Announcements, events, funding opportunities and more news for the Mass General Research Institute community. | |
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In this edition:
(Scroll down for more info and click on the links for additional details)
Funding Opportunities
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NEW Simcere-MGB Collaboration
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NEW Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine
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NEW Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research 2023
- 2023 Center for Aging and Serious Illness (CASI) Pilot Awards
- ADA Pathways to Stop Diabetes
- Limited Submission Funding
- Foundation Funding Opportunities
Announcements:
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NEW Career Catalyst
- Abstract Submission for MGH Clinical Research Day 2023
- Research Management Training Courses
- Sumner Tunnel Closures This Summer
- Call for Abstracts for the 2023 Women in Medicine and Science Symposium
- Call for Summer Research Training Program Abstract Reviewers & Final Presentation Panelists
- ChemDraw Software
- Mathworks Training
Events:
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NEW Summer Science Slam
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NEW HMS HealthTech Fellowship 2024-25 Information Session
- Research Administrators Retreat
- 2023 Virtual Tumor Course: Registration Now Open
- Research Tech Talk
- Meditation Sessions available every week
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NEW HMS Simcere-MGB Collaboration
The Simcere-MGB collaboration is an exclusive program with MGB aimed toward supporting early-stage projects across immunology, oncology and neurology. With this program, Simcere aims to fund cutting-edge research to support new discoveries that can deepen the research community’s knowledge in these areas and support future developments for patients.
Awarded projects will receive:
- $250,000 research funding (including institutional indirect costs, the standard IDC for non-clinical industry SRA would apply) for 12 months
- Simcere R&D expertise and guidance
Research areas of interest: immunology, oncology and neurology. Please see details in the attached flyer. Please note: the number of bullets under each disease area is not indicative of a level of interest or priority – all areas are of equal interest to Simcere.
Application Process (Please see the timeline in the attached flyer for more details) :
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July 21, 2023: Deadline for PIs to submit a non-confidential pre-proposal, along with an up-to-date CV, to Innovation at phsstrategicalliances@partners.org for review
- Please develop a pre-proposal using the attached template
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July 28, 2023: Deadline for the Innovation Office to submit approved pre-proposals and CVs to Simcere.
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Note: No third-party collaborators will be permitted.
Please reach out to Mark Fulton (mfulton3@partners.org) for further information.
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NEW Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine
The Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine, presented by the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals – part of The Harrington Project for Discovery & Development – honors a physician-scientist who has moved science forward with notable achievements in innovation, creativity and potential for clinical application.
This annual prize includes:
- An unrestricted $20,000 honorarium
- The Harrington Prize Lecture, delivered at the 2024 AAP/ASCI/APSA Joint Meeting
- Lecture at the 2024 Harrington Discovery Institute Symposium
- A personal essay, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation
This prize requires an institutional nomination; however, MGH is not limited in the number of nominees we can submit. If you are interested, please contact MGH ECOR at ecor@partners.org by August 1, 2023 to be considered.
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NEW Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research 2023
Internal pre-proposals are now being accepted by the Executive Committee on Research (ECOR) for the Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research.
What are they?
"For over two decades, Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation has provided significant financial support to some incredibly promising physician scientists, who are applying novel and state-of-the-art techniques to address fundamental problems in the genesis and treatment of blood related cancers. Since 1996, the Foundation has committed more than $40 million in grants to over 300 junior faculty members at the nation’s leading institutions."
MGH is eligible to nominate a maximum of two candidates - one in the mainstream/conventional medical research category and one in the integrative medical research category.
How much is the award?
The award will be for three-year period at $75,000.00 per year (including 10% IDC), contingent on the submission of acceptable annual progress reports.
When is the deadline?
MGH letter of intent deadline: Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at 5:00pm
Full application to sponsor: Friday, September 15, 2023
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2023 Center for Aging and Serious Illness (CASI) Pilot Awards
The 2023 Center for Aging and Serious Illness (CASI) Pilot Awards include:
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The Chong Jin Park Innovative Early Career Pilot Award in Aging and Palliative Care, and;
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The Ki Sub Joung Innovative Junior Faculty Pilot Award in Aging and Palliative Care
ELIGIBILITY
- Applicants must have a full-time MGH appointment at the time of application and during the entire award period.
