Computational Biology - Publications - Faculty & Research

06 Jul 2021
Blog Post

The MS/MBA Technology Showcase: A Celebration of Our Startups

fascinated by molecular biology, that career path was no longer the best fit for me. Curiosity led me to take a programming class, which catapulted my career into technology. With no formal computer science degree, I broke into tech from... View Details

01 Oct 1999
News

Eight Among Many: Antoinette J. ("Toni") Rapone

truly enjoyed me and that my father's Sicilian relatives gave me so much love," she says. That encouragement - combined with her father's military benefits - enabled her to attend Bennington College, where she majored in psychology and philosophy. After graduation,... View Details

Keywords: Marguerite Rigoglioso

01 Jun 2008
News

A Binary Formula

Illustrations by James Steinberg It’s been said that in this century, carbohydrates will replace hydrocarbons, and biology will supplant physics as the innovation-producing science. As science fiction becomes science fact, and with... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; science; research; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management

15 Nov 2018
News

Don’t Be Afraid of AI

the basic premise is this: Computers get smart, become self-aware, take over, sometimes take on the shape of Arnold Schwarzenegger, and try to eradicate humanity. Here's a refresher, courtesy of Terminator 3: “The virus has infected... View Details

Keywords: Computer Systems Design and Related Services; Computer Systems Design and Related Services

27 Aug 2008
Research & Ideas

Creating Leaders for Science-Based Businesses

It's been said that in this century, carbohydrates will replace hydrocarbons, and biology will supplant physics as the innovation-producing science. As science fiction becomes science fact, and with science-based firms presenting unique... View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Biotechnology; Health

01 Jan 2006
News

Philip L. Yeo, MBA 1976

STUDENTS "Enjoy whatever you are doing or move on." CURRENT READING Genes in Conflict: The Biology of Selfish Genetic Elements, by Austin Burt and Robert Trivers As the overseer of Singapore's economic direction for many years, Philip Yeo... View Details

19 May 2016
Research Event

Crowdsourcing, Patent Trolls, and Other Research Insights Highlighted at Harvard Business School Symposium

to be more active and independent.” A social computing design Yiling Chen, Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science at SEAS, talked about social computing, where human creativity is used to accomplish... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman & Carmen Nobel

04 Sep 2019
News

Advancing Diagnostics that Can Save Lives

state of the world—while working toward milestones that put patient safety first.” Laura Kelley (MBA 2019) (photo by Len Rubenstein) Laura Kelley (MBA 2019) (photo by Len Rubenstein) Lee and Kelley are both leading firms at the intersection of View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

29 Jun 2022
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces the 2022-2023 Blavatnik Fellows

consultant at Deloitte. Ilana earned a BS in nursing from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from HBS. Hunter Goble (MBA 2022) is the co-founder and CEO of Transcera, a biotech startup harnessing the biology of sphingolipids to... View Details

19 Mar 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, March 19, 2019

Counterfactual simulations of our structural model show large gains from screening potential hires via psychometric measurement and training to improve managerial practices. Download working paper: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55871 Advancing View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

11 May 2010
First Look

First Look: May 11

Amyris Biotechnologies: Commercializing Biofuel Gary P. Pisano and Alison Berkley WagonfeldHarvard Business School Case 610-031 In 2009, Amyris Biotechnologies was building a plant in Brazil that used synthetic biology to convert... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

16 Nov 2017
News

The Business of Social Justice

14, when her dad, looking for a career change, became a college professor. Brooks aspired to be a doctor with an international practice, with the goal of combining her love of biology with her desire to see the world. While studying at... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers

12 Mar 2013
First Look

First Look: March 12

blend the two models? Paper: http://hbr.org/2013/03/do-you-really-want-to-be-an-ebay/ar/1 Prize-based Contests Can Provide Solutions to Computational Biology Problems Authors:Lakhani, Karim R., Kevin J.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Aug 2016
News

Accelerating Change on Medicine’s Final Frontier

entrepreneurial spirit from my mother.” Amadio became interested in medicine as a boy. He felt a calling to help other people and it led him to pursue a mix of science and computer classes and activities. When he was a teenager, his... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

01 Mar 2003
News

Inside the Revolution

we can think of, on a floppy disk or CD. And by tapping on your computer keyboard and rearranging the order and number of these ones and zeroes, you can send an e-mail, write an English paper, or transmit a photograph.” Enriquez then... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Eileen McCluskey; Jonathan West; Life Sciences Project; LSP; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

07 Oct 2014
First Look

First Look: October 7

Experiment in Computational Biology By: Boudreau, Kevin J., and Karim Lakhani Abstract—Most of society's innovation systems―academic science, the patent system, open source, etc.―are "open" in the... View Details