@HarvardCatalyst

We support early-career investigators & scientists with training/courses, resources, training, consultations, & open-source data tools - at Harvard & beyond.

 Boston, MA
catalyst.harvard.edu
Joined December 2008
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Biostats Journal Club: This talk will examine how external data from prior clinical studies & electronic health records can help identify cancer treatment benefits that may be limited to specific patient subgroups. Register: hvrdct.me/5d39dd
Biostatistics Journal Club: Leveraging External Data to Test Heterogeneous Treatment Effects. September 9, 2026.

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On-demand course: Learn how qualitative & quantitative data can be integrated to capture the perspectives of patients, providers, communities, or healthcare orgs to answer complex research questions. ⁠Free for Harvard affiliates. Open to others for a fee: hvrdct.me/e749cb
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Biostats Journal Club: This talk will examine how external data from prior clinical studies & electronic health records can help identify cancer treatment benefits that may be limited to specific patient subgroups. Register: hvrdct.me/5d39dd
Biostatistics Journal Club: Leveraging External Data to Test Heterogeneous Treatment Effects. September 9, 2026.

ALT Biostatistics Journal Club: Leveraging External Data to Test Heterogeneous Treatment Effects. September 9, 2026.

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From the archives: 5 Questions with vaccinologist Samuel Vidal, MD, on tackling TB. Read about how our K12 award helped Vidal advance his science & further his career development in submitting additional grant applications: hvrdct.me/kbm
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Researchers: We're here to help. Our Writing & Communication Center offers resources, tips, and strategies including on grant writing, funding, presentations, poster design, & more: hvrdct.me/a1aa10 #scicomm
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Sharpen your research skills this summer — at your own pace. Browse our on-demand courses on funding, biostatistics, grant writing, & more. Taught by Harvard faculty & experts. Free for Harvard affiliates & open to others for a fee: hvrdct.me/41f23e
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Certificate program: Comprehensive intro to biostatistics in medical research. Content includes review of the most common techniques in the field and how these techniques are applied in standard statistical software. ⁠Apply by August 28: hvrdct.me/84b280
Applied Biostatistics Certificate. Track 1: Sept. 7, 2026 - April 1, 2027. Track 2: Sept. 7, 2026 - July 1, 2027.

ALT Applied Biostatistics Certificate. Track 1: Sept. 7, 2026 - April 1, 2027. Track 2: Sept. 7, 2026 - July 1, 2027.

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Our latest newsletter: Biostats Certificate, Community-Engaged Research, Grant Review & Support Program. Read: hvrdct.me/44c271 @CCOS_CTSA
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Self-paced course designed to prepare researchers & community members to partner in health research. Open to those in & outside of @Harvard. Learn more & register by August 28: hvrdct.me/df9263
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Dr. Paulo Lizano recently spoke with @HarvardCatalyst on how a 2020 pilot grant from the program has shaped his research six years later. catalyst.harvard.edu/news/ar…

When a Pilot Grant Catalyzes a Career

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Exited to share my featured article in the @HarvardCatalyst highlighting my research at the intersection of AI, robotics, and neurosurgery! Remote robotic neurosurgery is closer now more than ever before: catalyst.harvard.edu/news/ar… #Neurosurgery #ArtificialInteligence #MedTwitter
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Our latest newsletter: New pilot funding, AI & Robotics, & K12 Training Award. Read: hvrdct.me/9575c7 @HarvardMed, @HarvardChanSPH, @ncats_nih_gov, @CCOS_CTSA
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Isaac Kohane
@zakkohaneFeb 25
Pre-coffee delivery, post-coffee convictions: Open-source infrastructure deployed across the country is quietly doing more for real public health than most AI press releases. i2b2 is now being deployed statewide in Massachusetts to power Mass CPR for cost-effective, accurate surveillance—including pathogen readiness. By linking EHR data with environmental signals like wastewater, we’re finally doing national-scale population health instead of one-off dashboards. Under the hood is an ontology that actually harmonizes clinical vocabularies across 100+ institutions worldwide. And SHRINE has already shown that federated queries can work at scale—up to 60 hospital systems—without centralizing data. This is the unglamorous infrastructure public health should have built decades ago. @harvardmed @bethisraellahey @MassGenBrigham
Isaac Kohane
@zakkohaneFeb 25
Open-source i2b2 is being deployed in MA for Mass CPR surveillance—linking EHR + wastewater data for real public health. Ontology harmonization across 100+ institutions; SHRINE scales queries to 60 hospital systems.

MassCPR-Deploying EHR data for public health at scale

Open-source infrastructure deployed across the country is quietly doing more for real public health than most AI press releases.

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What are the challenges inherent in establishing a research program?⁠ This one-day, in-person course delves into best practices on leading and managing a team, including tips on navigating a career path in research. ⁠Apply by March 25: hvrdct.me/wii
Leadership Strategies for the Researcher. April 30, 2026.

ALT Leadership Strategies for the Researcher. April 30, 2026.

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New On-Demand Course for PIs & faculty on T32 grants. Free & available exclusively to Harvard affiliates, this course provides a practical, case-based approach to effective mentoring while also satisfying an NIH training requirement: hvrdct.me/4c2820
T32 Mentorship Training Certificate. Online & On-Demand course.

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For research teams: Free webinar series on how to troubleshoot, forecast, & problem solve by learning project management skills. Sessions led by David Vincenti, a certified project management professional. ⁠ Register: hvrdct.me/d718eb
Project Management Strategies for Research Team Members. March 2026.

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Biostats Journal Club: Justin Manjourides @Northeastern will discuss Multiple Imputation by Super Learning, comparing it to standard multiple imputation approaches, showing that it can reduce bias and improve confidence interval coverage. Register: hvrdct.me/37df4a
Biostatistics Journal Club: Multiple Imputation by Super Learning (MISL). Feb. 25, 2026.

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"There were huge gaps in who fared well with their disease & who didn’t, & they were almost always divided along racial lines." - Kemar Joseph Brown @MGHMedicine on how ancestral background might influence genetic risk & resilience: hvrdct.me/867984
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One-stop shop for clinical and translational (c/t) researchers at @Harvard. Subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to know about our courses, training programs, funding opps, & events - offered freely to Harvard affiliates: hvrdct.me/e0005b @HarvardMed
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Access on-demand grant writing and funding courses. Researchers: Our series of online courses teach both grant writing skills & tools for securing funding for your research from a range of options. Free for Harvard affiliates and open to others for a fee: hvrdct.me/41f23e
Harvard Catalyst On-Demand grant writing & funding courses. 1. Techniques to Writing a Competitive grant. 2. NIH Funding: Navigating the RO1 & K Grant Submission Process. 3. Non-NIH Government Agency Funding: Grant Submission Process. 4. Funding Your Research: How to Obtain Foundation & Philanthropic Grants. 5. Industry Funding: Application Process & Establishing Industry Relationships.

ALT Harvard Catalyst On-Demand grant writing & funding courses. 1. Techniques to Writing a Competitive grant. 2. NIH Funding: Navigating the RO1 & K Grant Submission Process. 3. Non-NIH Government Agency Funding: Grant Submission Process. 4. Funding Your Research: How to Obtain Foundation & Philanthropic Grants. 5. Industry Funding: Application Process & Establishing Industry Relationships.

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