Genomics
Genome Scanning Technique Spots Disease Risk Through Sorting Ancestry Mix
Health Care Quality
Voices Rise Over Surgical Volume–Quality Connection
Cancer Genetics
Studies Chip Away at Sex Hormone Roles in Prostate and Breast Cancers
Administration
New Online Process Announced to Faculty for Conflict-of-Interest Disclosure
Leadership
New Directors Appointed, Center Created for Countway
Biomedical Training
Leder Program Bridges Basic Science and Medical Education
New Books
The Fall Bookshelf
Gene Defects Discovered that Illuminate Development of Brain and Heart
First Rodent Model of Schizophrenia Mimics Human Brain Changes
National Health Data Network Would Require Billions More in Federal Investment
HMS Professor Receives NIH Director’s Pioneer Award
MacArthur Grant Goes to HSPH Investigator
FUNC Gets Down to Caring for the Community
Women’s Health Grants Announced
Grants Available for AIDS Research
Two Advance in HSPH Administration
Literature as Path Toward Understanding Illness
New Online Process Announced to Faculty for Conflict-of-Interest Disclosure
Over the summer, HMS’s Office for Research Issues introduced to the HMS Quad–based faculty a new online process for conflict-of-interest disclosure. The new procedure, developed by the Information Technology Department and accessed through the HMS intranet eCommons, will be rolled out to the rest of HMS and HSDM faculty in early October. At that time, members will receive an e-mail message introducing the new process and providing instructions to complete the disclosure steps. Under the Faculty of Medicine Policy on Conflicts of Interest and Commitment (found at www.hms.harvard.edu/integrity), conflict-of-interest disclosure is an obligation of all HMS and HSDM faculty, both full- and part-time. The new online process will largely replace the paper disclosure procedure that has been in effect. For questions about the policy or the new disclosure process, faculty members can contact the HMS Office for Research Issues by e-mail at conflict_support@hms.harvard.edu or by phone at 617-432-2094 or 617-432-3191.