- Applicants must not yet have reached the level of Associate Professor (e.g., Instructors and Assistant Professors) at the time of the award start date.
- Applicants from any MGH Department are eligible to apply.
- Faculty, including those who will be expecting an MGH appointment by the anticipated award start date of September1, 2023, are invited to apply.
- Collaboration across Departments, Divisions, Research Units, and the Hospital, as well as partnerships with community-based organizations are strongly encouraged.
- At Mass General Hospital, we believe that because of diversity we excel. Therefore, women and URM candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
Applications Due: July 13, 2023, 5PM EDT
Funding Decision Announced: August 2023
Anticipated Funding Start Date: September 1, 2022
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ADA Pathways to Stop Diabetes 2023
What are they?
The Pathway to Stop Diabetes Program intends to attract brilliant scientists at the peak of their creativity to diabetes research, and to accelerate their research progress by providing the necessary resources and support for conducting transformative science.
This call for nominations is prioritizing exceptional investigators that aim to advance existing knowledge and discovery gained from the basic sciences to its eventual translation into patient and population benefit. The ideal applicant will propose innovative translational research that will be an important step towards the eventual goal of improving the lives of people at risk of diabetes or living with the disease - and the pathway to this impact is clear.
MGH is eligible to nominate one candidate. This award will be up to $1,625,000 with a project period of up to 7 years. MGH Letters of Intent will be reviewed and assessed by a panel of senior MGH faculty members.
When is the deadline?
MGH Letter of Intent Deadline: Friday, June 16, 2023 – 5:00pm
Full application to sponsor: August 1, 2023 (5:00pm ET)
How do I learn more and apply?
Please click here to submit a letter of intent through our online grant management portal
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Limited Submission Funding Opportunities
We ask that all MGH Investigators interested in applying for any limited submission award submit a Letter of Intent (see detailed instructions below) to the MGH Executive Committee on Research (ECOR) by the deadline indicated for each award to be considered to receive an institutional nomination.
CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES:
See full details for all awards on our website.
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Grief Research Grants (National Alliance for Grieving Children)
Limited submission: There are multiple grant amount opportunities included in this RFP. Each organization will only be eligible to apply to one.
There are two separate 2-year grant opportunities included in this RFP. Each program will only be eligible to apply to one of these grant opportunities, as explained below:
- $100,000 OVER 2 YEARS GRANTS: grant award of $50,000 per year for two years. Only organizations with minimum annual organizational budgets of $250,000 will be eligible to apply for this grant level.
- $50,000 OVER 2 YEARS: grant award of $25,000 per year for two years. Only organizations with minimum annual organizational budgets of $125,000 will be eligible to apply for this grant level.
MGH LOI Deadline: 6/21/23
Sponsor Application Deadline: 7/17/23
Learn more
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NIH Neuroscience Development for Advancing the Careers of a Diverse Research Workforce (R25 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) – NEW!
The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, to pursue further studies or careers in research.
To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this NOFO will support educational activities with a primary focus on:
- Courses for Skills Development
- Research Experiences
- Mentoring Activities
MGH LOI Deadline: 7/26/23
NIH LOI Deadline: 8/26/23
NIH Application Deadline: 9/26/23
Learn more
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Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases (R25 – Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
The NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research education activities in the mission areas of the NIH. The overarching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, to pursue further studies or careers in research.
MGH LOI Deadline: 9/05/23
NIH LOI Deadline: 9/25/23
NIH Application Deadline: 10/25/23
Learn more
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EPSCoR Collaborations for Optimizing Research Ecosystems Research Infrastructure Improvement Program (National Science Foundation)
The Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) fulfills the mandate of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to promote scientific progress nationwide.
MGH LOI Deadline: 10/09/23
Sponsor Application Deadline: 12/06/23
Learn more
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Foundation Funding Opportunities
Please contact Corporate & Foundation Relations in the Office of Development at devcfr@mgh.harvard.edu if you wish to submit a proposal in response to any of these opportunities. Note that proposals are still routed through the standard InfoEd/Research Management process.
CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES:
See full details for all awards on our website.
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Pathways Research Award for Neurological Disorders, Alkermes. $100,000. Application Deadline: November 30
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Grants the Welfare of Children, American Legion Child Welfare Foundation, Inc. Unspecified amount. Application Deadline: July 15
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Research Grants, American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS). $50,000. Application Deadline: August 28
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Award for Research on Conditions Disproportionately Affecting Minorities, American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy. $50,000. Application Deadline: August 1
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Career Development Awards, American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy. $100,000. Application Deadline: August 1
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Underrepresented Minority Fellowship in Gene and Cell Therapy for Oncology, American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy. $100,000. Application Deadline: August 1
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Underrepresented Population Fellowship Award in Gene and Cell Therapy for Any Indication, American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy. $100,000. Application Deadline: August 1
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Research Grant Program, Amyloidosis Foundation. $75,000. Application Deadline: September 13
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Early Career Awards (neurological disorders, oncology, circadian rhythm), Biocodex Microbiota Foundation. $50,000. Application Deadline: October 1
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See, Test & Treat Grant (cancer screening), CAP Foundation/College of American Pathologists (CAP). $50,000. Application Deadline: September 1
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Career Development Awards, Live Like Lou. $100,000. LOI Deadline: June 26
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Early Career Research Grant, Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation (MDF). $190,000. Application Deadline: September 15
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Global Grants for Gut Health and COVID, Nature Publishing Group (NPG). $100,000. Application Deadline: September 13
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NEW! Breast Cancer Research Career Transition Award (CTA), Susan G. Komen. $650,000. Application Deadline: September 15
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Do you want to learn more about identifying external funding opportunities? Please click here to request a research consultation with Amy Robb or see ECOR’s website for information on the Pivot database. | |
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NEW Career Catalyst
Career Catalyst is a strategic, one-year mentoring program for early-career researchers. Participants in the program learn how to create a successful mentee-mentor relationship, build a mentoring network, and grow their career.
Now in its seventh iteration, this popular program was recently awarded the 2022 Harvard Medical School Program Award for Culture of Excellence in Mentoring.
In this program, mentees are placed in small groups of three to four participants and are matched with a senior faculty member who serves as a developmental mentor. Each mentee group meets together twice per month, once with their assigned senior mentor, and once as a peer group without their senior mentor.
To build a sense of community, three program-wide meetings for all mentees and mentors are hosted throughout the year (September, February, and June).
Applications are due June 30, 2023 by 5:00pm ET.
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Abstract Submission for MGH Clinical Research Day 2023
All information on MGH Clinical Research Day 2023 can be found on this portal.
Submit your novel clinical research projects to share with the MGH research community at the annual Clinical Research Day coming up on October 12, 2023! Abstracts must be about clinical research or educational research conducted at MGH. All abstracts that present novel results published or accepted for publication between September 2022 and July 2023 from a clinical research or clinical education project will be considered for the hospital-wide awards: Clinical & Outcomes Research, Translational Science, Team Science, Health Professions Education Research, and Sex and Gender. MGH Departments will also be giving monetary awards.
Abstracts Due: July 15, 2023
Clinical Research Day: October 12, 2023
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Research Management Training Courses
June/July 2023
There are some upcoming in person research management training courses. Information can be found in the website below.
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Call for Abstracts 2023 Women in Science Symposium
The Women in Medicine and Science Symposium will highlight the achievements of women faculty and trainees at Brigham and Women’s and Mass General Hospitals.
The Symposium will celebrate the accomplishments of women faculty and trainees across different disciplines - including basic science, clinical and translational research, clinical innovation, and education - with the goal of strengthening the BWH, MGH and MGB community. Visit the website to learn more
Please contact womens.careers@partners.org with any questions.
