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Harvard Epidemiology @harvardepi.bsky.social · 16h

This week, in continuation of our series on the Population Mental Health Lab, we are spotlighting 3 postdocs!

Up first we have Dr. Daniel Bustamante who focuses on neuropsychiatric genetics research including phenotype measurement and genomic analysis of #schizophrenia, #bipolardisorder and #PTSD.

Harvard Epidemiology @harvardepi.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations to Anqi Wang who is the recipient of a new K99/R00 award "The Role of Loss of Y Chromosome Across the Prostate Cancer Continuum," by the National Cancer Institute. Faculty members Lorelei Mucci will serve as mentor and Konrad Stopsack will serve as advisor on this award.

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Harvard Epidemiology @harvardepi.bsky.social · 6d

As part of our monthly series, we're spotlighting the Population Mental Health Lab this October 🎉

Founded in 2024 & led by Karestan Koenen, the lab focuses on the principle that #mentalhealth is the basis of all health. Follow along each week to learn more about this group and their research!

Karestan Koenen. Head of the Population Mental Health Lab.

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Harvard Epidemiology @harvardepi.bsky.social · 6d

Join us online on Wednesday, October 8th at 1:00pm ET for the Department's seminar series with Stefania Papatheodorou speaking on "From Signal to Noise: Addressing Multiplicity Using the Exposome-Neurodevelopment Example" ➡️ Go to event page to register: hsph.harvard.edu/epidemiology...

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Harvard Epidemiology @harvardepi.bsky.social · 7d

Written by @hsph.harvard.edu's Sinead Flanagan, Jane B Vaselkiv, Lorelei Mucci, Konrad Stopsack and co-authors.

Harvard Epidemiology @harvardepi.bsky.social · 7d

⭐New Publication Alert ⭐

Published Sept 16th in 'Molecular Cancer Research.'

➡️ Find here: aacrjournals.org/mcr/article-...

Tumor Cholesterol Synthesis, Statin Use, and Lethal Prostate Cancer

AbstractProstate tumor cells produce cholesterol de novo, and statin therapy targets the initial rate-limiting enzyme in this process, 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (HMGCR). The ext...

aacrjournals.org

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Harvard Epidemiology @harvardepi.bsky.social · 7d

Our team was proud to take part in the Harvard Chan Community Day of Service!

Department members made fleece blankets for youth experiencing homelessness, distributed by Project Linus.

Thank you to everyone who volunteered!

@hsph.harvard.edu #Boston #CommunityImpact

Staff members attending the Harvard Chan Day of Service.

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Harvard Epidemiology @harvardepi.bsky.social · 12d

For #ProstateCancerAwarenessMonth, we’re highlighting work from @hsph.harvard.edu researchers who quantified long-term performance of prostate tumors Gleason score for lethal cancer across 25 years, showcasing long-term clinical relevance. @amjepi.bsky.social 👉 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40302103/

Research spotlight prostate cancer researchers at HSPH

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Harvard Epidemiology @harvardepi.bsky.social · 14d

Did you know it's Prostate Cancer Awareness Month? In recognition we want to highlight our Cancer Epi Team's impactful work! Prof Lorelei Mucci co-leads the IRONMAN registry, an international registry of 4,800 patients living with advanced #prostatecancer to address critical unmet needs.

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Harvard Epidemiology @harvardepi.bsky.social · 15d

Written by @hsph.harvard.edu's Anat Yaskolka Meir, Dong D. Wang, Frank B. Hu, Meir J. Stampfer, Iris Shai and colleagues.

Harvard Epidemiology @harvardepi.bsky.social · 15d

⭐New Publication⭐

Published in the October 2025 issue of Clinical Nutrition "Serum Galectin-9 and Decorin in relation to brain aging and the green-Mediterranean diet: A secondary analysis of the DIRECT PLUS randomized trial."

➡️ Read here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Glass cup and tea pot with green tea and green tea leaves in the background.

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Harvard Epidemiology @harvardepi.bsky.social · 18d

That’s a wrap on #NationalPostdocAppreciationWeek

Thank you to the faculty, staff, researchers and our postdocs who joined yesterday’s celebration!

Although the week has ended, our appreciation for postdocs continues as we celebrate their contributions to our research community year-round. #NPAW25

Department members at postdoc celebration.

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Harvard Epidemiology @harvardepi.bsky.social · 19d

Authored by Emma McGee, @miguelhernan.org, Edward Giovannucci, Lorelei Mucci, Yu-Han Chiu, Heather Eliassen, and Barbra Dickerman @hsph.harvard.edu.

Harvard Epidemiology @harvardepi.bsky.social · 19d

⭐New Publication⭐

Published September 2025 in 'Epidemiology' paper titled "Estimating the Effects of Lifestyle Intervention on Mortality Among Cancer Survivors: A Methodological Framework."

