As part of our Notable Books series, Nicholas Christakis will be reviewing the interesting relationship between our social networks and disease burden (and related phenomena). This is in context of his recently published book:Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives. Time: December 10th, 4pm. Place: Countway Library of Medicine, 5th floor, Ballard auditorium.
We, as nation, are in the process of investing several billion dollars into the implementation of electronic health records. If all goes well, there will be a lot of individual data buried in these care systems. This begs the question of what utility, if any, this data has for research whether for genomics, comparative effectiveness research, pharmacovigilance, or public health. The NIH is hosting a conference at the end of October (entitled “Widening the Use of Electronic Health Record Data for Research”) to attempt to answer the question. All are interested parties are invited.
When studies that helped fuel the sexual revolution become the subject of scholarly retrospectives, one has to wonder what is the current social aphrodisiacal locus?
Critically acclaimed biographer Thomas Maier will be at the Countway Library of Medicine for a presentation and signing of his newest release, The Masters of Sex, offering an unprecedented look at William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the nation’s top experts on sex; their pioneering studies of intimacy, and the sexual revolution they inspired.
Thursday, May 14, 2009, Minot room, Countway Library
4:30 pm: PRESENTATION
5:30 pm: BOOK SIGNING
(The Harvard Medical Coop will be selling the book at Countway)
5:30 RECEPTION: Lahey Room
We've read a lot about direct to consumer disclosure of genetic risk. Here is an opportunity to learn from Prof Robert Green about what he has learned from the methodological study of the disclosure process of the genetic risk for a serious disease.
Translational Genomics Seminar Series
"Genetic Risk Assessment for Alzheimer's Disease: The REVEAL Study."
Robert C. Green, MD, MPH
Duncan Reid Conference Room
Brigham and Women's Hospital on Thursday, March 19th at 5pm.
What is the Future of Open Access?
Thursday, February 26, 12:30 pm
Pound Hall 100, Harvard Law School
RSVP requested (rsvp@cyber.law.harvard.edu)
This talk is co-sponsored by the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication and the Harvard Law School Library
Dennis Wall and Peter Tonellato are leading a genuinely innovative seminar in the biomedical application of cloud computing. Applications ranging from population simulations in healthcare to interpreting personal genomes. The seminar is available by Webex.
