UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute announced its Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design (BERD) Research Methods Seminar Series schedule for the fall semester. The series features lectures on fundamental research methods in the fall semester and covers more advanced topics in the spring semester. Statisticians and methodologists from multiple Penn State departments present these seminars.
Seminars are held virtually from 1 to 2 p.m. Streaming information is sent upon registration.
The fall schedule is:
- Sept. 8: “Designing Adaptive Interventions through Wearables to Improve Physical Activity” by Ajith Vemuri: Register here.
- Sept. 22: “Modeling of Correlated Cognitive Function and Functional Disability Outcomes with Bounded and Missing Data in a Longitudinal Aging Study” by George O. Agogo: Register here.
- Oct. 6: “AI for Biomedical Research - How to Choose the Right Techniques and Models” by Sen Yang: Register here.
- Oct. 20: “Best Practices in Perinatal Epidemiologic Research” by Kristin Sznajder: Register here.
- Nov. 3: “An Introduction to Interrupted Time Series Analysis: Aging in Place in the Netherlands” by Terrence Murphy: Register here.
- Nov. 17: “An Overview of Bulk and Single-cell RNA Sequencing Analysis Techniques” by Vonn Walter: Register here.
- Dec. 8: “From Risk to Reality: Predicting Autoimmune Disease Progression with Genomic and EHR Integration” by Bibo Jiang: Register here.
Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Research Design Core is part of Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute.
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