News from HILS

People and Events in Harvard's Life Sciences Community


Where Art and Science Intersect

We’re delighted to invite you to the April 17 opening reception of “Glimpse into Life Science”, the first annual Harvard Integrated Life Sciences (HILS) Art Exhibit.  This student-organized show celebrates the unexpected--and often visually stunning--connections between science and art.

Calling Student Event Planners!

As part of our ongoing 'Lively Life Sciences' activities, HILS is pleased to announce our 8th annual call for Student Event Proposals.  We will fund up to 2 student-organized events during the Fall 2013 OR Spring 2014 terms.

Big Data Is Coming!

Data analytics are changing the way life scientists do basic and clinical research, and especially translational research.  On April 4, HILS is pleased to co-host a workshop featuring expert speakers who will describe how life sciences PhDs can engage with ‘Big Data’ to enhance their future career pursuits.

Enzymes, Proteins, and Volleyball

First-year Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) PHD student Diego Baptista is keeping busy and thoroughly enjoying his experiences in and out of the lab.  Bored he is not!  He tells it better than we can...

2013 Professional Development Workshops for Life Scientists

  HILS is pleased to announce the launch of our 8th annual Professional Development for Life Sciences workshop series at the Longwood Medical Area campus throughout the Spring 2013 term.

HILS Gallery Night

Do you sit at the microscope wishing others could see your beautiful images? Come share your science artwork with fellow life scientists! We are excited to announce the HILS Student Gallery, showcasing the art you create through your research! Select images will be exhibited in the CGIS Knafel building's Fisher Family Commons from April 1-June

A New January 2013 Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Course

HILS is pleased to announce a NEW JANUARY 2013 COURSE-- “Responsible Conduct of Reseach (RCR—Chem 305qc)”--for graduate students.

A New HILS-Wide Graduate Program In Therapeutics

HILS is pleased to announce the launch of a new interdisciplinary graduate study offering in Therapeutics developed by the Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Chemical Biology, and Systems Biology programs.

A Student's View of the Infectious Diseases Consortium (IDC)

An interview with Laura Ellis, 5th-year Virology PhD student and Member of the Infectious Diseases Consortium (IDC), an interdisciplinary HILS-wide community of students and faculty engaged in infectious disease research. Q: Where are you from, and where did you go for undergrad? LE: I grew up in upstate NY in Clifton Park.

Resistance is Futile

A fourth-year PhD student in chemical biology is developing a multipronged therapy to tackle drug-resistant bacteria — anticipating a bug’s possible mutations and incorporating multiple responses into a single drug.
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