Our Mission
The Harvard/MGH Center on Genomics, Vulnerable Populations, and Health Disparities is dedicated to conducting research on the complex intersections of emerging genomics research and the persistent problem of health disparities in order to fully leverage the potential of genomics research to improve population health and reduce health disparities.
November 12, 2020
What Have We Learned about Religion, Spirituality, and Health in the MASALA Study of U.S. South Asians?
Blake Kent has published a piece in the PHRS Bulletin descibing our published academic work on religion, spirituality, and health among the Mediators of Atherosclerosis among South Asians Living in America (MASALA) cohort...
December 11, 2019
Dr. Shields gives the 9th Armand M. Nicholi, Jr., M.D., and Ingrid Nicholi Lecture in Psychiatry
On December 5th, 2019, Dr. Alexandra Shields (Center Director) gave the 9th Armand M. Nicholi, Jr., M.D., and Ingrid Nicholi Lecture in Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital....
Lancet Oncology Series on Cancer in the Caribbean
Several members of JACCRI recently contributed to articles in a landmark special series in Lancet Oncology on the topic of Cancer Control in Small Island Nations...