Harvard Chan ERC

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Don't miss our annual #PilotProject symposium!
🗓️ Friday, January 30, from 1:10 pm
Register on our website to receive the #Zoom meeting information: hsph.harvard.edu/environmenta...

Scientist in protective mask and blue gloves using a pipette to transfer liquid into a test tube, overlaid with glowing blue digital graphics of chemical formulas, medical icons, and data charts representing advanced biomedical research and technology.

Don't miss our annual #PilotProject symposium!
🗓️ Friday, January 30, from 1:10 pm
Register on our website to receive the #Zoom meeting information: hsph.harvard.edu/environmenta...

Genetic difference may help explain wide variation in COVID severity | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health A specific genetic difference in a gene called RTP5—known to be involved in smell and taste perception—was linked to a higher risk of early death in patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19, a study...

Researchers at @hsph.harvard.edu identified a specific genetic difference in a gene called RTP5 that is linked to a #HigherRisk of #EarlyDeath among patients hospitalized with severe #COVIDー19.
Read more about it here: hsph.harvard.edu/news/genetic...

We're happy to share a new publication resulting from a recently funded ERC #PilotProject.

You can read/download the #OpenAccess article here: www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22...

Illustration of a modern office scene where five people sit around a large laptop that displays the words “PILOT PROJECT.” Each person is using a laptop or holding a tablet, suggesting collaboration and remote work. Around the central laptop are icons and symbols, including speech bubbles, a heart, a thumbs‑up, a pie chart, a light bulb, a large coffee mug, potted plants, and an oversized pencil, representing ideas, communication, feedback, and creativity.

🔊 Call for #PilotProject applications 🚨
Submission deadline: January 30, 2026, 5 pm ET

Complete details about funding availability and application requirements can be found on our website: hsph.harvard.edu/research/edu...

Occupational and Environmental Medicine Grand Rounds | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Event Type

Don't miss a great #GrandRounds seminar tomorrow, Friday, December 12, from 1:10 pm, on the topic of accelerated #silicosis 👷‍♂️😷🫁

Register on our website for the Zoom link:
hsph.harvard.edu/environmenta...

Construction worker diagnosed with first recorded case of silicosis in Mass., a dangerous respiratory disease, officials say - The Boston Globe Officials said the worker, a Hispanic man in his 40s, contracted silicosis, a progressive lung disease caused by inhaling crystalline silica.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/09/m...

High risk patients in Black/Latinx communities have lower cancer screening rates but a new AI tool may be able to make screening more accessible.

Dr. David Christiani explains for @fastcompany.com that these advances could help reduce cancer's impact on mortality.

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Good article by @nohaggerty.bsky.social covering our L.A. Fire Health research consortium, and the on-going issue of lead (and arsenic) in soil after the fires. 🧵

Another great #ResearchDay for the Occupational Environmental Medicine Residency Program in the books! 👏

Really great interview of @carlzimmer.com about his book, AIR-BORNE, by my colleague Yonatan Gard, with some nice @hsph.harvard.edu history (and cautionary tale about the importance of basic research w utility and importance that isn't always recognized in the moment...). Link in 🧵

‘Losing a future’: Harvard Chan researchers describe impact of federal cuts | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Faculty members from Harvard Chan School were among those featured in June media articles highlighting the widespread impact of the Trump administration’s cuts to research funding across Harvard Unive...

Harvard Chan researchers have been sharing details about how funding cuts have severely affected their work—or stopped it altogether.

“This is larger than any individual grant,” said Glorian Sorensen, research professor of social and behavioral sciences. “What we are losing is a future.”

Don't miss the second part of our #ResearchDay on Friday, June 27, 12:30–2:30 pm, when second-year #OEM #residents will present their research projects, followed by an #award ceremony.

Register here for the Zoom link: hsph.harvard.edu/events/oemr-...

Tune in on Friday, June 27, 9–11:30 am for the first part of our #ResearchDay when first-year #OEM #residents will present their #Capstone projects.

Register here for the Zoom link: hsph.harvard.edu/environmenta...

