A tremendous thank you to Deans' Distinguished Visiting Professor Alonso Carrasco-Labra (Alonso CarrascoLabra) of @PennDental who presented at yesterday's Dept. of Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Informatics/ UPenn CCEB #PSOMDDVP seminar! For more information about the program & upcoming events➡️ tinyurl.com/4rkmvwbj

🗓️ SAVE THE DATE: Sept. 16-17, 2024! We'll be exploring #AI and #CausalInference at the 4th Penn Conference on #BigData in #Biomedical & #PopulationHealth Sciences. Stay tuned for more information and registration details soon. #PennBIGDATA

Elizabeth Howell, MD, MPP and her team's dedicated efforts are leading to improved outcomes for patients and families by addressing bias, leveraging technology and community engagement.

View the full story Penn Medicine.
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4/30 at 12-1pm ET: COPSS-NISS Leadership Webinar: Leadership in Translational Statistical Research #statsleadershipwebinar Speakers: Sherri Rose, Stanford University and Russell Shinohara, Penn Medicine
Moderator: Jeff Goldsmith, Columbia University. niss.org/events/copss-n…

Registration is open for the 2024 Penn Causal Inference Summer Institute (June 10-13, 2024)! The four-day workshop introduces participants to foundational concepts and methods for causal inference from observational data. Learn more: bit.ly/3JH4Bnc

Our latest study leverages #polygenic risk scores to uncover genetic links between head and neck cancer and #lifestyle factors across two major biobanks UK Biobank. Discover how genetics may influence cancer risks and outcomes. Dept. of Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Informatics Penn IBI

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📣 The Penn community is invited to join us at the DBEI Chair's Seminar (May 1, 2-3PM) in 701 Blockley Hall for an engaging discussion on the barriers to #equity and #inclusion in #research led by the Joint Research Practices Working Group of PennCHIBE and PAIR Center.

Ellen Caniglia, ScD (Ellie Caniglia) + Enrique Schisterman, PhD (@eschisterman1) have received a $1M The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute award to develop a system to help clinicians assess the results from conflicting clinical trials to make informed patient treatment recommendations. bit.ly/3xP8bJ3

Join us on Wednesday, 5/1 at 9am to see Deans' Distinguished Visiting Professor, Alonso Carrasco-Labra (Alonso CarrascoLabra) of @PennDental & Penn LDI, present his hybrid seminar at Dept. of Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Informatics & UPenn CCEB! #PSOMDDVP tinyurl.com/mpekejzn

'Weighting methods for truncation by death in cluster trials'

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A beauty of an opening dissertation chapter by Penn GGEB Dept. of Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Informatics PhD Biostats student Dane Isenberg (proud cmte chair here😊).

w/ Nandita Mitra (@PennCausal) Fan Li

New research identifies genetic associations in the human diseasome using an endophenotype-augmented disease network ft. Jakob Woerner, Vivek Sriram (@UPennGCB), Anurag Verma (@PennMedicine), Yonghyun Nam & Dokyoon Kim (@UPennDBEI) Penn IBI tinyurl.com/bdebj2c8

👏BIG THANKS👏 to M. Kit Delgado, MD, MS (M. Kit Delgado, MD, MS) Director Penn Med Nudge Unit; Penn Center for Health Incentives+Behavioral Econ Penn Center for Emergency Care Policy and Research Penn LDI Penn Injury Science Center Dept. of Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Informatics for presenting his talk 'Case Studies from the Penn Medicine Nudge Unit' for our #DBMIGrandRounds !

ICYMI: Watch👇
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John H. Holmes, PhD, FACE, FACMI, Professor of Medical Informatics in Epidemiology, received the 2024 Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching.

Congratulations, John!

#ICYMI : Penn Medicine has named Dr. Marylyn D. Ritchie, PhD (@PennGenetics) PSOM Vice Dean of AI & Computing & Mitchell Schnall (@PennRadiology) as UPHS Sr. VP for Data & Technology Solutions in order to enhance its strategic approach to #AI & other emerging tech tinyurl.com/5wr3vc6m

We’re thrilled to announce that Sean Hennessy, PharmD, PhD, (Sean Hennessy) received the William B. Abrams Award in Geriatric Clinical Pharmacology award at the ASCPT Journal Family 2024 Annual Meeting. Join us in celebrating his remarkable achievements in Pharmacology.

Researchers from Penn Medicine and Penn LDI, including DBEI's Jordy Cohen, MD, MSCE, Michael Harhay, and Gary Weissman, examined the evidence on how health care algorithms and associated mitigation strategies affect racial and ethnic disparities.

In a two part interview with CGTLive®, Peter Merkel, MD, MPH, provides insight on cell therapy as an effective intervention for autoimmune disease, weighing the costs and benefits of this important treatment.

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It's the 9th Annual Health Equity Week (April 1-5, 2024)! Check out this week's expert-driven conversations on #health and #health care disparities and how Penn Medicine is advancing #health equity through innovative solutions: bit.ly/4ah84nP Penn Medicine Center for Health Equity Advancement

New in Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics and led by
Cheng Chen :

Comparative Risk of Injury with Concurrent Use of Opioids and Skeletal Muscle Relaxants

Sean Hennessy Charles E Leonard Todd Miano, PharmD,PhD Dept. of Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Informatics

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Next Wednesday, 4/10, please join us for a light breakfast and a hybrid CCEB & DBEI seminar with Jeffrey Morris, MS, PhD.

Zoom access: [email protected]

Seminar files: bit.ly/3ZLEUbg
2024 schedule: bit.ly/4bsYHTe