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SUMMARY:Invited Academic Seminar Series - Cynthia Reinhart-King - The Intersection of Mechanobiology and Cellular Metabolism in Cancer (Hybrid Delivery)
DESCRIPTION:Speaker\nCynthia Reinhart-King\nCornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering\nProfessor of Biomedical Engineering\nDirector of Graduate Studies in Biomedical Engineering\nVanderbilt School of Engineering \n\nAbstract\nDuring solid tumor progression\, cells undergo mechanical and metabolic changes that help to fuel metastasis. To move\, cells must utilize ATP to fuel the the cellular contractility and forces that sustain migration\, however very little is known about how the metabolic state of a cell affects its ability to migrate and vice versa. In this talk\, I will describe my lab’s efforts to understand the forces driving cell movements in the tumor microenvironment and the energy required for movement. Combining tissue engineering approaches\, mouse models\, and patient samples\, we create and validate in vitro systems to understand how cells navigate the tumor stroma environment with the goal of identifying novel targets of cancer metastasis. Microfabrication and native biomaterials are used to build mimics of the paths created and taken by cells during metastasis. Using these platforms\, we have described a role for a balance between cellular energetics\, cell and matrix stiffness\, and confinement in determining migration behavior. Moreover\, we have extended this work into investigating the intersection of diabetes and the diabetic tissue microenvironment with tumor progression\, showing that mechanical changes in the tissue due to diabetes can promote cancer. Overall\, our work has demonstrated key mechanical drivers of metastasis within the tissue microenvironment. \n\nHost\nPenney Gilbert
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/invited-academic-seminar-series-cynthia-reinhart-king/
LOCATION:Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research\, Red Room\, 160 College Street\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 3E1\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Graduate Seminar Series: Clinical Stream - Behrad TaghiBeyglou
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Seminar Series: Clinical Stream\nGraduate Seminar Series for the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME). This day is for clinical stream presenters.\nIf you would like to invite your Principal Investigator\, please add their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nPresentation Title: Development of accessible digital technologies to improve sleep assessment in people experiencing homelessness\nAbstract:\nIn Toronto\, there are 8\,700 people experiencing homelessness (PEH) on any given night. It has been shown that PEH are at high risk of chronic disorders\, such as diabetes\, heart or mental disease\, which are common comorbid conditions of sleep apnea. However\, there is no study on the prevalence and consequences of sleep apnea in PEH. Due to several barriers to healthcare\, such as low trust in care providers and difficulty visiting medical facilities\, PEH have limited access to sleep care. Hence\, sleep apnea remains a potential cause of morbidity and mortality in this population. The goal of this study is to assess the feasibility and potential of digital technologies to provide equitable access to sleep care for adults who live in shelters in Toronto.\nIn this study\, we aim to address the current gap in sleep care to shelter residents through 4 interconnected objectives. First\, we will investigate the prevalence of sleep problems among shelter residents. Second\, we will develop a smartphone application to estimate the risk of sleep problems using speech and video analyses during wakefulness\, to provide a more accessible and accurate tool to screen sleep disorders in PEH. Third\, in participants diagnosed with sleep apnea\, we will investigate the feasibility of providing patient-centered sleep apnea treatment\, including continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) or oral appliances (OA). Fourth\, we will investigate the accuracy of a new approach based on snoring sounds analysis to predict the efficiency of OA to treat sleep apnea in PEH\, which would improve selection of the optimum treatment option for this population.\nBy accomplishing the objectives of this study\, more information about the sleep disorders in PEH will be gained\, and the feasibility of providing sleep apnea treatment in PEH will be investigated. Also\, with the help of digital technologies and simple modalities such as snoring sounds\, the diagnosis and treatment of sleep problems will be more feasible\, efficient\, and accessible for PEH.\nSupervisor Name: Dr. Azadeh Yadollahi\nYear of Study: 2\nProgram of Study: PhD\nZoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89610372821?pwd=azd4SCtYVWtreVovaGNPV1c2NGY2Zz09\nMeeting ID: 896 1037 2821\nPassword: 483329\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-seminar-series-clinical-stream-behrad-taghibeyglou/
