A new commentary in @natureportfolio.nature.com by @annehstevenson.bsky.social, Karestan Koenen, and co-authors calls on the National Institute of Mental Health to change how people w/ lived experience of mental health (LE) conditions are included in psych gene research. ➡️ Read here: rdcu.be/e4IaT

Join us online on March 11th at 1pm ET for the Department's seminar series featuring Dr. Jordan Smoller on "Cross-Disorder Genetics of Psychiatric Disorders: Findings and Methodologic Challenges" ➡️ Go to event page to register: hsph.harvard.edu/epidemiology...

Check out our new Recent Graduate Q&A with Emnet Sisay about what it's like to be student in infectious disease epidemiology! ➡️ Read Q&A: hsph.harvard.edu/epidemiology... ➡️ Learn about our 13 areas of research: hsph.harvard.edu/department/e... #harvard #masters #infectiousdiseases #epidemiology

Members of our Cancer Epidemiology Lab volunteered at the American Cancer Society’s AstraZeneca Hope Lodge Center, where they prepared meals. The Hope Lodge Center in Boston provides comfortable, home-like lodging for cancer patients and their caregivers during treatment. #CancerPreventionMonth

Join us in person or online on March 4 at 1pm ET for the Department's seminar series featuring Dr. Ronald Kessler on "When and How Best to Use Online Panels for Epidemiologic Research" ➡️ Go to event page to register: hsph.harvard.edu/epidemiology...

See you in June? ☀️ Applications for the 2026 Summer Courses on Causal Inference are open! Join CAUSALab this summer to learn from the #causalinference experts on campus @hsph.harvard.edu or online. Learn more & secure your spot today: hsph.harvard.edu/research/cau...

Join us online on Feb 25th at 1pm ET for the Department's seminar series featuring Dr. Alfredo Morabia on "What If … Public Health Had to Be Built From Scratch? Revisiting 19th-Century Debates" ➡️ Go to event page to register: hsph.harvard.edu/epidemiology...

New Q&A with upcoming February 25, 2026 Department of Epidemiology seminar series speaker, Alfredo Morabia, Professor of Epidemiology at Queens College, CUNY, and Professor of Clinical Epidemiology at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. ➡️ Read Q&A: hsph.harvard.edu/epidemiology...

Join our team! We are #hiring for a #hybrid Senior Program Coordinator role! This position blends high-level operational management with research program coordination. Click on the link below to learn more and apply today! 👉 careers.harvard.edu/job/coordina...

⭐ New Publication ⭐ Published online December 24, 2025 in @bmj.com journal Gut 'Metabolomic pattern of ultra-processed food intake and its association with colorectal cancer risk' ➡️ Link to paper: gut.bmj.com/content/75/3... @hsph.harvard.edu #cancer #colorectal #ultraprocessed #diet

We are #hiring! Are you a doctoral graduate passionate about using data and models to drive global health impact? Join us and @ccdd-hsph.bsky.social as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in HIV Epidemiology and Modeling! 👉 Learn more and apply today below! academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/15825

@billhanage.bsky.social offers his perspective on the new U.S. childhood immunization schedule, which reduces the number of universally recommended vaccines from 17 to 11: “The bottom line is that if fewer people are protected, there will be more preventable illness, suffering, and death.“

Join us online on Feb 11 at 1pm ET for the Department's seminar series featuring Timothy Lash on "Quantitative Bias Analysis: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" ➡️ Go to event page to register: hsph.harvard.edu/epidemiology...

⭐New Publication⭐ Research in the multi-national Global Flourishing Study suggests dispositional forgivingness is prospectively associated with multiple wellbeing outcomes, offering further evidence that forgiveness may support human flourishing. ➡️ Link to paper: www.nature.com/articles/s44...

In recognition of #NationalCancerPreventionMonth, we’re spotlighting the Harvard Chan Zhu Family Center for Global Cancer Prevention all month long, highlighting their work advancing equitable cancer prevention, early detection, education, and research.

New Q&A with @motohikoadomi.bsky.social about what it's like to be student at @hsph.harvard.edu in pharmacopepidemiology! ➡️ Read Q&A: hsph.harvard.edu/epidemiology... ➡️ Learn about our 13 areas of research: hsph.harvard.edu/department/e... #harvard #recentgraduates #masters #PhD

Join us in person or online on Feb 4 at 1pm ET for the Department's seminar series featuring Issa Dahabreh on "Trial Augmentation Using External Data and Models: Toward Harmony Between Observational Studies and Trials" ➡️ Go to event page to register: hsph.harvard.edu/epidemiology...