Executive Q&A: Injury Management Reimagined: Save Costs, Boost Productivity, and Reduce Recordables -- Occupational Health & Safety This free Executive Q&A webinar invites you to join Examinetics to learn how early intervention and proactive injury management can lower costs, reduce incidents, and improve OSHA compliance and workf...

📅 Coming June 18!
Join Examinetics for a free Executive Q&A: Injury Management Reimagined
🕑 2 PM ET | Learn how early intervention, tele-triage & case mgmt. can cut costs, reduce recordables & protect workers.
🔗 Register: ohsonline.com/webcasts/202...
#WorkplaceSafety #InjuryPrevention

Federal funding cuts jeopardize research on veterans and ALS | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Harvard Chan School's Marc Weisskopf spoke to Anderson Cooper about the current threats to his research on ALS in veterans, and to scientific and health research across the country.

Harvard Chan School’s Marc Weisskopf spoke to Anderson Cooper about the current threats to his research on ALS in veterans and to scientific and health research across the country. hsph.harvard.edu/news/federal...

Trump cuts threaten safety training for America’s most dangerous jobs By the time Robbie Roberge spotted the fire consuming his boat's galley last August, he knew he had just minutes to evacuate his beloved Three Girls fishing vessel, named for his daughters.

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Trump cuts threaten safety training for America’s most dangerous jobs
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

Must read interview about the costs of gutting NIOSH
Q: What was the state of worker health and safety in the US before the OSHA Act?
A: I have to say, before 1970, it was like the Dark Ages.

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What's lost with NIOSH cuts: Q&A with David Christiani | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health In a recent interview, Dr. David Christiani explained the history of the ERC, the history of NIOSH and OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration), and the critical importance of the field of...

The dismantling of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health poses irreparable damage to the #health and #safety of #workers across the U.S #SaveNIOSH
hsph.harvard.edu/environmenta...

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Harvard Chan scientists participate in a rigorous application process for federal grants to conduct their vital health research. The government has now terminated nearly every single one of those grants.

With nearly all of Harvard Chan School’s direct federal grants terminated, we are relying on philanthropy to power our research and support our educational programs. Every gift, regardless of size, advances our vision of health, dignity, and justice for every human. Support our work: hsph.me/whygive

The MAKE AMERICA SICK AGAIN AGENDA Stories from Trump & RFK Jr's first 5 months Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA)

Trump and RFK Jr.'s "Make America Sick Agenda" is throwing community health centers into chaos, gutting life-saving research, and spreading vaccine misinformation during a measles outbreak. Read their stories at markey.senate.gov/MakeAmericaS...

Congratulation @joeallenjoe.bsky.social! Well deserved! 👏🏻🎉

Outrage as Trump’s coal expansion coupled with health cuts: ‘There won’t be anyone to work in the mines’ Agencies protecting coal miners from hazards such as ‘black lung’ among those gutted by government cuts

NIOSH—which oversees safety for coal miners, firefighters, and workers across the country—lost more than 90% of its staff due to federal layoffs. Dr. Greg Wagner shares with @Guardian “...the consequences of the loss of the agency I think will be felt for years."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Don't miss our last #OSH seminar of the academic year on Friday, 5/9, 1:10–1:50 pm!

Our guest will talk about human #exposure to airborne #pathogens and secondary contaminants associated with germicidal UV lights disinfection.

Register here for the Zoom link: hsph.harvard.edu/environmenta...

Construction Safety Week 2025 Rallies Industry Around Shared Responsibility and Safer Jobsites -- Occupational Health & Safety Leaders are driving safer jobsites through teamwork, planning, and daily engagement.

Leaders are driving #safer #jobsites through teamwork, planning, and daily engagement. ohsonline.com/articles/202... #constructionsafetyweek

Trump cuts demolish agency focused on toxic chemicals and workplace hazards The Trump administration has decimated an agency responsible for carrying out much of the research and prevention efforts to curb exposure to dangerous substances and situations in the workplace.

www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/npr/nx-...
#SaveNIOSH

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