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SUMMARY:Graduate Seminar Series: Clinical Stream - Ava Danialy
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Seminar Series: Clinical Stream\nGraduate Seminar Series for the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME). This day is for clinical stream presenters.\nIf you would like to invite your Principal Investigator\, please add their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nPresentation Title: Pre-clinical Evaluation of an Image-Guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Platform for in utero Therapy\nAbstract: N/A\nSupervisor Name: Dr. James Drake\nYear of Study: 4\nProgram of Study: PhD\nZoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89610372821?pwd=azd4SCtYVWtreVovaGNPV1c2NGY2Zz09\nMeeting ID: 896 1037 2821\nPassword: 483329\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-seminar-series-clinical-stream-ava-danialy/
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CREATED:20221117T205248Z
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SUMMARY:Graduate Seminar Series: Molecular Stream - Sean McGrath
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Seminar Series: Molecular Stream\nGraduate Seminar Series for the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME). This day is for molecular stream presenters.\nIf you would like to invite your Principal Investigator\, please add their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nPresentation Title: Microbubbles for endobronchial ultrasound induced lung cancer diagnosis and therapy\nAbstract: TBD\nSupervisor Name: Naomi Matsuura\nYear of Study: 4\nProgram of Study: PhD\nZoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89610372821?pwd=azd4SCtYVWtreVovaGNPV1c2NGY2Zz09\nMeeting ID: 896 1037 2821\nPassword: 483329\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-seminar-series-molecular-stream-sean-mcgrath/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230118T120000
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SUMMARY:Student Town Hall Meeting for Clinical Stream (Virtual)
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URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/student-town-hall-meeting-for-clinical-stream/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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SUMMARY:Knowledge-Based Planning: Prediction\, Optimization\, and Open-Access Advances
DESCRIPTION:The Joint CARTE (University of Toronto) and University of Seoul Applied AI seminar series welcomes Professor Timothy Chan. \nRegistration: Please register through here. \nAbstract: In this talk\, I will present recent work our group has done in knowledge-based planning\, including the development of dose prediction and optimization models. I will also discuss the organization and results of the Open Knowledge-Based Planning Challenge (OpenKBP)\, an AAPM-sponsored international competition to compare dose prediction models on a large open-access dataset of head-and-neck cancer patients. Finally\, I will present follow-up work from an international collaboration that extends OpenKBP to include plan optimization. \nBio: Timothy Chan is the Associate Vice-President and Vice-Provost\, Strategic Initiatives of the University of Toronto\, the Canada Research Chair in Novel Optimization and Analytics in Health\, a Professor in the department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering\, and a Senior Fellow of Massey College. His primary research interests are in operations research\, optimization\, and applied machine learning\, with applications in healthcare\, medicine\, sustainability\, and sports. He received his B.Sc. in Applied Mathematics from the University of British Columbia (2002)\, and his Ph.D. in Operations Research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2007). Before coming to Toronto\, he was an Associate in the Chicago office of McKinsey and Company (2007-2009)\, a global management consulting firm. During that time\, he advised leading companies in the fields of medical device technology\, travel and hospitality\, telecommunications\, and energy on issues of strategy\, organization\, technology and operations.
