Harvard Chan Frontiers

How do the School’s rising stars
envision public health’s next 30 to 50 years?

Fall 2018

IN THIS ISSUE

Uncommon Ground

Harvard Chan researchers and Utah gun-rights advocates are forging a rare partnership in the quest to prevent firearm suicides.
Biology’s Surprising ‘Message in a Bottle’

In exploring the action of microvesicles, Quan Lu and colleagues are mapping the next frontier of medical diagnostics and drug delivery.
How will microbiome research revolutionize public health?

In the coming decades, clarifying the many roles of the microbiome will dramatically reshape medicine and public health.

DEPARTMENTS

Message from the Dean: Our Frontier Mentality

This is the moment for Harvard Chan to align its formidable scholarship, inspired vision, and deep institutional engagement to take on the world’s biggest public health challenges.
Frontlines – Fall 2018

Quick updates about the latest public health news from across the School and beyond.
Q&A: Public Health 3.0

Karen DeSalvo, SM ’02, argues that public health must transcend its own traditions.
Off the Cuff: 21st-Century Barefoot Doctors

Fifty years ago, during the Cultural Revolution in China, a cadre of “barefoot doctors” were dispatched to provide basic health care for their rural communities. Winnie Yip believes the program continues to hold lessons for today.
Boosting Junior Faculty in Public Health

The Burke Global Health Fellowship program has helped accelerate the careers of nearly 30 Harvard junior faculty in global health since its launch in 2009.