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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Ramos, Rodolfo [mailto:Rodolfo_Ramos@hms.harvard.edu]
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 13, 2017 12:36 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: 2018 New England Science Symposium - Harvard Medical School<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dear Fellows and Postdoctoral Associations:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Re: New England Science Symposium
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The Joseph B. Martin Conference Center at Harvard Medical School<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sunday, April 8, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">On behalf of the Harvard Medical School Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership and the Biomedical Science Careers Program (BSCP),
we are <b><u>asking for your help in identifying postdocs (research and clinical)</u> particularly African-American, Hispanic/Latino and American Indian/Alaska Native individuals) involved in biomedical or health-related scientific research</b> who would benefit
from presenting their research projects at the seventeenth annual New England Science Symposium (NESS) to be held on Sunday, April 8, 2018 from 7:45 AM to 4:15 PM at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The deadline to submit abstracts:
<span style="color:red">January 4, 2018. </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">There is no registration fee for this symposium, but pre-registration is required.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The symposium will offer opportunities for postdocs (research and clinical) to network with professionals from biopharma companies, academic institutions
and the National Institutes of Health. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">In addition to the awards available to all presenters, postdocs (research and clinical) who present their research at NESS are eligible for the
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research Postdoctoral Awards. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">To submit abstracts and to register:
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.NewEnglandScienceSymposium.org"><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue">www.NewEnglandScienceSymposium.org</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">For more information, please contact Rodolfo Ramos at
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:rodolfo_ramos@hms.harvard.edu"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue">rodolfo_ramos@hms.harvard.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
or 617.432.5580.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">-Rodolfo and The NESS Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">_________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Rodolfo Ramos<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Program Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">New England Science Symposium<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Harvard Medical School
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">164 Longwood Avenue, Room 218
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Boston, MA 02115<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:Rodolfo_Ramos@hms.harvard.edu">Rodolfo_Ramos@hms.harvard.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">P: 617.432.5580<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.newenglandsciencesymposium.org/">www.NewEnglandScienceSymposium.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://www.hms.harvard.edu/dcp">www.HMS.Harvard.edu/dcp</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">HMS Mission:
<i>"To create and nurture a diverse community of the best people committed to leadership in alleviating human suffering caused by disease."</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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