Past Events

The Executive Committee of the Brigham Research Institute (BRI) would like to invite you to attend the Research Faculty and Trainee Luncheon from 12:00 – 1:00 PM on Tuesday, September 18th. Lunch will be served. 

The BRI’s overarching mission is to accelerate discoveries that improve human health; supporting strategies include fostering groundbreaking, interdepartmental, and interdisciplinary research, ranging from basic fundamental studies to clinical innovations.  We strive to provide a clear voice (internally and externally) for the entire BWH research community, raise the profile of research at BWH, develop mission-centric collaborations with external entities and engage the scientific community in fundraising.

We need your help, as research faculty and trainees, making sure that the BRI is working to address the needs and concerns of researchers across the institution.  These luncheons provide opportunities for investigators from across BWH departments to meet with the BRI Executive Committee and provide feedback directly.

Space is extremely limited for these luncheons; once registration limit is reached we will start a waiting list. Once you have registered, we will send you a confirmation with the room location.

If you have suggestions for discussion topics feel free to send them to us in advance by clicking here.

Presenting your poster at Discover Brigham? Not sure who the target audience will be? Join the Brigham Research Institute, Office of Strategic Communication, Development Office, and ePosterBoards to learn some helpful tips and tricks for navigating the big day!

Featuring:
Haley Bridger, Terry McGowan and ePosterboards

Direction to Carrie Hall (15 Francis Street): Carrie Hall is located at 15 Francis Street. Upon entering at 15 Francis Street, you will notice a Guard Desk and a hallway on your left and right. Go right, down the hallway until you come to a conference room which is Carrie Hall.

Registration is open for the 19th Annual Harvard Nutrition and Obesity Symposium!

SUGAR
The Epidemiologic, Physiologic and Policy Considerations of the Sugar Epidemic [7/11-7/12]

We look forward to welcoming you to this free event, which gathers clinicians, researchers, and policy-makers from across the nation to discuss the physiologic and public health consequences of sugar and artificial sweetener consumption.

Brigham Research Institute (BRI) Executive Committee invites you to our BWH Research Summer Celebration. This reception will provide an informal forum for BWH researchers and alumni to gather with colleagues, learn about each other’s work and perhaps even to explore potential collaborations.

This event is open to all BWH researchers, research staff, and research alumni!

Refreshments will be served.

Direction to HBTM Café Atrium (60 Fenwood Road, Boston, MA): Enter at 60 Fenwood Rd lobby. Take the S elevators to the 1st floor, and the atrium will be on your right. OR at the 60 Fenwood Rd lobby take the stairs up one flight to the 1st floor, and the open atrium will be on your left.

Direction to Carrie Hall (15 Francis Street): Carrie Hall is located at 15 Francis Street. Upon entering at 15 Francis Street, you will notice a Guard Desk and a hallway on your left and right. Go right, down the hallway until you come to a conference room which is Carrie Hall.

Direction to HBTM 05010 Conference Room (60 Fenwood Road, Boston, MA): Coming from 70 Francis Street, Main Pike, take first right, then take left. Take the R elevators to the 5th floor. Take a right at the corridor and it’s the 3rd door on your left, Room #05010.

Featuring: Marie Kijewski, SC.D, Associate Professor of Radiology, BWH on the “Analysis of Dynamic PET Images.”

Direction to Hale Conference Room (60 Fenwood Road):
Enter at 60 Fenwood Rd lobby. Take the S elevators to the 3rd floor. Once on the 3rd floor, take a right at the corridor and the room will be on your right through the glass doors.

Speakers: 

Dr. Kelly Miller – Sr. Marketing Development Scientist for Neurobiology

Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Neuropathology group leader at Charite – University of Medicine Berlin. PhD from the University of Florida College of Medicine
Dr. Kit Fuhrman – Principle Product Application Scientist for DSP

PhD in Immunology from the University of Florida with a focus on regulatory T cells and autoimmune diseases.