⭐New Publication⭐ Published January 15 in Alzheimer's & Dementia, 'Brain-peripheral proteome crosstalk in Alzheimer's disease with and without diabetes mellitus' by Anat Yaskolva Meir, Xingyan Wang, Shinya Tasaki and co-authors. ➡️ Link to paper: alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Welcome back, students! 🎊 We have missed you. Spring and Spring 1 courses kick off today! @hsph.harvard.edu #SpringSemester

Join us online on January 28 at 1pm ET for the Department's seminar series featuring Rishi Desai on "Developments in Postmarketing Safety Surveillance of Medical Products: Reflections from the FDA Sentinel Innovation Center" ➡️ Go to event page to register: hsph.harvard.edu/epidemiology...

⭐New Publication Alert⭐ Published online December 30, 2025 in J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry, 'Epigenetic ageing and the risk of Parkinson’s disease' authored by @janepeng27.bsky.social, Mario H. Flores-Torres, Marianna Cortese, et al. ➡️ Link to paper: jnnp.bmj.com/content/earl...

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 Fall Rose Traveling Fellowship 🎉 This award recognizes the graduates' commitment to global public health and provides them a opportunity to enhance their research and contribute to chronic disease #epidemiology and #biostatistics.

In two weeks, we will begin our weekly #seminar series for the spring! Each week, we will feature an expert in epidemiology from our own @hsph.harvard.edu community and beyond. Mark your calendars for Wednesdays at 1pm ET, we hope to see you there! Register now: hsph.harvard.edu/department/e...

We are excited to announce that as of January 1st @yhgrad.bsky.social is the new Director of @ccdd-hsph.bsky.social, joining him is @jeff-imai-eaton.bsky.social, as Associate Director. Join us in congratulating Yonatan and Jeff in their new roles! ➡️ Learn about CCDD: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9URu...

As we wrap up the year, we’re grateful for our team’s dedication, heart, and resilience. Thank you for all you do. Wishing everyone a joyful holiday season, well-deserved rest, and a bright year ahead! #happyholidays

New study: Small benefits and risks of COVID-19 vaccines in children in Madrid. Hospitalization risk very low in unvaccinated, lower in vaccinated. 6-11 years old: no myocarditis cases 12-17 years old: myocarditis risk very low in vaccinated, lower in unvaccinated journals.lww.com/pidj/fulltex...

Scenes from the 177th Cutter Lecture on Preventive Medicine on "The State of Biomedical Science in the US" with Katrina Armstrong, December 18, 2025. Faculty, researchers, students and staff enjoyed the insightful lecture and holiday party afterwards. ➡️View lecture: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X0l...

New publication @nejm.org! "Untangling the Risks of Antidepressants in Pregnancy" The letter examines controversy surrounding SSRIs and highlights confounding by maternal psychiatric as a key challenge confronted by observational studies. Read the letter: www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Congratulations to our Master's student Kevin H. Nguyen! Nguyen is the recipient of a World Health Organization (WHO) Implementation Research Incentive Grant for young researchers for a project to train healthcare workers in integrated care for chronic conditions and mental health in Kathmandu.

From our department to yours, we extend our warmest wishes to everyone for a safe and enjoyable holiday break!

Join us online on Wednesday, December 3 at 1:00pm ET for the Department's seminar series with Dr. Tyler VanderWeele speaking on "The Global Flourishing Study". ➡️ Go to event page: hsph.harvard.edu/epidemiology...

Today marks the conclusion of our November spotlight on the CAUSALab! To stay informed about the latest events and news, be sure to follow the group @causalab.bsky.social and visit their website: hsph.harvard.edu/research/cau...

