College | Medical and Graduate | Postdoc and Fellow
New England
Science Symposium
The 23rd Annual New England Science Symposium (NESS) was held on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at the Harvard Medical School Joseph B. Martin Conference Center located at 77 Avenue Louis Pasteur in Boston, Massachusetts.
Program Overview
The New England Science Symposium (NESS)
Established in 2001, NESS provides a forum for postdoctoral fellows; medical, dental and graduate students; post-baccalaureates; college and community college students (particularly for African-American, Hispanic/Latino and American Indian/Alaska Native individuals) to share their biomedical and health-related research activities through oral or poster presentations, to engage in discussions related to career development in the sciences, to exchange ideas and to expand their professional networks.
VIRTUAL ABSTRACT FEEDBACK SESSION
This is a virtual prep session designed for individuals who wish to receive feedback on their abstract from advisors and peers before submitting it. The meeting will be set up in small groups (5-7 individuals) where students will give a 2- to 4-minute elevator pitch to the group. Participating in this session is not required, nor does it guarantee acceptance.
Applications for the 2024 Virtual Abstract Feedback Session and The 24th Annual New England Science Symposium will open early Fall 2024.
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Download the agenda for the 23rd Annual NESS.
Abstracts are no longer being accepted for the 23rd Annual New England Science Symposium.
Check out the Resources and Guidance page to help you prepare an abstract or presentation.
Have questions about NESS? See our Frequently Asked Questions and Eligibility Checklist page.
NESS AWARDS
Awards are given for outstanding oral and poster presentations in various disciplines and the categories are: Ruth and William Silen, M.D. Awards, Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center Awards, Postdoctoral Awards sponsored by Vertex, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Department of Neonatology Award, TACS BIO Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Award, American Cancer Society Awards, and Predicine Translational Research Award.
See the description of the awards.
NESS SPONSORS
Minority Faculty Development Program (MFDP)
The Minority Faculty Development Program (est.1990), a component of DICP, sponsors programs for the development of Harvard Medical School faculty and trainees, with an emphasis on mentoring and leadership, as well as programs that are designed to reach out to the pre-college, college, graduate and postdoctoral populations with the goal of bringing outstanding students from groups underrepresented in medicine into the biomedical science pipeline.
Biomedical Science Careers Program (BSCP)
BSCP was founded in 1991 by MFDP in collaboration with the Massachusetts Medical Society and the New England Board of Higher Education to identify, inform, support and provide mentoring for academically outstanding minority students and fellows ranging from high school to postdoctoral level.
SUPPORTER
Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation to create transformative medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases. We discovered and developed the first medicines to treat the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis (CF), a rare, life-threatening genetic disease. In addition to clinical development programs in CF, Vertex has more than a dozen ongoing research programs focused on the underlying mechanisms of other serious diseases.
Contact
For more information about NESS please contact:
Victoria Bhambhani
Program Manager
New England Science Symposium
victoria_bhambhani@hms.harvard.edu
Hollie Borek DeSilva
Executive Director
Biomedical Science Careers Program
hollie_desilva@hms.harvard.edu