Spring 2025 CFP Journal Clubs & Workshops
All workshops hosted by the HMS Curriculum Fellows Program are open to all Harvard community members. Register for any/all events here: bit.ly/Spring25Events
Workshops
Writing your teaching philosophy based on your values
Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025
Time: 1:30pm-3:00pm
Registration: bit.ly/Spring25Events
Presented by: Aimee Hollander, PhD. HMS Curriculum Fellows Program Director and Lauren Essler, PhD. Curriculum Fellow in Microbiology.
We will be doing an activity to identify what we value in teaching and learning and apply it to the best practices in writing a teaching philosophy. By the end of this session you will have a rough draft of a teaching philosophy to use for future faculty and faculty adjacent applications.
Scientific Writing and Literature Reviews with LLMs
Date: Thursday, April 3, 2025
Time: 1:30pm-3:00pm
Registration: bit.ly/Spring25Events
Presented by: Grey Kuling, Ph.D., Center for Computational Biomedicine Curriculum Fellow and Irene Wong, Ph.D. Therapeutics Graduate Program Curriculum Fellow
-Leverage AI for structured academic writing.
-Utilize AI-powered research tools for efficient literature search.
-Apply best practices for responsible AI-assisted academic writing.
Do I really need to know how to code?
Date: Thursday, May 8, 2025
Time: 1:30pm-3:00pm
Registration: bit.ly/Spring25Events
Presented by: PJ Van Camp, Ph.D., Curriculum Fellow in Biomedical Informatics
-When is it useful as a non-computational scientist to do my own coding
-What are some basic coding skills that are not too hard to learn and could actually be useful in my daily tasks
-What programming language should I choose and where / how can I learn it
-When should I consider collaborating with a computational colleague instead of trying to code by myself
This workshop does not require any prior coding knowledge.
Journal Club
Journal Club 2.5.2025
Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Time: 12:30-1:30PM
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Presented by: Kayla Nygaard, Ph.D., Developmental and Regenerative Biology Curriculum Fellow
Paper: Observing executive functioning of neurodivergent students and supporting practices of their teachers in the classroom
Journal Club 3.12.2025
Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Time: 12:30-1:30PM
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Presented by: Irene Wong, Ph.D., Therapeutics Graduate Program Curriculum Fellow
Paper: Navigating STEM careers with AI mentors: a new IDP journey
Journal Club 4.9.2025
Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Time: 12:30-1:30PM
Registration: bit.ly/Spring25Events
Presented by: Lorenzo Gesuita, Ph.D., Program in Genetics and Genomics Curriculum Fellow
Paper: Navigating STEM careers with AI mentors: a new IDP journey