Take a look at CAUSALab’s latest event: the 20th Kolokotrones Symposium 🎉

As part of our monthly series spotlighting @causalab.bsky.social, we’re excited to introduce the lab’s team of 45+ members—including staff, faculty, researchers, postdoctoral fellows and students—who help to advance #causalInference research through their various roles. Meet the team below ⬇️

Published November @jamaoncology.com, 'Ultraprocessed Food Consumption & Risk of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Precursors among Women' by Chen Wang, Mengxi Du, Neha Khandpur, Qi Sun, Shuji Ogino, Edward Giovannucci, Mingyang Song, Andrew Chan and co-authors. ➡️ Read: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Attention bakers! Our department is full of talented chefs, and they proved it once again at last week’s annual fall bake-off. Thank you to everyone who baked, tasted and voted! Congratulations to all of our winners, pictured below along with all of the delicious entries 🍰 🍪

⭐ New Publication Alert ⭐ Published October 30, 2025 in @jamaoncology.com, 'Consistent Adherence to Physical Activity Guidelines and Digestive System Cancer Risk and Mortality' by Yiwen Zhang, Dong Hoon Lee, Edward Giovannucci and co-authors. ➡️ Read it here: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

⭐New Publication Alert⭐ Published October 15, 2025 in @commsmed.nature.com 'Associations of maternal and paternal characteristics with cardiac malformations using real-world data and machine learning.' ➡️ Read paper: www.nature.com/articles/s43... #cardiometabolichealth #machinelearning

Join us online on Wednesday, November 12 at 1:00pm ET for the Department's seminar series with Alpa Patel speaking on "The Science Behind the Cancer Prevention Studies" ➡️ Go to event page to register: hsph.harvard.edu/epidemiology...

This month, we are featuring @causalab.bsky.social as the final installment in our '25 series spotlighting our research groups. Launched in '21, by @miguelhernan.org, CAUSALab uses data to investigate what works in medicine, public health & policy. Follow along to learn more about #causalinference

Join us on Monday, December 8th at 4:00pm ET for the 177th Cutter Lecture on Preventive Medicine "The State of Biomedical Science in the US — How Did We Get Here and What Can We Do" with Katrina Armstrong ➡️ Go to event page to register: hsph.harvard.edu/epidemiology...

🎃 Happy Halloween from our team! 🎃 To celebrate the season, our department hosted its fourth annual Halloween Costume Contest featuring our staff members’ pawsitively adorable pets. Meet all of our furry friends in their spook-tacular costumes below ⬇️

That’s a wrap on our series with the Population Mental Health Lab! Over the past month, we’ve showcased their impactful #mentalhealth work. As we close, we’re excited to celebrate the dedicated team members pictured below. Questions or looking to stay connected? ➡️ [email protected]

⭐New Publication Alert⭐ Published in the October 2025 issue of 'Alzheimer's & Dementia' titled "Compression of cognitive decline and cognitive resilience in extreme longevity." ➡️ Read here: alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... ➡️ Read HSPH article: hsph.harvard.edu/news/less-co...

Join us online on Wednesday, November 5 at 1:00pm ET for the Department's seminar series with Peter Kraft speaking on "Breast Cancer Genome-Wide Association Studies: The End of the Beginning?" ➡️ Go to event page to register: hsph.harvard.edu/epidemiology...

Our department takes pride in supporting our local community. Since 2018, we have volunteered with Community Servings, a nonprofit that provides medically tailored meals to individuals living with serious illnesses. ➡️ To learn more about Community Servings or to volunteer visit: www.servings.org

Week 4 of our PMH Lab series highlights the Broad Trauma Initiative (BTI), a @hsph.harvard.edu & @broadinstitute.org effort uniting science, care, and community to study trauma’s health impact and drive prevention. 👉 Learn more about BTI on their website: www.broadinstitute.org/biology-trau...

Join us online on Wednesday, October 29 at 1:00pm ET for the Department's seminar series with Kevin Kensler speaking on "Prostate Cancer Screening: What’s Gone Wrong? What Can We Get Right?" ➡️ Go to event page to register: hsph.harvard.edu/epidemiology...

You're invited! ✉️ 20th Kolokotrones Symposium: “Acetaminophen During Pregnancy and Autism: What Does Causal Inference Take?" Details in comments. In-person limited to Harvard ID holders due to space restrictions. Online attendance free & public. Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/acetaminop...

We’re excited to share research that advances our understanding of the genetics of PTSD. Researchers from the Population Mental Health Lab and collaborators identified 95 genome-wide significant loci associated with the genetics of PTSD. Read the article: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38637617/