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/knowledge-based-planning-prediction-optimization-and-open-access-advances/
LOCATION:Online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230119T120000
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CREATED:20220818T154625Z
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SUMMARY:Student Town Hall Meeting for Cell & Tissue Stream (Virtual)
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URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/student-town-hall-meeting-for-cell-tissue-stream/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230119T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230119T140000
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SUMMARY:Building a Leading Digital Healthcare Platform with Data and AI
DESCRIPTION:CARTE Industry Speaker Seminar Series welcomes Brandon Rufino\, Ingrid Grozavu\, Kartik Pant\, Nitesh Soni\, and Dimitrije Jankovic from Sanofi’s AI Center of Excellence for an in-person industry speaker seminar. \nTopic: Building a Leading Digital Healthcare Platform with Data and AI \nDate and Time: Thursday\, January 19\, 2023 (1:00 – 2:00 PM EST) \nRegistration: Please register through this link. Capacity is limited. Please register early\, and if applicable with your University of Toronto email address\, to get priority access to this event. \nVenue: Bahen Building (40 St. George Street\, Toronto\, M5S 2E4)\, Room 1200 \nAbstract: AI has the power to transform the pharmaceutical industry from increasing research precision\, to improving safety for patients\, and advancing science. As a part of their mission to chase the miracles of science\, Sanofi’s AI Center of Excellence opened in Toronto in 2022. Now a year old and a part of the global Digital Data team\, the team is developing critical products in research\, clinical development\, manufacturing\, supply chain and corporate that are being deployed across Sanofi’s 100+ markets. The team will share an overview of the critical business problems being solved\, along with the AI and analytical techniques done to get there\, as well as their Machine Learning Operations platform that helps the team achieve speed and scale with appropriate compute and controls. A deep dive will be done on techniques used for indication identification for clinical data\, yield optimization in manufacturing sites and next best action engines. \nSpeaker Bios:  \nBrandon Rufino: Brandon is a computational science lead on the Integrative Clinical Data program that provides ML models to accelerate clinical trial design along several steps within the Development cycle. Brandon is a Biomedical Engineering by training\, and has built several digital applications and machine learning models working with clinical and health care data throughout his academic and industry journey. \nIngrid Grozavu: Ingrid is a project manager on the computational science team that builds ML models to enhance drug development (R&D) activities at Sanofi. Ingrid is a biochemist by training\, and recently completed her PhD at U of T in high throughput and AI-driven cancer drug discovery. \nKartik Pant: Kartik is Sanofi’s Head of Industrial Affairs Data and AI Solutions in the Global Digital Data team. He is responsible for driving value across Sanofi’s Manufacturing sites and Supply Chain through build and implementation of cutting-edge AI solutions and robust data foundations. Kartik has prior experience in delivering innovative Digital solutions to drive large-scale transformation and value generation in Operations across Healthcare\, CPG\, Automotive industries. \nNitesh Soni: Nitesh is a Data Science & AI commercial leader in the Global Digital Data Toronto hub. He brings several years of experience of building end-to-end AI solutions in multiple industries. Few examples of his current focused areas are to provide Best-in-class customer experience\, recommending AI driven communications to HCPs\, augment to data-driven marketing strategies and  help in modernize corporate function areas. He leads a data science team distributed across North America and Europe. \nDimitrije Jankovic: Dimitrije is Sanofi’s Head of Data and AI Strategy\, responsible for innovation\, ecosystems\, strategy\, transformation and the portfolio management office within Sanofi’s Global Digital Data team. Dimitrije is an engineer by training\, with experience in leading large scale transformations in data and AI across various industries including healthcare\, transportation\, telecommunications and public sector. \n 
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/building-a-leading-digital-healthcare-platform-with-data-and-ai/
LOCATION:Bahen Centre\, 40 St George St\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5S 2E4\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Student Town Hall Meeting for Molecular Stream (Virtual)
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URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/student-town-hall-meeting-for-molecular-stream/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230125T120000
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SUMMARY:Graduate Seminar Series: Clinical Stream - Soowan Choi
