News Archive: 2017

Curriculum Jamboree - February 2017

The GINGER program hosted a curriculum development workshop on February 2nd and 3rd, 2017. Known as the “Curriculum Jamboree”, the workshop brought together 30 local and international researchers, including Dean Michelle Williams of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard-Chan’s Epidemiology department Chair Dr. Albert Hofman, former Harvard University Provost and current Director […]

GINGER Featured on Harvard-Chan Website

The GINGER program was recently profiled as a featured news story on Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s webpage. Read the story here!

GINGER visits Addis Ababa University - May 2017

Members of the Global Initiative for Neuropsychiatric Genetics Education in Research (GINGER) team visited Stanley Global sites in South and East Africa: Walter Sisulu University campuses in Mthatha & Port Elizabeth, South Africa, and Addis Ababa University in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In South Africa, the team conducted a needs assessment to determine training priorities for […]

GINGER hosts Summer Workshop: July 24–August 4, 2017

The Global Initiative for Neuropsychiatric Genetics Education in Research (GINGER) welcomed the inaugural cohort of 17 Research Fellows from Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, and Uganda to the Broad Institute in July and August. The two week workshop kicked off with a keynote welcome and lecture by Stanley Center Director, Dr. Steve Hyman, and followed with […]