As I was scrolling through my mental rolodex of scientists to invite to speak at a Blavatnik Fellowship event, I started wondering about the journeys that led them to become successful and highly regarded professionals. Did they have a favorite science teacher as a child who inspired them? Was a family member or a role model a scientist? Was their pursuit of a STEM career filled with roadblocks and hurdles they had to overcome? [...]
The news that I was selected as the first postdoc for the Blavatnik Fellowship was both humbling and exciting. It also felt like the ideal capstone to my academic training. Up until that point, I had spent my academic career focused on technical training as an engineer, including the last seven years working as a PhD candidate and postdoc. [...]
The HCI just released "Health Minute," a series of one-minute videos highlighting HBS faculty and the remarkable breadth of their research to improve health care. Professor Robert Huckman, faculty chair of the HCI, talks about this new video series, the HCI impact, and the future of health care at HBS. [...]
Over winter break, members of the Health Care Club coordinated career treks to San Francisco and New York City. Across the two trips, 19 members of the HBS health care community visited 14 organizations and met a diverse array of healthcare-focused alumni. The treks also provided a unique opportunity for students to form new relationships with each other outside the classroom, establishing a platform for shared learning to continue throughout the MBA experience. [...]
As this year marks the 20th anniversary of World Cancer Day, it provides an opportune time to look back at the progress made in oncology over the past two decades. There have been great strides made in virtually all areas of cancer treatment: [...]