➡️ Read here: journals.lww.com/epidem/fullt...

#cancer #lifestyle #Harvard #targettrial #exercise #diet

Person jogging along a path next to a large body of water at sunrise or sunset.

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Harvard Epidemiology @harvardepi.bsky.social · 20d

Celebrating our postdocs is one of our favorite traditions!
For #NPAW25, we surveyed our postdocs to choose their favorites from a Harvard/Boston-themed "this or that".
The picks with the most votes are highlighted. Scroll down to see if you agree with what they picked 🤝

This or that, shows preferences on two different items

Harvard Epidemiology @harvardepi.bsky.social · 21d

In honor of #NationalPostdocAppreciationWeek, we celebrate our 35 amazing Postdoctoral Research Fellows 👏

Thank you for your dedication, impact and continued contributions to our field.

Join us in recognizing and celebrating our postdocs today! #NPAW25

2025 Department of Epidemiology Postdoctoral Fellow Headshots Collage

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Harvard Epidemiology @harvardepi.bsky.social · 22d

The National Postdoctoral Association is celebrating its 16th Annual National Postdoc Appreciation Week!

Watch their kickoff event now available on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cci_...

Explore global postdoc events this week on their website: www.nationalpostdoc.org/page/2025NPAW

National Postdoc Appreciation Week. September 15-19, 2025. Communicating Your Science and Research.

Harvard Epidemiology @harvardepi.bsky.social · 22d

Happy National Postdoc Appreciation Week 🎉

We're incredibly grateful for the dedication and contributions of our postdocs, and we're thrilled to celebrate them all week long!

Share your celebrations with us by tagging your #NPAW25 posts!

Happy National Postdoc Appreciation Week! 09.15.2025 - 09.19.2025

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Harvard Epidemiology @harvardepi.bsky.social · 27d

Join us online on Wednesday, September 17th at 1:00pm EST for the Department's seminar series with Shuji Ogino speaking on "Why Are Pathobiological Analyses and Insights Valuable in Epidemiology? A Primer for Epidemiologists" ➡️ Go to the event page to register: hsph.harvard.edu/epidemiology...

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Harvard Epidemiology @harvardepi.bsky.social · 28d

Authored by @yuxi-liu.bsky.social, Xiao Gu, Yanping Li, Fenglei Wang, Chirag Vyas, Cheng Peng, Danyue Dong, Yuhan Li, Yu Zhang, Yin Zhang, Oana Zeleznik, Jae Hee Kang, Molin Wang, Frank Hu, Walter Willett, Olivia Okereke, Heather Eliassen, @peter-kraft.bsky.social, Meir Stampfer, and Daniel Wang.

Harvard Epidemiology @harvardepi.bsky.social · 28d

⭐ New Publication Alert⭐

Published August 25 in @natmed.nature.com 'Interplay of genetic predisposition, plasma metabolome and Mediterranean diet in dementia risk and cognitive function.'

➡️ Read here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Image of a range of food that could make up the Mediterranean diet including: salmon, carrots, tomatos on the vine, asparagus, almonds, etc.

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Miguel Hernan @miguelhernan.org · Sep 3

When using observational data for #causalinference, the choice isn’t between emulating or not emulating a #TargetTrial, but between reporting or not reporting the target trial that we are emulating.

For those who prefer to be explicit about what they do, we have developed the TARGET Statement 👇

hjhansford.bsky.social @hjhansford.bsky.social · Sep 3

🎯 TARGET Guideline published 🎉

TARGET is a reporting guideline for observational studies of interventions that use the target trial framework.

Over 3 years the @TARGETGuideline was rigorously developed and was co-published today in @jama.com & @bmj.com

doi.org/10.1001/jama.2025.13350

#episky

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Harvard Epidemiology @harvardepi.bsky.social · Sep 5

We are excited to share that Mingyang Song, MBBS, ScD has accepted a position as the PhD Faculty Director of Graduate Studies for the PhD in Population Health Sciences (PHS) Epidemiology students. Please join us in congratulating him in this important role! @songlab.bsky.social

Photo of Mingyang Song with the Kresge building, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in the background.

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Harvard Epidemiology @harvardepi.bsky.social · Sep 4

Last week we were thrilled to welcome new students to our Department's orientation on Tuesday, August 26, 2025. A special thanks goes out to our academic team: Eric DiGiovanni, Caroline Huntington and Jeffrey Noyes for organizing! @hsph.harvard.edu

New students posing at the front of the classroom for orientation at the Harvard Chan School.

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Harvard Epidemiology @harvardepi.bsky.social · Sep 3

Join us online on Wednesday, September 10th at 1:00pm EST for the Department's seminar series with Josef Coresh speaking on "Dementia Risk and Prevention – Lessons from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Cohort" ➡️ Go to the event page to register: hsph.harvard.edu/epidemiology...