Idea Lab

Welcome to the HMS Idea Lab, a virtual laboratory for sharing thoughts and opinions on academic medicine, education, research and more.

Idea Lab: Unimaginable Discoveries

July 6, 2011
Idea Lab: Unimaginable Discoveries

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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Idea Lab: Lessons of Eugenics

April 6, 2011
Idea Lab: Lessons of Eugenics

Of what relevance to medicine today are the lessons of eugenics? Share your thoughts.
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Where, in your opinion, has the Human Genome Project had the most surprising impact?

March 11, 2011
Where, in your opinion, has the Human Genome Project had the most surprising impact?

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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Idea Lab: Research Collaborations

February 7, 2011
Idea Lab: Research Collaborations

What is the secret ingredient for successful research collaborations? Share your thoughts.
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Idea Lab: Building a Diverse Faculty

November 15, 2010
Idea Lab: Building a Diverse Faculty

What do you see as barriers to building a diverse faculty and what solutions do you recommend?
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Idea Lab: Primary Care Crisis

October 28, 2010
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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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12 Days of Innovation: Day 12

October 19, 2010

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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12 Days of Innovation: Day 11

October 18, 2010
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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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12 Days of Innovation: Day 10

October 15, 2010
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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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12 Days of Innovation: Day 9

October 14, 2010
Dirk Moore

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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