Abstract:

The new nCounter Neuropathology and Neuroinflammation Panels provide a comprehensive, 770 gene analysis platform for research in neurodegenerative diseases in both human and mouse models.  These panels were developed for a broad assessment of relevant pathways including neurotransmission, neuron-glia interaction, and inflammation, with an emphasis on performance, reproducibility and ease of use.  In this talk we will discuss the importance of genetic analysis in neuroscience research, including data generated from post-mortem Alzheimer’s, FTD and Parkinson’s disease brain tissue as well as mouse models of neurodegenerative disease.

We will also introduce the Digital Spatial Profiling Technology.  DSP combines standard immunofluorescence techniques with digital optical barcoding technology to perform highly multiplexed, spatially resolved profiling experiments on FFPE samples.  The DSP chemistry can be used for protein and RNA allowing for multianalyte analysis and deep characterization of you samples.

Direction to HBTM VTC 02006B Conference Room (60 Fenwood Rd, 2nd floor): The Hale Building for Transformative Medicine (HBTM) Room VTC 02006B is located on the 2nd floor of Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s new HBTM at 60 Fenwood Road. From 75 Francis Street, take the Main Pike (2nd floor of hospital) towards the S Elevator (You will walk through the Shapiro Cardiovascular Building to get to the Hale Building for Transformative Medicine (HBTM)). Walk through the Shapiro Cardiovascular Building and take the bridge to the HBTM. When entering the HBTM take the first right, and it’s the first door on right. (Rm# 02006B)

An intro to LabArchives by Paul Anderson, MD, PhD and Lynn Simpson followed by a panel discussion with superusers/early adopters including Deepak Bhere, PhD, Eva Plovie Buys, PhD, and Michal Nowicki, PhD.

Have you heard about the new electronic lab notebook available to BWH investigators but don’t want to waste time figuring it out? Has your PI mentioned you should be using this but you haven’t had a chance to look into it? Are you an investigator looking to streamline the workflow in your lab and keep better records to protect you potential IP? If any of these apply to you, or if you just want to learn more about how the electronic lab notebook (LAbArchives) functions, join us at this month’s RC LIVE Lunch. The session will feature a panel of PIs, postdocs and lab managers who are early adopters of LabArchives discussing their experience and offering tips and tricks. Come each month to hear the latest news from community leaders, ask your questions and stay for a free lunch!

Direction to Carrie Hall (15 Francis Street): Carrie Hall is located at 15 Francis Street. Upon entering at 15 Francis Street, you will notice a Guard Desk and a hallway on your left and right. Go right, down the hallway until you come to a conference room which is Carrie Hall.

Researchers from the entire BWH community are invited to participate in the 2018 Research Roundtables. The goal of these discussions will be to promote available resources, identify needs and learn more about priorities from the research community across all thematic areas. The BRI Centers & Programs will then be able to use this feedback to set goals and priorities for their future activities and resource allocation. As a grassroots organization, the BRI strives to be nimble, responsive and inclusive of the broadest swath of the research community. Your input is important to us – please attend all of the sessions that align with your research interests.

The Executive Committee of the Brigham Research Institute (BRI) would like to invite you to attend the Research Faculty and Trainee Luncheon from 12-1pm on Friday, May 18th. Lunch will be served. 

The BRI’s overarching mission is to accelerate discoveries that improve human health; supporting strategies include fostering groundbreaking, interdepartmental, and interdisciplinary research, ranging from basic fundamental studies to clinical innovations.  We strive to provide a clear voice (internally and externally) for the entire BWH research community, raise the profile of research at BWH, develop mission-centric collaborations with external entities and engage the scientific community in fundraising.

We need your help, as research faculty and trainees, making sure that the BRI is working to address the needs and concerns of researchers across the institution.  These luncheons provide opportunities for investigators from across BWH departments to meet with the BRI Executive Committee and provide feedback directly.

Space is extremely limited for these luncheons; once registration limit is reached we will start a waiting list. Once you have registered, we will send you a confirmation with the room location.

If you have suggestions for discussion topics feel free to send them to us in advance by clicking here.

The Executive Committee of the Brigham Research Institute (BRI) would like to invite you to attend the Research Faculty and Trainee Luncheon from 12-1pm on Tuesday, May 15th. Lunch will be served. 

