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Medical Education

There have been several major modifications in the Harvard Medical School (HMS) curriculum over the last decade. In 2015, formal instruction in clinical nutrition changed from a stand alone course during the second year of medical school to an integrated theme throughout the four-year curriculum...

What We Do

The Harvard Medical School Division of Nutrition sponsors a broad array of programs that promote collaboration in nutrition education and research across Harvard Medical Schools and its teaching hospitals and communication of science based nutrition recommendations. Seminars and Lectures T he...

2005 Nutrition Symposium

The Childhood Obesity Epidemic: Predictors and Strategies for Prevention March 16 - 17, 2005Boston No webcast recordings available for this event. Introductory Remarks W. Allan Walker, MDConrad Taff Professor of NutritionDirector, Division of Nutrition, Harvard Medical SchoolPI, Clinical Nutrition...

2008 Nutrition Symposium

Genetics of Obesity June 26, 2008Boston New research is emerging on the potential role of genetics in obesity. While behavioral aspects are an important component in developing obesity, scientists are working to understand what genetic variations predispose certain individuals to obesity, and what...

2009 Nutrition Symposium

Protective Nutrients: Are They Here to Stay? July 8-9, 2009Boston No webcast recordings are available for this event. Welcome W. Allan Walker, MDConrad Taff Professor of Nutrition; Professor of Pediatrics;Director, Division of Nutrition, Harvard Medical School Breastmilk as the "Gold" Standard for...

Steven K Grinspoon

Dr. Steven Grinspoon is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, Chief of the MGH Metabolism Unit, and Director of the Nutrition Obesity Research Center at Harvard. His work investigates the neuroendocrine regulation of body composition, and physiologic consequences of fat distribution on...

Jingyi Qian

Dr. Qian is an Instructor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, an Associate Physiologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), and the Associate Director of the Medical Chronobiology Program at BWH. She has been actively involved in the research of the circadian system and physiology for over 10...

Elliot L Chaikof