Dr. Zachary Harvanek

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Zach Harvanek is an Assistant Professor and board-certified Consultation-Liaison Psychiatrist. He completed his MD and PhD at the University of Michigan, where he studied the neurobiological mechanisms by which stress impacts the aging process. Harvanek trained in the Psychiatry residency and fellowship programs at Yale University and has collaborated with renowned experts like Drs. Rajita Sinha and Ke Xu to analyze the relationship between adversity, psychological resilience, and epigenetic aging. His current work emphasizes the connections between mental health and long-term physical outcomes, including obesity and metabolic health as they relate to aging.

Research Interests

Experience

Assistant Professor

— Present

Yale School of Medicine • New Haven, CT

Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry.

Awards

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Yale Physician-Scientist Development Award

2023-07-01
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William Webb Fellowship

2022-11-12
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Seymour Lustman Resident Research Award - 2nd Place

2022-04-01

Requirements for Yale University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Speaking
Required:7.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, or Mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Statement of academic purpose
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Application fee ($105)
  • Resume/CV
Specialization Notes

Administered via the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). GRE General is optional for PhD.