Join DMS, HMS, HSPH, and HSDM students on Friday April 26 from 4-8 PM for a day of games, free food, and music! Whether you want to join in for a round of tug of war or other field day activities or relax eating hotdogs and popcorn while listening to music, there will be something...
Thesis Defense: Evelyn Jiang Time: Monday April 29, 2024, at 1:00 PM Eastern Time Location: Kresge 201 Evelyn will present the thesis titled “Predicting gene expression using whole-genome DNA methylation in Medulloblastoma”. The thesis committee is chaired by Volker Hovestadt and includes Kyu Ha Lee and John Quackenbush.
Thesis Defense: Yushan Xu Time: Monday April 29, 2024, at 2:00 PM Eastern Time Location: Kresge 205 Yushan will present the thesis titled “Whole-genome Sequence Analyses for Daytime Sleepiness in the NHLBI TOPMed Program”. The thesis committee is chaired by Heming Wang, and includes Christoph Lange, and John Quackenbush
Yige will present the dissertation entitled “Toward Robust and Transparent Estimation of the Effects of Time-Dependent Interventions". The dissertation committee is chaired by Dr. José Zubizarreta, and includes Dr. Miguel Hernán and Dr. Tyler VanderWeele.
The Health and Human Rights journal (HHR), co-published by the François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights (FXB Center) and the Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University, is accepting submissions for a special section on distress migration and the right to health which will include papers that examine the relationships between health...
With Elisabeth M Simonin, PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Join the Palestine Program for Health and Human Rights for a conversation about the starvation of civilians in the Gaza Strip. According to the Human Rights Watch, Israeli forces are deliberately blocking the delivery of water, food, and fuel, and using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare in Gaza which is a war...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHCdER8Mekk Artificial intelligence is already improving public health through cancer screenings and postpartum care, but researchers are raising concerns about this rapidly developing technology. ChatGPT and large language models have the potential to exacerbate misinformation and perpetuate bias — or to combat those trends. Our panel of experts will explore the future of AI and...
Join us for a fireside chat on Universal Health Coverage (UHC), where we explore the real-world challenges and successes that leaders face in making healthcare accessible and affordable worldwide. This engaging session, featuring Awa Marie Coll-Seck, Roman Macaya, and Lia Tadesse, offers students the chance to interact directly with these leaders, posing questions and gaining...
This hybrid panel discussion is hosted by Boston University's Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases and features Dr. Caroline Buckee. Learn more and register. Watch the recording. Topics that will be covered include:
