Past Events
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Apr 15PopHlth 820 Graduate Seminar Featuring Xiyuan HuPHS WARF Room 726
Title: Using genetic variation to understand the relationship between educational attainment and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia Abstract: Given the high prevalence, associated disparities, and substantial burden of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (ADRD), it is essential to research effective strategies for preventing ADRD. This research aims to evaluate the genetic effect of the educational attainment (EA) …
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Apr 13PHS Monday Seminar Featuring Nabarun Dasgupta, PhD, MPHVia Zoom
Title: Synthetic Soup: Drug Supply Changes and Overdose Declines Bio: Nabarun Dasgupta, PhD, MPH, is a scientist who studies drugs and infectious diseases. His passion is telling true stories about health with numbers. Centered in pharmaco-epidemiology, his work amplifies community and patient voices in public health. Since 2002 he has done pioneering work in pain management, …
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Apr 8PopHealth 820 Graduate Seminar Featuring Mónica Ortiz VázquezPHS WARF Room 726
Title: “Surviving el Apagón: How Energy Access Shapes Health among Electricity Dependent Patients in Puerto Rico” Abstract: As global surface temperatures continue to rise, the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, such as extreme heat conditions, pose significant threats to energy infrastructure and public health. During these conditions, an increased demand for cooling can strain energy …
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Apr 7Rachel Pomazal’s Epidemiology PhD DefenseHSLC 1244
Title: Examining Environmental Injustices through the Lens of Social Vulnerability, Chemical Exposures, and Ovarian Cancer
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Apr 6PHS Monday Seminar Featuring David Harris, MD FACS
PHS WARF Room 726
Title: Targeting the Gut-Brain Axis to Treat Metabolic Disease Learning Goals: Define the growing landscape of anti-obesity medications Discuss the science driving their production Review some of the clinical data supporting their use Bio: David A. Harris, MD, FACS, is an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery at the University …
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Mar 23PHS Monday Seminar Featuring Amy Schultz, PhD, MSPHS WARF Room 726 and Zoom
Title: Population Science in Action: Using Statewide Cohort Infrastructure to Understand Environmental Determinants of Health Abstract: Environmental exposures—from industrial contaminants to agricultural chemicals—shape population health, yet identifying who is exposed and how those exposures affect health remains a persistent challenge for public health research. Statewide population cohorts provide the infrastructure needed to detect environmental exposures, …
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Mar 16PHS Monday Seminar Featuring Tianyuan Lu, PhDPHS WARF Room 726
Title: Who to sequence? Data-driven triage for targeted genetic testing Abstract: Genetic testing for pathogenic variants can enable early diagnosis, guide preventive care, and inform cascade testing of at-risk relatives. However, it is not routinely conducted at scale because of cost, limited genetics workforce capacity, uncertain yield in unselected populations, and persistent disparities in access. …
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Mar 11POPHLTH 820 Graduate Seminar Featuring Jordan RuckerPHS WARF Room 726
Title: Dietary Fiber’s Effect on Alzheimer’s Biomarker Development: A Metabolomic Approach Abstract: It has been well documented in recent Alzheimer’s research that dietary fiber intake has protective effects against Alzheimer’s disease development. We propose that the mechanism for this effect operates through the breakdown of neurologically protective fiber-derived metabolites . To explore this, we utilized …
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Mar 9PHS Monday Seminar Featuring Nathaniel Comfort, PhD, MSHSLC 1335
Title: Poisoned by the secret of life: James Watson and the creation myth of molecular biology Bio: Dr. Nathaniel Comfort is a professor of the history of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His research focuses on heredity and health in 20th-century America.
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Mar 4POPHLTH 820 Graduate Seminar Featuring Jarett KnoepkerPHS WARF Room 726
Title: “A Metabolomic Approach to Phosphorylated Tau 217” Introduction: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by accumulation of two biologic classifications, amyloid-beta plaques and tau neurofibrillary tangles. Early detection of AD pathology is critical, and blood-based biomarkers offer a minimally invasive path toward that goal. Phosphorylated tau 217 (pTau217) is a “Core 1” …