Events

Past:

4/30/09 — Medical Industry, Medical Education

The 2009 Ackerman Symposium on Medicine & Culture gathers together national leaders from academic medicine, industry, CME programs, and professional organizations to investigate the historical roots and current structure of industrial support of continuing medical education. For more information, visit the Ackerman Program website.

 

4/1/09 — From Molecules to Medicine: Bringing Science to You

As part of the 2009 Longwood Seminar Series for the public, Harvard-affiliated faculty described the long journey scientific discoveries take as they make their way to the public—from the basic science conducted in the lab to the clinical trials required to gain approval for new therapies.
For more information, visit the Longwood Seminars website

 

3/30/09 — The Harvard Catalyst Colloquium Series: “Materials for Drug Delivery and Tissue Engineering”

Dr. Robert Langer
Institute Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
For more information, visit http://catalyst.harvard.edu/services/colloquiumseries.html

 

3/23/09 — The Harvard Catalyst Colloquium Series: “Financial Conflicts of Interest in Academic Medicine”

David Korn, M.D.
Vice Provost for Research, Harvard University
For more information, visit http://catalyst.harvard.edu/services/colloquiumseries.html

 

1/15/09 — Conflict of Interest Panel Discussion

A day celebrating student research began with a panel discussion on conflicts of interest. Five faculty members spoke about how they combined successful academic and research careers with industry interactions.
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