Biomedical Sciences Research Seminar Series

This course is a research seminar offered in partnership with the Mass General Brigham Postdoc Association (MGBPA) Science Communications Committee. Each week, two research fellows (MDs or PhDs) at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School will deliver a presentation on their ongoing research and its practical implications. Informative talks will be followed by interactive Q&A sessions with class participants. The far-ranging topics will cover a variety of fields in medical research, including neuroscience, oncology, cardiology, and epidemiology. No prior scientific knowledge is expected from course participants, and no weekly preparation is required. The invited speakers look forward to sharing their research and findings in a way that is engaging, straight-forward, and clear to a general audience.

 

Class Recordings:

Class 1 - February 13, 2026

Class 2 - February 20, 2026

Class 3 -  February 27, 2026

Class 4 - March 6, 2026

Class 5 - March 13, 2026

Class 6: March 20, 2026


Group Leader: Sunny Kumar
Venue: Online
Meets on: Friday 1 PM to 3 PM
Starting: February 13
Sessions: 6
Class Size: 35
Teaching Style: Lecture with questions
Weekly Preparation: None

Sunny Kumar is a dedicated Postdoctoral fellow at Mass General Hospital-Harvard Medical School (MGH-HMS) with a research focus on understanding the mechanisms of human brain resilience to Alzheimer's disease. His journey in dementia research began in 2010, leading to a master's degree and a research assistant position, followed by a Ph.D. at Université Laval, Canada. In January 2022, he joined Dr. Teresa Gomez-Isla's laboratory at MGH-HMS to gain experience in diverse human brain anatomy, microscopy, and molecular biology and contribute to ongoing Alzheimer's disease research.