Enrichment

The BADERC brings together diverse scientific expertise under one umbrella, presenting a unique opportunity for our members to cross-pollinate and collaborate. To this end, the Enrichment Program supports opportunities for learning and interaction:

• BADERC research seminars, high-quality talks given at member institutions including MGH, BWH, BCH, BIDMC, and the Broad Institute. The BADERC provides financial support to invite world-leading speakers in diabetes to each one of these venues every year. The BADERC Enrichment Program website houses a centralized electronic billboard of all diabetes-related events in the Boston Area, advertising the seminars upcoming that all in the BADERC are encouraged to attend.
• Platform-Based Learning, in which BADERC member labs send trainees to a BADERC Core or BADERC member lab to learn a specialized technique. This unique BADERC feature spreads expertise in diabetes broadly across the greater Boston area.
• Core Fairs, where Directors of the BADERC Cores present a user-friendly discussion of capabilities of their Core, examples of successful projects, how to engage each Core in a direct collaboration, and fee structure. 
• BADERC Annual Symposium which includes a keynote address, talks from successfully completed Pilot and Feasibility Projects, and interactive sessions in which Members and P&F awardees showcase their work to the greater Boston diabetes community.
• BADERC Newsletter goes out quarterly showcasing opportunities for funding, research news, upcoming events, and profiles of successful BADERC investigators.

Enrichment Program Leadership and Contact:

BADERC Director Dr. Alex Soukas, asoukas@partners.org
BADERC Associate Director Dr. Barbara Kahn
BADERC Administrator: Pam Ricevuto, MGHBADERCadmin@partners.org