MELD Seminar – Epigenetic mechanisms of allergic diseases during pregnancy
Building 1 – Room 1302 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, United StatesWith Elisabeth M Simonin, PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow
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A Looming Famine: Starvation in Gaza
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...
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The promise and perils of AI in health care
Kresge Buildinghttps://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...
Access to Universal Health Coverage: Leaders’ Perspectives
Kresge 201Join 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...
From Data to Action: Leveraging Data Science for Effective Health Policy and Surveillance Against Emerging Infectious Disease Threats
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:
Using de novo mutations to dissect community assembly in the human microbiome
Tami Lieberman, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (MIT, IMES) This speaker will be in person in FXB 301. The event will be hybrid and we will have lunch for those that are present.
Thesis Defense – Jessica Petrochuk
Thesis Defense: Jessica Petrochuk Time: Monday May 1, 2024, at 12:00 PM Eastern Time Location: Kresge 205 Zoom: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/97662851929 Jessica will present the thesis titled “Foundation Model Based Prediction of Lung Cancer Survival Using Temporal Changes in Dual Time Point CT Scans”. The thesis committee is chaired by Raymond Mak and includes Benjamin Kann and...
Don’t Leave Yet! Research Data Offboarding Done Right
Harvard Longwood Campus Boston, MA, United StatesWhen employees leave, they take their skills and institutional knowledge with them. It is important to record essential informative information related to projects and datasets to ensure the success of future users. This session will review the important steps for offboarding employees/trainees from a lab or project. We will provide an overview of the various...
Department of Molecular Metabolism EDIB Lunch
Building 2 – Room 102 655 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, United States
When does social media satisfy the need to belong? Loneliness and Digital Thriving
On Wednesday, May 1st, from 1-1:50 PM in FXB G12 and online, join us for "When does social media satisfy the need to belong? Loneliness and Digital Thriving", a seminar led by Dr. Jeffrey Hall, and the sixth installment in our Loneliness and Well-being Seminar Series. Has the rise of social media created the loneliness...
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When does social media satisfy the need to belong? Loneliness and Digital Thriving
Francois-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Building 651 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United StatesOn Wednesday, May 1st, from 1-1:50 PM in FXB G12 and online, join us for “When does social media satisfy the need to belong? Loneliness and Digital Thriving“, a seminar led by Dr. Jeffrey Hall, and the sixth installment in our Loneliness and Well-being Seminar Series. Has the rise of social media created the loneliness...
Quantitative Issues in Cancer Research Working Group Seminar
Building 2, Room 426Amy Zhou, PhD Student, Department of Biostatistics, Harvard University Comparison of Outcome-Dependent Sampling for Semi-Competing Risks Abstract: Outcome-dependent sampling is a commonly used design tool to collect otherwise unavailable information on a subset of participants rather than all participants. This is particularly useful in research settings where one or more covariates of interest may not...