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Seminar Series: Clinical Stream\nGraduate Seminar Series for the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME). This day is for clinical stream presenters.\nIf you would like to invite your Principal Investigator\, please add their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nPresentation Title: Validity Assessment of a 3D Depth Sensor for Movement Tracking in Children with Cerebral Palsy\nAbstract: Bootle Blast (BB) and Bootle Boot Camp (BC) are interactive video games to support rehabilitation for children with cerebral palsy (CP) using a low-cost 3D depth sensor\, the Orbbec Persee+. The aim of this study is to establish the clinical utility and accuracy of the Orbbec Persee+ as a sensor for tracking therapy exercises and movement during game play. Thirty children (with CP and typically developing) will execute 15 repetitions of therapeutically relevant upper and lower limb exercises within the context of playing 7 mini-games. Kinematic measurements will be computed from the joint coordinate data of the Orbbec and a gold standard marker-based motion analysis system for comparison. The accuracy of the Orbbec will be determined through the Pearson’s correlation coefficient (R)\, coefficient of variation (CV)\, root mean squared error (RMSE)\, Bland-Altman plot (BAP)\, and a paired t-test (p<0.05).\nSupervisor Name: Elaine Biddiss\nYear of Study: 2\nProgram of Study: MASc\nZoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89610372821?pwd=azd4SCtYVWtreVovaGNPV1c2NGY2Zz09\nMeeting ID: 896 1037 2821\nPassword: 483329\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-seminar-series-clinical-stream-soowan-choi/
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SUMMARY:Graduate Seminar Series: Clinical Stream - Shaurya Gupta
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Seminar Series: Clinical Stream\nGraduate Seminar Series for the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME). This day is for clinical stream presenters.\nIf you would like to invite your Principal Investigator\, please add their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nPresentation Title: OCT Imaging of Injured Rat Spinal Cord\nAbstract: TBD\nSupervisor Name: Dr. Albert Yee and Dr. Victor Yang\nYear of Study: 2\nProgram of Study: PhD\nZoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89610372821?pwd=azd4SCtYVWtreVovaGNPV1c2NGY2Zz09\nMeeting ID: 896 1037 2821\nPassword: 483329\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-seminar-series-clinical-stream-shaurya-gupta/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230126T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230126T123000
DTSTAMP:20260419T130057
CREATED:20221021T221258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230125T210756Z
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SUMMARY:Graduate Seminar Series: Cell and Tissue Stream - Azin Mirzajavadkhan
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Seminar Series: Cell and Tissue Stream\nGraduate Seminar Series for the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME). This day is for cell and tissue stream presenters.\nIf you would like to invite your Principal Investigator\, please add their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nPresentation Title: Analyzing the impact of multimodal metastatic treatment on femoral bone quality\nAbstract: Skeletal bone metastases may appear in up to 1/3 of all cancer patients and can cause pain\, fractures\, neurologic impairment\, and reduce quality of life. Skeletal metastasis can present as: osteolytic (bone destroying)\, osteoblastic (bone generating)\, or as a mixture of the two. Treatment of metastases are aimed to decrease pain\, provide skeletal stability\, locally control tumor growth\, and improve mobility. Treatment methods include local therapies\, such as radiation therapy (RT) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA)\, systemic drugs (i.e.\, bisphosphonates (BPs))\, and chemotherapeutic agents (i.e.\, docetaxel). RT is the standard care for bone metastasis. It uses high doses of ionizing radiation to diminish osteoclasts activation while reducing tumor volume. RFA uses the heat produced by an alternating current which induces ionic modulation causing targeted ablation of tissues. BPs reduce bone reabsorption by limiting osteoclastic action which leads to an increase in bone mineral density (BMD) overtime. Chemotherapy treatments such as docetaxel can cause myelosuppression and decrease BMD and bone strength. However\, this can be ameliorated by BP treatment. In our laboratory to date\, we have primarily evaluated the impact of cancer treatments on bone quality focused on osteolytic disease\, demonstrating differences in both the mineral and organic phases of bone with subsequent impact on bone mechanical properties. We have further shown that RFA leads to improved mineralization profiles with respect to mineral content and homogeneity in a novel preclinical rodent model of osteoblastic femoral metastases. With multiple treatment options for skeletal metastasis\, it is crucial to understand the effects of new\, existing\, and combinational therapies on both tumour destruction and bone quality. This information can lead to improvement in diagnosis\, fracture risk assessment\, treatment planning and delivery.\nSupervisor Name: Dr. Cari Whyne\nYear of Study: 2\nProgram of Study: MASc\nZoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89610372821?pwd=azd4SCtYVWtreVovaGNPV1c2NGY2Zz09\nMeeting ID: 896 1037 2821\nPassword: 483329\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-seminar-series-cell-and-tissue-stream-azin-mirzajavadkhan-2/
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CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230126T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230126T130000
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SUMMARY:Graduate Seminar Series: Cell and Tissue Stream - saba rafieian
