What inspires or motivates you in your role at HMS/HSDM?
As a Lead AV Technical Specialist, I am inspired every day by witnessing students, faculty, and staff as they learn, grow, and challenge themselves. Assisting faculty and students by resolving...
What inspires or motivates you in your role at HMS/HSDM?
Simply put, I love microscopes and I love teaching. I feel very fortunate to have found a role where I can indulge in my passions every day, in an intellectually-stimulating and exciting research...
What inspires or motivates you in your role at HMS/HSDM?
In two words, fantastic colleagues. It is a privilege to work with our faculty and to contribute what I can to their success. It's just as much of a privilege to work as a team with intelligent, hard...
What inspires or motivates you in your role at HMS/HSDM?
Growing up, I always looked up to my mom as the pinnacle of the American Dream. She immigrated to the U.S. as a child during the Vietnam War, knowing no English and with no supports besides her...
What inspires or motivates you in your role at HMS/HSDM?
My grandfather David E Van Vactor, founding chairman of the Department of Fine Arts at the University of Tennessee and a composer and conductor of symphonic music inspired me.
What are you most proud...
What is the significance of the object you brought with you to the photo shoot?
This painting is called "Aurora through Trees" and I have held onto it since creating it during a Zoom painting event in college. During the COVID-19 pandemic, as my classmates...
What is the significance of the object you brought with you to the photo shoot?
My work is strongly driven by my students - learning from them, being inspired by them, and wanting to redesign educational structures and learning experiences to more...
What are you most proud of about your work at HMS?
I have two roles at Harvard Medical School. One is that I am a Professor in the Department of Genetics.
In that capacity, I have two major responsibilities, both of which have been a source of pride. First...
What unique skills and/or talents do you bring to your job?
While I never really thought my love of baking would be an asset at work, I'm sure my students would disagree! ORMA is part of student services at HMS and I feel that is what offer to the students...
Harpreet Singh serves as the Assistant Director of the Office of Recruitment and Multicultural Affairs. In this role, he provides support to make Harvard Medical School a place of belonging for students of all backgrounds. Harpreet holds a Bachelors in...