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Traffic alert:
Sumner Tunnel closed July 5 to Aug. 31
The Sumner Tunnel, which runs from East Boston to Downtown, will be closed for repairs July 5 to Aug. 31. Patients and employees are encouraged to take public transportation. If you choose to drive in, please adjust your commute times accordingly. More information.
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Call for Summer Research Training Program
Abstract Reviewers & Final Presentation Panelists
The MGH Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) is preparing for the 2023 Summer Research Trainee Program (SRTP) and seeking clinical, fundamental, and population health faculty researchers to serve as SRTP student Abstract Reviewers or Final Presentation Panelist. If you would like to get involved and support our SRTP students this year, please consider being a SRTP student abstract reviewer or final presentation panelist. Please click here to see details and to provide your availability.
Abstract Reviewers:
Review 3 – 4 abstracts and discuss feedback with students via Zoom
Zoom meeting options (1 hour/15 min per student):
July 12: Anytime between 8 am to 1 pm or 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
July 13: Anytime between 8 am to 1 pm or 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm
Provide your availability
Final Presentation Panelists:
Listen and score student presentations, and provide written feedback
Student final presentations schedule:
July 11 (1 student) – 5 pm to 6 pm
July 26 (13 students) - 11:30 am to 5:30 pm
July 27 (13 students) - 7:30 am to 1:30 pm
August 3 (3 students) - 1 pm to 2 pm, 4 pm to 5 pm, or 5 pm to 6 pm
Provide your availability
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Mass General Women in Leadership Group
Seeking Membership Applications
The Mass General Women in Leadership Committee is now welcoming applications for new member-at-large positions for a two-year term beginning October 1, 2023.
Committee membership is open to all MGH female-identified administrative, clinical leaders and research staff. We ask members to regularly attend monthly meetings, participate in WIL events and serve on at least one subcommittee. Reaffirming MGH’s dedication to creating an inclusive community, we hope that people of diverse backgrounds and career paths will apply to maintain and foster a supportive professional network.
To apply, please complete the application form linked here by Friday, June 30. The first eight questions on page one request contact and demographic information. The four questions on page two are listed below for your reference. Applications can be submitted by selecting “done” on page three. Please note that all submissions will go through a de-identification process.
- Please describe your particular interest in becoming a member of the WIL Committee and what you hope to gain from the experience.
- Please describe ways in which you have demonstrated inclusive leadership in your role at MGH, regardless of your formal position.
- Please describe how you can contribute to the advancement of the MGH female-identified professional network and your proposed level of involvement.
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Is there anything else you would like the WIL selection committee to know?
To learn more about WIL, please visit our website at https://apollo.massgeneral.org/wil-committee/. If you have any questions, please email us at MGHWIL@mgb.org.
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ChemDraw Software
ChemDraw licenses are offered at a discounted rate through the ERIS Research Computing Core. ChemDraw is a powerful, yet easy-to use, tool for producing chemical and biological drawings. You can create your own drawings or use those provided in the library of available templates.
This is a subscription service with an annual fee, which must be renewed each May 25th, to continue access. Once ordering you will receive an email with installation instructions (new users) or an activation code (renewals). Request through the ERIS Research Computing Core Service Catalog.
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Register to take the mic and slam your science at our second in person Summer Science Slam! MGRI Science Slams are fun, informal science communication events where researchers are challenged to explain their science in lay terms in three minutes or less. (You can see some previous Slams on our blog!)
We encourage you to think out-of-the box in terms of presentation format (i.e., no PowerPoint) but we encourage you to get creative with props, pictures, everyday household items or something we haven't even thought of yet. All Slammers will receive a gift for participating!
Snacks will be served for everyone who attends. If you have summer interns in your research program, please encourage them to attend and participate.
The Summer Science Slam is presented by the Office of the Scientific Director and the CNY Vitality and Advocacy Committee.