The BRI’s overarching mission is to accelerate discoveries that improve human health; supporting strategies include fostering groundbreaking, interdepartmental, and interdisciplinary research, ranging from basic fundamental studies to clinical innovations.  We strive to provide a clear voice (internally and externally) for the entire BWH research community, raise the profile of research at BWH, develop mission-centric collaborations with external entities and engage the scientific community in fundraising.

We need your help, as research faculty and trainees, making sure that the BRI is working to address the needs and concerns of researchers across the institution.  These luncheons provide opportunities for investigators from across BWH departments to meet with the BRI Executive Committee and provide feedback directly.

Space is extremely limited for these luncheons; once registration limit is reached we will start a waiting list. Once you have registered, we will send you a confirmation with the room location.

If you have suggestions for discussion topics feel free to send them to us in advance by clicking here.

As part of the NextGen BRI strategic planning, all members of the BWH women’s health and sex differences community are invited to participate in the upcoming Research Roundtable on May 14th to learn about available funding opportunities, share your ideas and provide input on how the Women’s Health BRI Center can best utilize its resources to engage the community, support current research activities and promote new collaborative research initiatives here at the Brigham.

Direction to the Zinner Breakout Room (70 Francis Street): The Zinner Breakout Room is located in the Carl J. and Ruth Shapiro Cardiovascular Center at 70 Francis Street, Boston, MA. Upon entering the building at the street level, walk straight towards the escalators in the rear of the building. The Zinner Conference Center is located on your right; the Breakout room is through the large doors on the left.

The Executive Committee of the Brigham Research Institute (BRI) would like to invite you to attend the Research Faculty and Trainee Luncheon from 12-1pm on Tuesday, May 8th. Lunch will be served. 

The BRI’s overarching mission is to accelerate discoveries that improve human health; supporting strategies include fostering groundbreaking, interdepartmental, and interdisciplinary research, ranging from basic fundamental studies to clinical innovations.  We strive to provide a clear voice (internally and externally) for the entire BWH research community, raise the profile of research at BWH, develop mission-centric collaborations with external entities and engage the scientific community in fundraising.

We need your help, as research faculty and trainees, making sure that the BRI is working to address the needs and concerns of researchers across the institution.  These luncheons provide opportunities for investigators from across BWH departments to meet with the BRI Executive Committee and provide feedback directly.

Space is extremely limited for these luncheons; once registration limit is reached we will start a waiting list. Once you have registered, we will send you a confirmation with the room location.

If you have suggestions for discussion topics feel free to send them to us in advance by clicking here.

The Executive Committee of the Brigham Research Institute (BRI) would like to invite you to attend the Research Faculty  and Trainee Luncheon from 12-1pm on Friday, May 4th. Lunch will be served. 

The BRI’s overarching mission is to accelerate discoveries that improve human health; supporting strategies include fostering groundbreaking, interdepartmental, and interdisciplinary research, ranging from basic fundamental studies to clinical innovations.  We strive to provide a clear voice (internally and externally) for the entire BWH research community, raise the profile of research at BWH, develop mission-centric collaborations with external entities and engage the scientific community in fundraising.

We need your help, as research faculty and trainees, making sure that the BRI is working to address the needs and concerns of researchers across the institution.  These luncheons provide opportunities for investigators from across BWH departments to meet with the BRI Executive Committee and provide feedback directly.

Space is extremely limited for these luncheons; once registration limit is reached we will start a waiting list. Once you have registered, we will send you a confirmation with the room location.

If you have suggestions for discussion topics feel free to send them to us in advance by clicking here.

Interactive Demos, Displays & Discussions

The Brigham Research Institute (BRI) at Brigham and Women’s Hospital will host a “Science Fair” highlighting work being done here at the hospital. This is a great opportunity to learn from the scientists and innovators, themselves, about the work they do across Brigham and Women’s Hospital. On display, will be cutting-edge projects that demonstrate our culture of innovation and discovery. Attendees will be able to see, first hand, the incredible Iron Lung accompanied by a presentation on the history of Polio led by Dr. Jeffrey M. Drazen. They will become engrossed in MRI images and 3D renders of human brain development through research presentations from the Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine, who is also providing brain science activities such as a pull apart model and a make-your-own-neuron station. Participants will also hear from the Tactical Neurological Team presenting a real-life demonstration of the interactive head-mounted Mixed Reality (MR) Navigation System. Other displays include an introduction to the fundamentals of yoga in 20 minute sessions led by Sat Dir S. Khalsa, medical imaging in virtual reality through the DICOM VR, Zebrafish and their usefulness in hospital research, and, lastly, Gas Man, a computer simulation showing the movement of anesthesia throughout the body.

