Life Sciences & Health

Welcome to the Life Sciences and Health Community. Learn more about career paths in the industries in this pathway including Biotechnology, and Pharmaceuticals, Global and Public Health and the Health Professions (i.e. Medicine and more).

Global and Public Health

Global and Public Health

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Healthcare & Medicine

Healthcare & Medicine

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Life Sciences, Biotech, Pharma

Life Sciences, Biotech, Pharma

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Postgrad Opportunities outside the US (Europe and UK)

Want to explore postgraduate opportunities outside the US? Always imagined living in Europe? Below are a few unique visas and programs available to recent Harvard graduates in various EU countries and the UK.

Denmark

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By Meaghan Shea
Meaghan Shea Assistant Director, Technology, Data Analytics, Life & Physical Sciences & Entrepreneurship
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Interstride Conference 2026: What Harvard International Students Should Know About Careers, Visas, and Global Opportunity 

April 2026 

If you’re an international student, you’ve likely heard a lot of mixed messages about visas, jobs, and what’s possible after graduation—especially as immigration policies continue to change. The Interstride International Student Career Summit (ISCS) 2026 brought together employers, immigration experts, and global mobility leaders …

By Meaghan Shea
Meaghan Shea Assistant Director, Technology, Data Analytics, Life & Physical Sciences & Entrepreneurship
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Join TechGeneration’s Intern Community for Summer 2026

Learn more at this infosession: April 22, 2pm, Zoom: TechGeneration Boston Internship Initiative Infosession

Have you secured an innovative internship in Massachusetts this summer? Are you still looking for housing? If so, there is a new opportunity available to you …

By Meaghan Shea
Meaghan Shea Assistant Director, Technology, Data Analytics, Life & Physical Sciences & Entrepreneurship
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Featured Resources

Premedical Information for Harvard Students: Timelines, Courses, & Resources 2025-2026

This guide provides an overview of the academic requirements and application timelines for admission to U.S. medical schools.

Leadership Development and Rotational Programs

Below is a sample of the organizations that have structured leadership development programs. These entry-level programs often allow employees to …

Harvard Coleman Family Ventures (CFV) Summer Fellowship in Pediatrics & Family Medicine: 2026 Pilot

Information for Students

The CFV Fellowship is a new, competitive opportunity designed to build and support the pipeline of physician …

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GRADUATE SPOTLIGHTS

Elise Valkanas PhD ’25

  • Boston, MA
  • Senior Manager, Commercial Diagnostics & Bioinformatics Sarepta Therapeutics
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Emily Goering PhD ’25

  • Philadelphia, PA
  • NRSA Postdoctoral Fellow University of Pennsylvania
Meet Emily

Andres Mier Valdivia PhD ’25

  • Boston, MA
  • Molecular Biology and Biophysics Postdoctoral Researcher Boston Children's Hospital & Harvard Medical School
Meet Andres

Sadie Antine PhD ’25

  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Post Doctoral Fellow in Protein and Structural Chemistry Merck
Meet Sadie

Maria Tikhanovskaya PhD ’25

  • Seattle, WA
  • Computational Neuroscience Shanahan Foundation Fellow Allen Institute
Meet Maria

Aleksandra Denisenko ’25

  • London
  • PhD Student Institute of Cancer Research
Meet Aleksandra

Maddie Goral ALM, Biotechnology ’25

  • Denver, CO
  • Clinical Operations Manager Rion Inc.
Meet Maddie

Anthony Jesmok ALM Management, ’25

  • Milwaukee, WI
  • Software Engineering Manager American Specialty Health
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Amulya Garimella ’25

  • PhD Student Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Genevieve McQuillan ’25

  • Cambridge
  • MPhil Student, Environmental Science and Engineering Cambridge University
Meet Genevieve

Treasure Oji ’25

  • Cambridge, MA
  • Program Manager Fellow Science Club for Girls
Meet Treasure

Leticia Sefia ’25

  • Boston, MA
  • Clinical Research Assistant Boston Children's Hospital
Meet Leticia

Ella Bradford ’24

  • PhD Candidate, National Environmental Research Council (NERC) Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) in Environmental Research Jesus College, University of Oxford
Meet Ella

Julian Wagner Carena ’24

  • San Francisco, CA
  • PhD Candidate, Neuroscience University of California San Francisco
Meet Julian

Atlas Sanogo ’24

  • Cambridge, MA
  • Lab Manager GenderSci Lab, Harvard
Meet Atlas

Mary Pankowski ’24

  • Washington DC area
  • Healthcare Analyst Huron
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Shreya Nair ’24

  • JD Candidate, Biotechnology Law, Fulbright Fellowship
Meet Shreya

Carlie McGrath ’24

  • Palo Alto, CA
  • Life Science Research Professional Stanford Genetics Department
Meet Carlie

Harini Kannan ’24

  • Fulbright Research Fellowship in Neurscience/Biomedical Engineering, India; then Medical School
Meet Harini

Audrey Kang ’24

  • Master's Candidate, Neuroscience Oxford University
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Skill Building Courses

The Data Science of Healthcare, Medicine, and Public Health

Taught by Barton Poulson
Data analytics plays an increasingly pivotal role in how we go about managing our healthcare systems and our own personal…

Exploring the Top Entry-Level Jobs in Healthcare

Taught by Christine Alexander
Are you interested in pivoting into a career in healthcare? Instructor Christine Alexander introduces ten high-demand, entry-level jobs in healthcare…
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