This is a free event open to all members of the MGRI community.
If you have any questions, you can email Coleen Cunningham at ccunningham8@mgh.harvard.edu
If you need to take a shuttle from the main hospital to CNY, you can find shuttle information here
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NEW HMS HealthTech Fellowship 2024-25 Information Session
Wednesday, July 12th from 12:00 - 1:00 pm (EDT)
Want to create meaningful change in healthcare through a proven innovation process?
Join this Q&A webinar to learn more about the 2024-25 HMS HealthTech Fellowship, a rigorous 10-month immersion program where you can apply the principles of Biodesign to identify unmet clinical needs, test and build innovative solutions, and receive mentorship from leaders in the world of medtech, healthcare, and entrepreneurial endeavors. Applications open July 10th.
To learn more about HMS HealthTech, click here
Want program updates from HMS HealthTech? Sign up for our distribution list.
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Research Administrators Retreat
Thursday, July 20, 8:30AM – 4:00PM
Keynote Speakers
1. Lindsey Baden, MD – VP, Clinical Research, BWH
2. Claire-Cecile Pierre, MD – Associate CMO, VP of Community Health, BWH
Where:
Assembly Row – MGB Headquarters
Target Audience:
MGB research and grant administrators, compliance professionals, protocol administrators, and other research administration staff.
We welcome those in the above roles across all MGB institutions.
Please note that there will be no virtual option for this event.
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2023 Virtual Tumor Course
Tuesday, Oct. 24 to Friday Oct. 27, 2023
38TH CRITICAL ISSUES IN TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT, ANGIOGENESIS, METASTASIS AND IMMUNOLOGY
The 38th Annual Critical Issues in Tumor Microenvironment: Angiogenesis, Metastasis and Immunology course will continue to offer the best in critical analysis of what is currently known about the tumor microenvironment, angiogenesis, metastasis, immunology. This will include chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies, tumor metabolism, and the role of microbiome.
The internationally recognized faculty speakers will present their latest findings from the clinic and the lab and highlight key gaps in the knowledge of cancer and outline future directions for research at the bench, in the clinic, and in drug development.
The course will continue its four-day online webinar-based live lecture format. Learning formats will include didactic lectures, Q&A and group case discussions.
The faculty will encourage an open discussion and will provide critical comments on challenges and future opportunities in research in cancer and in establishment of novel therapy approaches and biomarkers to guide treatment. The aim of this course is to analyze and synthesize the most up-to-date findings.
Faculty will present valuable information in a systematic and comprehensive framework, along with a critical review of the latest techniques. This course is dedicated to helping to improve clinical translation of this knowledge and competence, leading to improved cancer treatment.
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Research Tech Talk
Thursday, June 29. 2023
12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
- Sara Silacci, Director, MGB Hospital Integrated Research Organization and Chief Strategy Officer, MGH Center for Innovation in Digital HealthCare will present, "Hospital Integrated Research Strategy for Leveraging Innovation and Digital Healthcare Technologies".
- Samson Schoerning and Paul Raines, IT Systems Managers of the MGH Martinos Center, will offer a full update on the Center's infrastructure, current projects and initiatives.
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Two Meditation Sessions available every week
SESSION 1: Meditation Mondays with Dr. Darshan Mehta
Every Monday, 8:00 – 8:30 am, Zoom à next session, Monday, June 26!
Co-sponsored by the Center for Faculty Development’s Office for Well-Being and the MGPO Frigoletto Committee
Join Darshan Mehta, MD, MPH, Director, Office for Well-Being, for a guided meditation session on Monday morning.
Register and add to calendar
SESSION 2: Midweek Meditation with Guest Leader
Every Wednesday, 8:00 – 8:30 am, Zoom à next session, Wednesday, June 28!
Sponsored by the Center for Faculty Development’s Office for Well-Being
Join guest leader, Diane Cocca-Spofford, BSN, RN, Cardiology Division, for next Wednesday’s guided meditation session on June 28nd!
Register and add to calendar
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