Thanks Dr. Sperling MFM! Food access is critical during pregnancy. Prescriptions for nutrition therapy won't work without consistent availability of healthy food resources. @ditosto_julia @NMGynecology

Meet two of our many Changemakers, Dr. Lynn Yee, MD MPH, MPH and Dr. @NevBadreldin, MD. 👩🏻‍🔬✨⁠⁠ ⁠⁠We are so proud to fund such groundbreaking researchers like Dr. Yee and Dr. Badreldin. Swipe or click here link in bio to learn more about their study: bit.ly/3cEuTqM

Always important to remind ourselves that we are all learning and self awareness is key during that process

Racial and ethnic representation in OB-GYN trials is suboptimal, finds cross-sectional analysis of OB-GYN studies. All subspecialties should strive for more equitably representative research. ja.ma/3Vhfsrl

Food insecurity is a key SdoH. Yet there are only 5 non-WIC interventions addressing food access in pregnancy (out of 11K+ screened). ajogmfm.org/article/S2589-…. Thanks Maya Roytman, Julia DiTosto, and our mentor Lynn Yee, MD MPH for the opp to raise awareness about this gap & issue

Learned a lot and had such a great time at my first DBEI Research Day! Thank you to everyone who came to visit the posters!

⁦Society for Pediatric & Perinatal Epi Research⁩ conference in Portland, Oregon with @busph and ⁦Penn⁩ friends! #sper2023

I had an amazing time attending and presenting at my first #SPER and #SER conferences! Thank you to Sunni Mumford Ellie Caniglia Enrique Schisterman and Stefanie Hinkle for the mentorship on secondary data analyses using the FAZST trial 📊📈 naria ✨

DBEI represented at last week's #SER2023 (SER) and #SPER2023 (Society for Pediatric & Perinatal Epi Research) conferences in Portland, OR!

Illuminating the way different racial and ethnic groups have been represented in clinical trials from 2007-2020. Julia DiTosto Brandon Turner Dario Roque Lynn Yee, MD MPH ow.ly/9F5G30sxiWj

From the The Green Journal Special Issue on #Racism and Reproductive Health: Obstetric Clinical Trial Diversity - Analysis of Trial Focus and Representation From 2007 to 2020 Julia DiTosto Brandon Turner Dario Roque Lynn Yee, MD MPH journals.lww.com/greenjournal/f…

Kicking off today's engaging showcase presentations is Stefanie Hinkle, PhD, Assistant Professor of #Epidemiology with “Gestational Weight Change in a Diverse #Pregnancy Cohort and Mortality Over 50 Years: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study.” #DBEIResearchDay #PublicHealth

Ellen Caniglia, ScD (Ellie Caniglia) + Enrique Schisterman, PhD (Enrique Schisterman) 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

1/ 11 Still using logistic regression to calculate propensity scores for your inverse probability weights? Bet you’re tired of dealing with extreme weights and iterating that model over and over till you get balance. Time to use BALANCING WEIGHTS and get it done in one step.

Easily the most talented teammate I’ve ever had. Go Kelsey! 🌲 🇺🇸

I had the wonderful opportunity to present my research emulating target trials to estimate the safety of antihypertensives during pregnancy for non-severe gestational hypertension at #SPER2024 and #SER2024 📊 Thank you for Ellie Caniglia for the mentorship!

This year's winner of the Rothman Career Accomplishment Award is Sean Hennessy!

From The Farm to the World’s biggest stage! 🌲🇺🇸 The Olympics begin in ONE WEEK and we’re so excited to cheer Kelsey on in Paris! #GoStanford

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Julia DiTosto, MS, a PhD student at Penn, applies causal inference to study how fibroids and PCOS may affect cardiovascular risk. Her work uses EHR data, trial emulation, and bias reduction techniques. Read the Community Spotlight: bit.ly/40zfa4C