Tenth Annual New England Science Symposium to be held in April

Established in 2002, the New England Science Symposium promotes careers in biomedical science. The aim of the symposium is to encourage postdoctoral fellows; medical, dental and graduate students; post-baccalaureates; college and community college students (particularly African-American, Hispanic/Latino and American Indian/Alaska Native individuals) to present their research projects through oral or poster presentations, to exchange ideas that can further their career development and to expand their professional network.


Abstract Submission and Registration
The fellows and students interested in presenting at the symposium must submit their abstract online by January 6, 2011.
To submit an abstract please go to:
http://www.mfdp.med.harvard.edu/med_grad/ness/#abstract

There is no fee to attend the symposium, but pre-registration is required. Register early as seating is limited.


Ruth and William Silen, M.D. Awards
The Ruth and William Silen, M.D. Awards recognize participants who deliver outstanding oral presentations and who create exceptional scientific posters. The awards will be presented to the first ($300), second ($200), and third ($100) place winners of both the oral and poster presentations.


Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Awards
The Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Awards recognize participants who deliver outstanding cancer-related oral and poster presentations. The awards will be presented to one oral presenter ($300) and one poster presenter ($300).


Sponsors and Supporters
Harvard Medical School
Minority Faculty Development Program (MFDP)

MFDP of the Office for Diversity and Community Partnership, established in 1990, seeks to increase the number of minority faculty and post-graduates at Harvard Medical School and the 18 Harvard Medical School-affiliated institutions; establish model programs for the development of minority faculty; and create programs designed to reach out to pre-college, college, graduate and postdoctoral populations with the goal of supporting outstanding, underrepresented minority individuals in the biomedical science pipeline.

Biomedical Science Careers Program (BSCP)
BSCP was founded in 1991 by MFDP in collaboration with the Massachusetts Medical Society and the New England Board of Higher Education to identify, inform, support and provide mentoring for academically outstanding minority students and fellows ranging from middle school to postdoctoral level.

Harvard Catalyst|The Harvard Clinical and Translational Science Center

Harvard Catalyst is a shared National Institutes of Health-funded enterprise of Harvard University (its ten schools and its 18 academic health centers), the Boston College School of Nursing, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and community partners established to create connections, enable cutting-edge research, and nurture clinical and translational researchers.

Genzyme Research

Novartis

The Office of Minority Health through Cooperative Agreement No. MPCMPO51007
Harvard FAS Center for Systems Biology and NIGMS Center for Modular Biology Grant No. GM68763
Harvard Medical School, Department of Systems Biology and the Cell Decision Process Center Grant No. GM68762


Contact
For more information, please contact:
Harvard Medical School
Pinar Kilicci-Kret
Phone: 617-432-5580
pinar_kilicci-kret@hms.harvard.edu

Biomedical Science Careers Program
Lise D. Kaye
Phone: 617-432-0552
lise_kaye@hms.harvard.edu