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The Lee laboratory studies transposable elements and other types of genomic variations in human disease using computational genomic and bioinformatic approaches. Specifically, we develop and apply computational methods for genomic studies using next-generation sequencing and perform integrative...

Sila Kurugol, PhD

Dr. Kurugol is an Assistant Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School and a principal investigator and the director of the Quantitative Intelligent Imaging (QUIN) research group in Computational Radiology Lab (CRL) at Boston Children's Hospital. She received her BS from Middle East Technical...

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Thank you for your interest. Graduate students: We are able to accept students from any of the 14 Harvard Integrated Life Sciences (HILS) programs. Our home program is the Program in Neuroscience. Please contact wei-chung_lee@hms.harvard.edu to discuss a potential rotation. Postdocs: We are actively...

Fluid & Electrolyte Disorder

Interpretation of Stool Electrolytes 4 Test Interpretation Notes Electrolytes (Na, K, Cl) Calculate Stool Osmotic Gap (SOG) 290-[ 2([Na]+[K])] · Secretory type diarrhea SOG · Osmotic type diarrhea SOG >75-100 · If SOG negative, suggests presence of additional anion like phosphate · If [Cl] as high...

Home parenteral nutritional support for the terminally ill patient

Impermanence is painful when we deny it. However, accepting the reality of impermanence can be a great comfort. Ultimately the only thing that can help is the state of our mind, the state of our mental or spiritual development. Anyone fortunate enough to be called to care for someone anxious about...

Bone Health and Kidney Stones

Bone health Prevention: Vitamin is typically 400 IU/day from birth to 12 months of age independent of their mode of feeding Beyond 12 months of age, all children and adults need 600 IU/day through diet and/or supplementation. Clinical Features of Nutritional Rickets: Wrist ankle swelling Delayed...

Case for Fat Overload Syndrome

Case for fat overload syndrome 7 year-old on PN 1500 ml/day over 24 hours and (3 gm/kg) 310 ml/day over 24 hours •PN and lipid pumps are mixed up •IL runs at 63 ml/hour, instead of 13 ml/hour •What do you need to watch for?

Videos

Acute Care Case Study: GI Sepsis -- A video lecture through OpenPediatrics Caring for a Central Line at Home -- An educational video series for families & caregivers HPN Fellow Training Video

Coping

Coping can occur in a variety of styles. Family members at different developmental stages. Previous context and history with illness. Grieving loss of anticipated childhood (without illness). Ambivalence between craving choices and craving guidance. Coping with diagnosis can often mirror grief cycle...