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How can researchers reflect the diversity of community voices in their work? Community Coalition for Equity in Research members, Rosa Alemán, BA, of the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, and Mark Kennedy, MBA, of the Boston Public Health Commission, discuss the importance of building relationships within communities. Transcript: https://bit.ly/437Ciqe Promoted Course link: hvrdct.me/50y

Join members of our Community Coalition for Equity in Research for the first of two conversations on their work, which is to serve as a trusted communication channel between researchers and community stakeholders, providing input on research proposals, among other tasks. Guests: Rosa Alemán, BA, American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, and Mark Kennedy, MBA, Boston Public Health Commission. Transcript: https://bit.ly/3nF6xov

Does our body image influence eating behaviors or parenting around food behaviors? Jhordan Wynne, MPH, Harvard T.H.Chan School of Public Health, discusses her research investigating body image in adolescents. Transcript:

In this third segment of 2022 episode highlights, researchers discuss health equity, neurotechnology to treat brain disorders, and mental health considerations for biomedical trainees and students. Transcript: https://bit.ly/3woroxb

In this second podcast highlighting segments of the past year, researchers discuss utilizing health and economic data to generate interesting questions, assessing penicillin allergies, tackling healthcare costs in America, the importance of mentorship, and educating homeless youth in LA about HIV prevention Transcript: https://bit.ly/3CjHVpv Course: https://catalyst.harvard.edu/courses/fyr-industry/

In the first episode of our series highlighting previous podcasts, we return to insightful conversations with researchers who have taken unconventional paths to form their academic and research careers. Transcript: https://bit.ly/3iXNza0

What does work-life balance look like for those in academia and industry? In the first episode of our new series, Teresa Evans, PhD, principal consultant for TiER1 Performance, provides guidance on this topic. Transcript: http://bit.ly/3VSS2JB Fundamentals & Applications of Clinical and Translational Research: https://catalyst.harvard.edu/courses/fundamentalct/

Identifying the various funding sources available to researchers is key to obtaining grants. Caterina Stamoulis, PhD, Boston Children's Hospital, serves as course director for our Non-NIH Government Funding Agencies course and our Grant Funding for Researchers Certificate. In this episode, she discusses her personal experience obtaining funding and provides guidance for researchers. Transcript: http://bit.ly/3UZZcvc

What impact does research culture have on mental health and diversity in STEM? Zoe Ayres, PhD, and Juanita Limas, PhD, discuss their recent paper on this subject and share their experiences in both academia and industry. Transcript: bit.ly/3WjuoH6 Introduction to Designing & Conducting Mixed Methods Research: hvrdct.me/pxj

This episode addresses the importance of mental health and work/life balance with guest Teresa Evans, PhD, principal consultant at TiER1 Performance, who shares findings on the mental health crisis in graduate education. Transcript: https://bit.ly/3CF7i4F Access the Biostatistics Essentials: Video Subscription: hvrdct.me/dq6

"I realized there had not yet been a systematic review and meta-analysis looking at depression in residents. So I thought, all right, I'm going to write one. And so I set out to do that," says Douglas Mata, MD, MPH, Foundation Medicine, about the inspiration behind his research, which focuses on mental health among medical students and residents. Transcript: https://bit.ly/3C2kmAK

Our new four-part series, in partnership with the MIND Project at Harvard University, focuses on mental health in science and medicine today. In part one, guests Isabel Castanho, PhD, head of communications for the the Mind Project, and Heather Burrell Ward, MD, psychiatrist at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, discuss mental health issues currently affecting physicians, graduate students, postdocs, and medical trainees. Additional reading: Report of the task force on managing student mental health 2020 from Harvard University https://provost.harvard.edu/files/provost/files/report_of_the_task_force_on_managing_student_mental_health.pdf “Mental health in academia: Hacks for cultivating and sustaining wellbeing” (Johnson and Lester, 2021) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajhb.23664 “Mental Health in Academia: Shedding light on those who provide support” (Loissel, 2020) https://elifesciences.org/articles/64739 “Mental Health in Academia: The Role of Workplace Relationships” (Moulin, 2020)

Advances in neurotechnology are leading to new developments in brain implants which can be used to treat neurological disorders. Paul Le Floch, PhD, discusses his work as CEO and co-founder of Axoft, which is working on soft brain implants. Transcript: https://bit.ly/3KX1Hub

Is there an innovative solution to treating chronic, non-healing wounds? Wendy Slone, PhD, founder and CEO of bTECH, discusses her work developing the innovative Halcyon SMART Patch, a new approach that promotes tissue healing. Transcript: https://bit.ly/3AovVT2

Implementation science plays a critical role in supporting communities and health equity. Gina Kruse, MD, MPH, Massachusetts General Hospital, a faculty member in our Community Engagement program and lab director of the Implementation Science Center for Cancer Control Equity at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, discusses her work in this area. Transcript: https://bit.ly/3BXduGq

What is it like to work as an entrepreneur in medical technology? IIsa Webeck, MBA, MedTech Strategies director and founder, discusses her career in medical technology and shares her experience working as course director for the Harvard Catalyst course TRANSCEND. Transcript: https://bit.ly/3uVQUd2

What is the importance of health equity in medicine? James Jacques Carter, MD, MPH, FACP, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, discusses his work promoting health equity in prostate cancer screening and education. He is joined by Alicia Whittington, PhD, MPH, Football Players Health Study at Harvard University, to discuss their efforts as board members of the Augustus A. White III Institute for Healthcare Equity. Transcripts: https://bit.ly/3AsRUJh

Working to address healthcare inequalities in minority and underserved populations, Adjoa Anyane-Yeboa, MD, MPH, Massachusetts General Hospital, discusses her research in gastrointestinal disorders to improve healthcare access for all. Transcript: https://bit.ly/3zRVRGU

How is informatics supporting the present and future of healthcare? Andrew Marshall, MD, Brigham and Women's Hospital, brings together emergency medicine and informatics to make healthcare safer and more equitable. Transcript: bit.ly/39kjRaX

Hardeep Ranu, Translational Innovator project manager at Harvard Catalyst and guest host, is joined by our Harvard Catalyst Communications team, Leslie Lawler, communication specialist, Angela Rakauskas, communications manager, and Lori Shridhare, communications director. They discuss the science of communication and what it takes to clearly communicate the work of all of Harvard Catalyst’s programs and initiatives, plus the work across Harvard and 19 academic healthcare centers, with thousands of researchers across disciplines and the general public.