MASS GENERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Office of the Scientific Director
Initiatives
The Office of the Scientific Director is primarily charged with promoting research at Massachusetts General Hospital through three main initiatives.
Marketing and Communications
Our marketing efforts are focused on increasing awareness of research at Mass General, both to our own community and to audiences outside our walls.
Philanthropic Outreach
We work with the Development Office to increase philanthropic giving for research through programs such as the MGH Research Scholars and Research Institute chairs.
Building New Industry Partnerships
We are building new relationships with industry through our Strategic Alliance initiative and by working in close partnership with the Mass General Brigham Innovation Office.
Goals
- Advocate for funding of all types of research—fundamental, translational, clinical and outcomes
- Increase the number of collaborations between our researchers and members of the pharmaceutical and biotech industries through the Strategic Alliances Initiative
- Educate investigators and researchers on how to better translate their discoveries into clinical applications through our Translational Research Training Program
- Share stories about research at Mass General through news articles, blog posts and social media (Facebook and Twitter)
- Encourage our investigators to be better science communicators through interactive workshops and programs
Team Members
Susan A. Slaugenhaupt, PhD, Scientific Director
Gabriela Apiou, PhD, Director, Strategic Alliances
Meghan Butler Smith, Senior Program Manager | Contact by email
Brian Burns, Director of Research Communications | Contact by email
Marcela Quintanilla Dieck, Research Communications Specialist | Contact by email
Nicoletta Valenzano, Research Communications Specialist | Contact by email
Coleen Cunningham, Administrative Program Coordinator, Assistant to Dr. Slaugenhaupt | Contact by email
Cristina Torres Caban, PhD, Program Manager, Strategic Alliances | Contact by email
Julia Falco, PhD, Program Manager, Strategic Alliances | Contact by email
Stanimira (Mira) Todorova, MPA, Administrative Program Coordinator, Assistant to Dr. Apiou | Contact by email
Mailing Address
Office of the Scientific Director
Mass General Research Institute
125 Nashua Street, Suite 822
Boston, MA 02115
Office of the Scientific Director
The Office of the Scientific Director at the Mass General Research Institute works to promote research through marketing and communications, philanthropic outreach and building new partnerships with industry.