All the demos, displays, or discussions are taking place in the HBTM Cafe Atrium, except for yoga which will take place in the Linda Joy Pollin Cardiovascular Wellness Center (or called the Shapiro Porch).

Please check-in or register at the HBTM Cafe Atrium. Light snacks will be served.

Direction to HBTM Café Atrium: Enter at 60 Fenwood Rd lobby. Take the S elevators to the 1st floor, and the atrium will be on your right. OR at the 60 Fenwood Rd lobby take the stairs up one flight to the 1st floor, and the open atrium will be on your left.

Direction to Linda Joy Pollin Cardiovascular Wellness Program (or called the Shapiro Porch): Enter the Carl J. and Ruth Shapiro Cardiovascular Center (70 Francis Street) building and take Elevators N or Q to the 3rd Floor. Take a right out of the elevators. Walk down the hall and the room will be straight ahead through the double glass doors.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the BRI inbox at bwhbri@partners.org.

This event will coincide with the MIT Cambridge Science Festival, a celebration showcasing the leading edge in science, technology, engineering, and math. Held every spring, the Cambridge Science Festival makes science accessible, interactive and fun for people of all ages.

Thomas S. Thornhill, MD, Chair and Moderator
Julie Glowacki, PhD, Co-Chair

Please join the Musculoskeletal Research Center for an interactive workshop on Prehabilitation for Orthopedic Surgery: Physical and Medical Therapies. During this in-depth discussion, speakers will explore topics including cost-effectiveness, increased healing and post-operative PT compliance, as well as decreased infection, mortality, and pain. The program will be divided into three sessions: physical prehabilitation, medical prehabilitation, and research brainstorming. Each will consist of a series of short presentations followed by a panel discussion. This is an exciting and informative event that you won’t want to miss!

Agenda:

Can prehabilitation
increase healing                                                                 decrease length of stay
increase post-operative PT compliance                        decrease morbidity
decrease infection                                                              facilitate outpatient surgery
decrease mortality                                                             have a place in surgical disparities research
decrease pain                                                                      be cost-effective

Introduction: Wolfgang Fitz, MD  “Why bother, I just want surgery”

Session 1: Physical Prehabilitation
Moderator:
Thomas Thornhill, MD

Speakers:
Chris Chiodo, MD: “PT non-compliance in orthopedic patients”
Jean Flanagan, PT, DPT, CLT: “Using ‘I Get Better’ app for PT preassessment, exercise, and follow-up”
Nancy Latham, PhD: “Technologies to support effective home-based prehabilitation” 
Mary Anne Kenyon, MPH, RN: “Connecting with patients”

Panelists:
Jeffrey Lange, MD, Meryl LeBoff, MD, Clare Safran-Norton, PT, PhD

Session 2: Medical Prehabilitation
Moderator:
Thomas Thornhill, MD

Speakers:
Jeffrey Lange, MD: “Optimizing the patient for surgery”
Houman Javedan, MD: “Frailty, what it is and why it matters”
Tammy Martin, MD: “Use of scoring tools to coordinate pre-op care and post-op disposition”
Meryl LeBoff, MD: “Occult osteoporosis and D-deficiency in orthopedic patients”
Antonia Chen, MD: “Patient optimization to prevent infection”
Sus Waikar, MD: “Post-operative acute kidney injury”

Panelists:
Wolfgang Fitz, MD, David Leaf, MD, Nancy Shadick, MD

Session 3: Research Brainstorming – Preadmission Interventions to Improve Orthopedic Outcomes
Moderator:
Julie Glowacki, PhD

Speakers:
Matthew Mossanen, MD: “Comprehensive patient-centered prehabilitation for cystectomy”
Kristin Cunningham PT, DPT: “Physical therapy prehabilitation program prior to cystectomy”

Panelists:
Antonia Chen, MD, Chris Chiodo, MD, James Kang, MD, Jeffrey Lang, MD, Clare Safran-Norton, PT, PhD

The Executive Committee of the Brigham Research Institute (BRI) would like to invite you to attend the Research Faculty Luncheon from 12-1pm on Tuesday, April 10th. Lunch will be served.

