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Partnership Opportunities in Drug Delivery (PODD®) now in its 12th year, is committed to upholding its tradition of combining partnering, access to cutting-edge business and scientific content in the field of drug delivery, with loyal support from a top notch speaking faculty. PODD provides access to a wide range of drug delivery technologies and partnering before, during, and after the event. About PODD Pharma, biotech and the drug delivery industries gather annually at PODD to assess delivery needs, latest trends…

Harvard Medical School master’s programs are dedicated to sharing knowledge, fueling discovery and preparing the next generation of leaders in basic science and clinical research, social medicine, medical education, operations science and other dynamic fields. Learn about our nine programs and meet program faculty and staff at our upcoming information session.

Join us for the 7th Annual Champions for Biotechnology Education Awards Reception to celebrate outstanding advocacy for science education and workforce development, network, and honor the 2022 awardees for their contributions to sustaining a talented life sciences workforce! Use code ‘CHAMPS22-GA‘ or ‘CHAMPS22-NP‘ for a 15% discount until September 9, 2022.

From trials to triumph: healing medicine's ailments A multi-year pandemic has brought no end of trials, but also plenty of triumphs. Come for a silo-breaking and solution-focused discussion of the most important topics in health care with some of the industry's greatest minds. Join the program virtually, or be there with us in person in Boston. Whichever option you choose, this two-day summit will give you unique insights into the most important topics in biotech, medicine, and policy.

With all the advances in science and with closer collaboration between different scientific disciplines, gene therapy has become a promising treatment option for some genetic conditions and is being heavily investigated for many others. Therefore, learning about gene therapy and how it’s done has important implications for anyone working in health care and related sectors. This advanced course offers a unique way for professionals to learn from leading Harvard Medical School faculty about gene therapy and about the advances happening…

HMX Pro Pharmacology – Essentials covers the basic concepts required to understand the field of pharmacology today, with an emphasis on the principles that describe what the body does to a drug and in turn what a drug does to the body.

With all the advances in science and with closer collaboration between different scientific disciplines, a multifaceted approach is now being applied to drug discovery and development. Therefore, learning about the process of drug discovery and development has important implications for anyone working in health care and related sectors.

Understanding how the immune system works to prevent and remove viral infections is essential for anyone working to develop or distribute vaccines.

Advances in genetics knowledge are changing how physicians and researchers approach diagnosis of cancer risk as well as cancer treatment. If your work intersects with cancer, you need to understand the growing role that genetics has begun to play in oncology. This course is designed to help professionals get up to speed on key cancer genetics concepts and learn about cutting-edge clinical applications from leading Harvard Medical School faculty.

The way we diagnose and treat diseases is changing, with new technologies enabled by a deeper understanding of the human genome and its relationship to health and disease. This shift has broad implications for those who work in health care and related areas.

The range of systems and approaches that can be used to deliver therapeutics is growing and advancing at an incredible rate, so learning about the advances in drug delivery has important implications for anyone working in health care and related sectors. This course offers a unique way for professionals to learn from leading Harvard Medical School faculty about cutting-edge drug delivery systems and approaches that can be used in the treatment and prevention of disease.

This course features topics integral to studying immunology in a clinically-relevant context. You’ll learn about the processes that enable our immune systems to respond to evolving threats, and learn about new, immunology-based disease treatments. The course is led by Dr. Andrew Lichtman and Dr. Shiv Pillai, professors at Harvard Medical School.

Advances in our knowledge of the immune system are changing the ways that physicians treat various types of cancer. An understanding of how immune cells recognize and kill cancer cells is vital for anyone working to develop new cancer treatments or apply them in the clinic.

Advances in our knowledge of the immune system are uncovering connections between inflammation and many different diseases. Understanding how the immune system is activated and regulated is essential for anyone working to develop treatments for autoimmunity, chronic inflammation, and allergy, or to apply these treatments in the clinic. This course offers a unique way for professionals to learn about cutting-edge therapies to treat chronic inflammation and related diseases from leading Harvard Medical School faculty.

"Advances in our knowledge of genetics have changed how we diagnose and screen for genetic conditions, who we test, and how informative the results are. Learning about the recent advances in genetic testing and sequencing technologies has important implications for anyone working in health care and related sectors. HMX Pro Genetics – Genetic Testing and Sequencing Technologies offers a unique way for professionals to learn about genetic testing and its applications from leading Harvard Medical School faculty."

Most conditions have some genetic basis, and a scientific revolution enabled by genomic technologies is changing the way that many diseases are diagnosed and treated as well as providing insight into health, risk factors, and disease prevention. A solid understanding of genetics has never been more important for the practice of medicine. This course, led by Dr. Christine DeGennaro (Harvard Medical School), Dr. Robert C. Green (Harvard Medical School / Brigham & Women's Hospital), and Carrie Blout, MS, CGC, LGC…

"Understanding how the body works is essential for effectively treating patients. In HMX Physiology, you’ll learn about core concepts and their relationship to the workings of the respiratory, cardiovascular, and renal systems, and see how this knowledge comes into play in real-world scenarios and in clinical settings from the intensive care unit to the cardiac catheterization lab. The course is led by Dr. Richard Schwartzstein, a professor at Harvard Medical School. Key concepts are explained in brief concept video segments,…