What biomedical discoveries were unimaginable even a decade ago? Read what several HMS faculty members have to say and share your own thoughts.
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Welcome to the HMS Idea Lab, a virtual laboratory for sharing thoughts and opinions on academic medicine, education, research and more.
What biomedical discoveries were unimaginable even a decade ago? Read what several HMS faculty members have to say and share your own thoughts.
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Of what relevance to medicine today are the lessons of eugenics? Share your thoughts.
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In February 2001, Science and Nature published two papers that provided the first detailed look at a nearly complete sequence of the human genome. On the 10th anniversary, Focus asked research leaders at Harvard Medical School to weigh in on the mapping of the human genome. We asked: Where, in your opinion, has the...
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What is the secret ingredient for successful research collaborations? Share your thoughts.
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What do you see as barriers to building a diverse faculty and what solutions do you recommend?
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What do you wish for the future of primary care? View a video on the primary care crisis and share your thoughts in the Idea Lab.
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An anonymous winner of the Challenge had the idea of creating an easier way for patients to understand how well they’re controlling their diabetes.
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Matthew Meyerson, MD, PhD; Sally Kent, MD, PhD; David Hafler, MD; Joonil Jung, PhD; Alex Kostic; and Akinyemi I. Ojesina, MBBS, PhD were winners of the Challenge with their idea of researching whether viruses or other microbes might play some part in triggering diabetes.
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Srinivas Viswanathan, Harvard MD/PhD student, was a winner of the Challenge with his idea of researching ways to replace lost beta cells in diabetes patients. Read about his idea and tell us what you think.
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Dirk Moore, associate professor of biostatistics, School of Public Health at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, was a winner of the Challenge with his idea of researching the roles of nature and nurture in diabetes to control or prevent the disease. Read about his idea and tell us what you...
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