Activation Awardees
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
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
Incubation 2019
Barbara Burleigh, Professor, Immunology and Infectious Diseases
New tricks with old drugs: Improving Chagas disease therapeutics
David Hemenway, Professor, Health Policy and Management
Improving Firearm Injury Surveillance Systems: A Road Map
Karestan Koenen, Professor, Epidemiology
The Gut Microbiome and PTSD in Women
Michael Mina, Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
High-throughput surveillance of immune histories for the simultaneous construction of longitudinal cohorts and comprehensive epidemic detection
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
Jacqueline Bhabha, Professor, Global Health and Population
Tackling Violence against Children: A Radical Approach
Wafaie Fawzi, Professor, Global Health and Population
Assessing food systems for optimal health and environmental sustainability in Ethiopia
Peter Kraft, Professor, Epidemiology
The Genetic Architecture of Breast Parenchymal Textural Features and its Implications for Breast Cancer Risk
John Spengler, Professor, Environmental Health
Children’s developmental status in relation to solid fuel use in low and middle income countries
Acceleration Awardees
Acceleration 2020 (General Call)
Marcia Castro, Professor, Global Health and Population
Fires, smoke exposure, and public health in Brazil: Assessment of the health impacts of Amazonian fires
Karestan Koenen, Professor, Epidemiology
COVID-19, Social Unrest, and Health in the Harvard Cohorts
Acceleration 2020 (COVID-Focused Proposals)
In 2020, a portion of the Acceleration Award funds were targeted to projects submitted in response to a Special COVID-19 RFA.
Michael Barnett, Assistant Professor, Health Policy and Management
Measuring the Resilience of Nursing Homes Facing COVID-19
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
Acceleration 2019
Yonatan Grad, Professor, Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Defining the factors driving spatiotemporal variation in antibiotic prescribing
Laura Kubzansky, Professor, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Using Smartphone Measurement Bursts in an Established Epidemiologic Cohort to Capture Psychological Well-being and Health Behaviors
David Williams, Professor, Social and Behavioral Sciences
Reducing Stress and Overweight and Obesity-related Chronic Diseases through Big Data and Digital Phenotyping
Acceleration 2018
Sonia Hernandez Diaz, Associate Professor, Epidemiology
Evidence-Based Teaching: Using Technology and Data to Create More Effective and Inclusive Classrooms
James Mitchell, Associate Professor, GCD
Limiting Dietary Protein Improves Markers of Healthspan: Accelerating Mechanistic and Translational Advances
Jukka-Pekka Onnela, Associate Professor, Biostatistics
Augmentation of the Beiwe Platform for Smartphone-based Digital Phenotyping
Giovanni Parmigiani, Professor, Biostatistics
Inherited Cancer Risk Knowledge Base