The BRI’s overarching mission is to accelerate discoveries that improve human health; supporting strategies include fostering groundbreaking, interdepartmental, and interdisciplinary research, ranging from basic fundamental studies to clinical innovations. We strive to provide a clear voice (internally and externally) for the entire BWH research community, raise the profile of research at BWH, develop mission-centric collaborations with external entities and engage the scientific community in fundraising.

We need your help, as a member of our research faculty, making sure that the BRI is working to address the needs and concerns of researchers across the institution. The Research Faculty Luncheon will be an opportunity for faculty from across departments to meet with us, the BRI Executive Committee, and provide feedback directly. We hope you will be able to attend and to offer your ideas as to how the BRI might better help you achieve your research and professional goals.

Researchers from the entire BWH community are invited to participate in the 2018 Research Roundtables. The goal of these discussions will be to promote available resources, identify needs and learn more about priorities from the research community across all thematic areas. The BRI Centers & Programs will then be able to use this feedback to set goals and priorities for their future activities and resource allocation. As a grassroots organization, the BRI strives to be nimble, responsive and inclusive of the broadest swath of the research community. Your input is important to us – please attend all of the sessions that align with your research interests.

BWH Precision Medicine Program harnesses the power of big data in healthcare to maintain and restore health. The goal is to create decision support tools to provide patients and clinicians with easy-to-interpret, actionable information to make precise diagnoses and select the most effective, tailored treatment courses for individual patients across a given population. PMP brings together researchers and clinicians from fields, including genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, imaging and phenotypic data to gain a complete picture of an individual patient’s health, disease, and potential response to therapies. Join iHub as we welcome Jeff Golden, MD, and Claudia Rizzini, PhD to the April Digital Research Forum as they share more about the BWH Precision Medicine Program.

• Working with validated drug targets tractable with biologic modalitiesincluding antibodies, ADCs, proteins and fusion proteins. (Projects better suited to small molecules may also be considered under an alternative Pfizer program).
• Working in CTI’s therapeutic areas of interest
• Interested in collaboratively developing a novel therapeutic agent to address an unmet clinical need

Researchers from the entire BWH community are invited to participate in the 2018 Research Roundtables. The goal of these discussions will be to promote available resources, identify needs and learn more about priorities from the research community across all thematic areas. The BRI Centers & Programs will then be able to use this feedback to set goals and priorities for their future activities and resource allocation. As a grassroots organization, the BRI strives to be nimble, responsive and inclusive of the broadest swath of the research community. Your input is important to us – please attend all of the sessions that align with your research interests.

Researchers from the entire BWH community are invited to participate in the 2018 Research Roundtables. The goal of these discussions will be to promote available resources, identify needs and learn more about priorities from the research community across all thematic areas. The BRI Centers & Programs will then be able to use this feedback to set goals and priorities for their future activities and resource allocation. As a grassroots organization, the BRI strives to be nimble, responsive and inclusive of the broadest swath of the research community. Your input is important to us – please attend all of the sessions that align with your research interests.

Direction to HBTM VTC 02006B Conference Room: The Hale Building for Transformative Medicine (HBTM) Room VTC 02006B is located on the 2nd floor of Brigham and Women’s Hospital’s new HBTM at 60 Fenwood Road. From 75 Francis Street, take the Main Pike (2nd floor of hospital) towards the S Elevator (You will walk through the Shapiro Cardiovascular Building to get to the Hale Building for Transformative Medicine (HBTM)). Walk through the Shapiro Cardiovascular Building and take the bridge to the HBTM. When entering the HBTM take the first right, and it’s the first door on right. (Rm# 02006B)