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Thesis Defense – Evelyn Jiang
Kresge 201Thesis 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
Kresge 205Thesis 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
Dissertation Defense – Yige Li
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.
Deadline: Health and Human Rights Journal Call for Papers on Distress Migration and the Right to Health
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,...
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
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...
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...