Taking research beyond the data. Moving education beyond the classroom.

RESEARCH: Our research spans many axes but the common thread is a focus on population health. Learn more about our work via our Divisions and Centers.

Chronic Disease Research Across the Lifecourse

The Chronic Disease Research Across the Lifecourse (CoRAL) division focuses on developing innovative interventions and generating new knowledge regarding the origins of chronic disease, obesity, and consequences through the lifecourse.

Chronic Disease Research Across the Lifecourse

Health Policy and Insurance Research

The division of Health Policy and Insurance Research (HPI) research areas include understanding effects of high-cost medical care, pharmaceutical policies, health insurance innovations, personalized medicine, delivery system changes, behavioral interventions, and cost-quality trade-offs.

Health Policy and Insurance Research

Biostatistics

The Biostatistics division is the home for statistical consultation and research at the Institute. The group collaborates widely on causal inference, observational epidemiology, bioinformatics, microsimulation, statistical software and graphics, and general statistical applications.

Biostatistics

Child Health Research and Policy

The Child Health Research and Policy  (CHeRP) division leads population-based research in pediatrics. Its work in asthma, childhood infections, vaccines, and health policy has directly shaped national policy recommendations in these areas.

Division of Child Health Research and Policy

Therapeutics Research and Infectious Disease Epidemiology

The Therapeutics Research and Infectious Disease Epidemiology (TIDE) division assesses the safety and effectiveness of medical products, novel methods for illness surveillance, and control of both healthcare and community-acquired infections.

Therapeutics Research and Infectious Disease Epidemiology

Centers of Excellence

We are home to three Centers of Excellence. These centers’ primary purpose is to foster intellectual collaboration among faculty across Divisions that have shared research interests, and to promote the expertise of these individuals to the outside world.

Centers of Excellence
More than 25 Years of Innovation & Impact
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TEACHING: We give physicians and population scientists tools to become better health care leaders of the future.

NEWS & EVENTS

Shedding timely light on a year-round research focus: diabetes

November is National Diabetes Month, a time to raise awareness of the disease which, if not treated properly, can lead to serious health complications. Several Institute investigators focus their research on different aspects of diabetes across the lifecourse, from childhood to late adulthood: prevention, optimizing treatment and medication adherence, evaluating diabetes-related health policies, and early detection and developmental origins of the disease. In their own words, here’s why they study diabetes and what they’re currently working on.

Reflections of Leadership and Research: Celebrating Richard Platt

On September 11, friends, collaborators, colleagues, mentors, and mentees of Richard Platt – traveling from as far as Nashville, West Virginia, California, and Washington DC – gathered at the Harvard Club of Boston to celebrate his tenure as President and Chair of the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute. The event marks his 20+ year career as the second chair of the department.