Open Insights in Biomedical Data Science

Next Seminar 

Time: Friday, May 14, 1:30pm-3pm EST

Topic: Broader and deeper engagement in biomedical data science

Moderator: Dr. Hongzhe Li, Vice Chair of Research Integration, DBEI

Our panelists are:

  1. Dr. Enrique Schisterman, Chair of DBEI
  2. Dr. Jeff Morris, Director of Division of Biostatistics
  3. Dr. Jason Moore, Director of Division of Informatics and Director of IBI
  4. Dr. Alexis Ogdie-Beatty, Deputy Director of CCEB

A wide range of topics will be discussed, including:

  •     The role of computational thinking and inferential thinking in biomedical data science and data science life cycle 
  •     Data bias, algorithm bias and fairness, AI for health care equity
  •     Trustworthy machine learning algorithm, privacy and reproducibility
  •     Promise of AI in health care and health care equity
  •     Challenges and opportunities in deeper engagement in biomedical data science research at Penn
  •     Modernization of PhD training in data science
  •     Open discussion

Connect to the full meeting from a computer or device:
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Connect for audio only: 1.408.419.1715 or 1.408.915.6290
Meeting ID: 659 613 804

Questions? Contact Janine Pritchard


Additional Information:
•    All attendees will be muted (camera and audio) upon entry. You can unmute when you wish to ask a question at the appropriate time.
•    Depending on the device you use, you may be required to download BlueJeans

One Friday each month, we will meet virtually to discuss a theme in data science, featuring local, national and international speakers. Presented by the DBEI, the CCEB, and the Center for Statistics in Biomedical Big Data (CSBBD), the series will provide an open forum to learn frontier topics, to promote collaborations, and to engage participants in a discussion about biomedical data science.
 


Past Seminars

Time: Friday, April 16, 1-3 p.m. EST

Topic: Getting to the cause of complex diseases – state of the art on Mendelian randomization

1:00 p.m. Dr. Qingyuan Zhao, University Lecture, Cambridge University
Mendelian randomization: Old and new insights
2:00 p.m. :  Dr. Stephen Burgess, Programme Leader, MRC Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge University
Recent developments in Mendelian randomization

Time: Friday, February 12, 1-3 p.m. EST

Topic: Data Science Innovations in Single Cell Genomics and Medical Imaging

1:00 p.m. Sarah Ryan, PhD, Instructor of Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania 
Cluster Activation Mapping with Applications to Medical Imaging
1:40 p.m. : Elizabeth Sweeney, PhD,  Assistant Professor, Weill Cornell Medicine
Image Analysis Tools for Quantitative Susceptibility Maps in Multiple Sclerosis Lesions

Time: Friday, December 11, 1-3 p.m. EST

Topic: Mobile health and Digital Phenotyping

1 p.m.:  Joshua F. Baker, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine 
Cell phone location data and trends in COVID-19 Infections
1:30 p.m.: Jukka-Pekka Onnela, PhD, Associate Professor of Biostatistics 
Smartphone-based Digital Phenotyping: Data, Methods, Case Studies

Time: Friday, November 13, 1-3 p.m. EST

Topic: Dynamics of Single Cell Genomics

1 p.m.:  Eugene Katsevich, PhD, Assistant Professor of Statistics
Statistical Analysis of Single Cell CRISPR Screens
1:30 p.m.Mingyao Li, PhD, Professor of Biostatistics
Applications of Deep Learning in Single Cell Genomics
2 p.m.Katalin Susztak, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine
Single Cell Genomics – Methods and Applications for Kidney Health and Disease

Time: Friday, October 16, 1-3 p.m. EST 

Topic: Delve Into EHR Data and New Linkages in Public Data Sources 

1 p.m.  Mary Regina Boland, MA, MPhil, PhD, Assistant Professor of Informatics
Linking Multiple Public Data Sources Towards Understanding the Role of Hydraulic Fracturing Chemicals on Hormonal Regulation
1:30 p.m.  Yong Chen, PhD, Associate Professor of Biostatistics
Distributed Learning for Electronic Health Records Data
2:15 p.m.  Rebecca Hubbard, PhD, Professor of Biostatistics
The Role of Data Provenance in EHR Phenotyping and Analysis

Time: Friday, September 18, 1-3 p.m. EST

Topic: Promise and Challenge of EHR in Biomedical Research

1 p.m.  James Zou, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Data Science, Stanford University.
Computer vision to deeply phenotype human diseases across physiological, tissue and molecular scales 
2 p.mArjun Magge, PhD, Research Scientist, University of Pennsylvania.
Deep Learning Pipelines for Toponym Resolution in Scientific Articles
2:30 p.m. Ian Barnett, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania.
Neural Networks for Clustered and Longitudinal Data Using Mixed Effects Models


Organizing the series are committee members Ian Barnett, PhD; Sean Hennessy, PharmD, PhD; Graciela Gonzalez Hernandez, MS, PhD; Hongzhe Li, PhD; Mingyao Li, PhD; Li Shen, PhD; and Douglas Wiebe, PhD. Our co-presenters are the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics and the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics.

About Us

We are interested in statistical inference methods in big data in health science research. 

PUBLICATIONS

We publish both in top statistical journals such as JASA, JRSS-B, Biometrika, Annals of Applied Statistics and in top subject area journals such as Science, Nature, Nature Genetics. 

  

Contact Us

Assistant: Janine M. Pritchard

Tel:   (215) 573-4045

Email: jpritcha@pennmedicine.upenn.edu