DESCRIPTION:Graduate Seminar Series: Cell and Tissue Stream\nGraduate Seminar Series for the Institute of Biomedical Engineering (BME). This day is for cell and tissue stream presenters.\nIf you would like to invite your Principal Investigator\, please add their email via the ‘Add Guest’ button and they will also be notified of your presentation.\nPresentation Title: Craniomaxillofacial restoration: Innovative tool development to aid nasal reconstruction\nAbstract: The craniomaxillofacial (CMF) anatomy is a complex 3D structure composed of soft tissues covering an intricately shaped skeletal foundation. Traumatic injury can negatively impact CMF form and function (psychosocial and physical well-being). In post-traumatic reconstructive nasal reconstruction\, septal cartilage (which provides the foundation of structure and support to the nasal airway) is often deficient and struts from costal (rib) cartilage are used to re-create the central “L strut” support through a labor-intensive manual approach. The major disadvantage of using costal cartilage is its tendency to warp and various clinical techniques have been suggested to try to carve straight struts from costal cartilage (overcoming warping) to recreate the “L strut”. Specifically\, cartilage harvested autologously from the synchondrosis junction between the 6th and 7th rib of the patient cut into slices a few millimeters thick has been used to recreate the struts of the nasal septum. In this\, transverse slicing has shown significantly less graft warp and the ability to yield multiple struts from one piece of harvested rib. It has been postulated that the lower tendency for graft warp using this technique may be due to the directionality of slicing\, preserving the balance of cross-sectional forces. Manual preparation of grafts may result in an imbalance of these forces resulting in the unwanted warp (due to cartilage anisotropy) and the consequent paucity of useable graft material.\nSupervisor Name: Drs. Cari Whyne and Jeff Fialkov\nYear of Study: 2\nProgram of Study: MASc\nZoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89610372821?pwd=azd4SCtYVWtreVovaGNPV1c2NGY2Zz09\nMeeting ID: 896 1037 2821\nPassword: 483329\nPowered by Calendly.com
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/graduate-seminar-series-cell-and-tissue-stream-saba-rafieian-2/
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CATEGORIES:Graduate Seminar Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230127T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230127T070000
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CREATED:20230109T190055Z
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UID:39673-1674799200-1674802800@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Data-Driven Approaches to Studying Neighborhoods and Health Inequalities – Prof. Dustin Duncan
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Inequity Speaker Series with Associate Professor Dustin Duncan\, from the Department of Epidemiology and Co-Director of the Social and Spatial Epidemiology Unit\, Columbia University. \nREGISTER HERE.  \nDate: January 27\, 2023 \nTime: 11 am – 12 pm \nFormat: Hybrid (in-person & virtual) \nTalk Title: Data-Driven Approaches to Studying Neighborhoods and Health Inequalities \nAbstract: The field of neighborhoods and health (sometimes referred to as spatial epidemiology) has grown exponentially in the last twenty years\, especially since the publication of the first edition of Neighborhoods and Health edited by Ichiro Kawachi and Lisa Berkman in 2003. There is a large literature on the influence of neighborhoods on health to date. Indeed\, many reviews and technical reports of accumulated neighborhoods and health research have been conducted. This talk will provide an overview on the range of established and emerging quantitative methods used in neighborhoods and health research\, including emerging methodological approaches deriving measures of neighborhood environments from postings on social media platforms and crowd-sourced web-based data. These data-driven approach to studying neighborhoods and health will be applied to health inequalities research.   Speaker Profile: Dustin T. Duncan\, ScD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health\, where he directs Columbia’s Spatial Epidemiology Lab and co-directs the department’s Social and Spatial Epidemiology Unit. Dr. Duncan is an internationally recognized Social and Spatial Epidemiologist. His research broadly seeks to understand how social and contextual factors especially neighborhood characteristics influence population health. Dr. Duncan’s intersectional research focuses on Black cisgender gay\, bisexual and other sexual minority men and transgender women of color. His work appears in leading public health\, epidemiology\, medical\, geography\, criminology\, demography\, and psychology journals. Working in collaborations with scholars across the world\, he has over 200 high-impact articles\, book chapters and books (>100 first or senior-authored)\, and his research has appeared in major media outlets including U.S. News & World Report\, The Washington Post\, The New York Times and CNN. Dr. Duncan’s recent work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health\, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\, the HIV Prevention Trials Network\, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation\, the Verizon Foundation\, and the Aetna Foundation. He has received several early career and distinguished scientific contribution\, mentoring and leadership awards including from the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)\, the Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH) and the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science (IAPHS).
URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/data-driven-approaches-to-studying-neighborhoods-and-health-inequalities-prof-dustin-duncan/
LOCATION:700 University Avenue\, Room 17020
CATEGORIES:External Speaker Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20230127T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20230127T120000
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UID:39713-1674817200-1674820800@bme.utoronto.ca
SUMMARY:Modeling in Medicine: Case Studies in Cancer and COVID-19
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URL:https://bme.utoronto.ca/event/modeling-in-medicine-case-studies-in-cancer-and-covid-19/
LOCATION:ON
CATEGORIES:External Speaker Series
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