PhD Summer School: BIOSTATISTICS AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL METHODS
Join us at our Summer School event:
PhD course in Translational Specialistic Medicine ‘G.B. Morgagni’
“Shaping a World-Class University: BIOSTATISTICS AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL METHODS”
26-30 September 2022
September 26, 2022 – 02:00-05:20 pm C.E.S.T. Time
Topic 1: “Evidence Synthesis and Causal Inference in Epidemiology”
Moderator: Annibale Biggeri, Professor of Medical Statistics – University of Padova – IT
02:00–02:20 pm
Topic Introduction
02:20–03:00 pm “Evidence Synthesis in Epidemiology”
Francesco Forastiere, Imperial College London UK and CNR – IT
03:00–03:40 pm “Causal Inference in Epidemiology”
Neil Pearce, LSHTM London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine – UK
03:40–04:20 pm “Causal Inference I”
Alessandra Mattei, University of Firenze – IT
04:20–05:00 pm “Causal Inference II”
Fabrizia Mealli, University of Firenze – IT
05:00–05:20 pm Floor discussion
September 27, 2022 – 02:00-05:00 pm C.E.S.T. Time
Topic 2: “Biomarkers and Genetic Epidemiology”
Moderator: Cristina Canova, Professor of Medical Statistics – University of Padova – IT
02:00–02:20 pm
Topic Introduction
Luca Vedovelli, Post-Doc Fellow in Biostatistics- University of Padova – IT
02:20–03:00 pm “Using Genomics to Understand Novel Causes of Cancer”
Paul Brennan, IARC International Agency for Research on Cancer – FR
03:00–03:40 pm “Increasing the Clinical Relevance of Observational, Population-based Studies using Genomics”
Cristian Pattaro, EURAC Research – IT
03:40–04:20 pm “Dna Methylation in Epidemiological Research”
Gianluca Severi, University of Firenze – IT
04:20–05:00 pm “Metabolomics in Nutritional Epidemiology”
Frank B Hu, Harvard University – USA
05:00–05:20 pm Floor discussion
September 28, 2022 – 02:00-05:20 pm C.E.S.T. Time
Topic 3: “Citizen Science”
Moderator: Matteo Martinato, Post-Doc Fellow in Medical Statistics – University of Firenze – IT
02:00–02:20 pm Topic Introduction
02:20–03:00 pm “Citizen Science and Clinical Research”
Cinzia Colombo, Istituto Mario Negri – IT
03:00–03:40 pm “Ethical aspects in Citizen Science and Environmental Epidemiology”
Antonella Ficorilli, Sapienza University of Roma – IT
03:40–04:20 pm “Barcelona Citizen Science on NO2 and Cognitive Disorders”
Florence Gignac, Barcelona Institute for Global Health – SP
04:20–05:00 pm “A Citizen Science Study on Wood Burning”
Frederique Floering, Utrecht University – NL
05:00–05:20 pm Floor discussion
September 29, 2022 – 02:00-05:20 pm C.E.S.T. Time
Topic 4: “Geographical Epidemiology”
Moderator: Dolores Catelan, Professor of Medical Statistics – University of Padova – IT
02:00–02:20 pm Topic Introduction
02:20–03:00 pm “Model-based Geostatistical Methods for Global Population Health Research: Design and Analysis of Prevalence Surveys”
Peter Diggle, Lancaster University – UK
03:00–03:40v “Cluster and Cluster detection”
Renato Assunção, University of Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte – BR
03:40–04:20 pm “Mapping Human Visceral Leishmaniasis, Canine Leishmaniasis and P.perniciosus in Piedmont”
Giovenale Moirano, University of Torino – IT
04:20–05:00 pm “Spatiotemporal models in Environmental Epidemiology”
Konstantinoudis Garyfallos, Imperial College London – UK
05:00–05:20 pm Floor discussion
September 30, 2022 – 02:00-05:00 pm C.E.S.T. Time
Topic 5: “Environmental Epidemiology”
Moderator: Francesco Sera, Research Associate in Medical Statistics – University of Firenze – IT
02:00–02:20 pm Topic Introduction
02:20–03:00 pm “Climate Change and Environmental Epidemiology”
Chava Peretz, