimaging Aging)
Acceleration 2020 – COVID
In 2020, a portion of the Acceleration Award funds were targeted to projects submitted in response to a Special COVID-19 RFA. In order to award funds quickly, the timeline and proposal content was condensed.
- Michael Barnett, Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management
Measuring the Resilience of Nursing Homes Facing COVID-19 (Research) - Jin Ah Park, Assistant Professor, Environmental Health, Phyllis Kanki, Professor, Environmental Health/Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Primary Human Airway Epithelial Cells: Role of Age (Research)
Acceleration 2019
- Yonatan Grad, Professor, Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Defining the Factors Driving Spatiotemporal Variation in Antibiotic Prescribing (Research) - Laura Kubzansky, Professor, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Using Smartphone Measurement Bursts in an Established Epidemiologic Cohort to Capture Psychological Well-being and Health Behaviors (Research) - David Williams, Professor, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Reducing Stress and Overweight and Obesity-related Chronic Diseases through Big Data and Digital Phenotyping (Research)
Acceleration 2018
- Sonia Hernandez Diaz, Associate Professor, Epidemiology
Evidence-Based Teaching: Using Technology and Data to Create More Effective and Inclusive Classrooms (Pedagogy) - James Mitchell, Associate Professor, GCD
Limiting Dietary Protein Improves Markers of Healthspan: Accelerating Mechanistic and Translational Advances (Research/Aging & Longevity) - Jukka-Pekka Onnela, Associate Professor, Biostatistics
Augmentation of the Beiwe Platform for Smartphone-based Digital Phenotyping (Research Platform/Data Science) - Giovanni Parmigiani, Professor, Biostatistics
Inherited Cancer Risk Knowledge Base (Research Platform)
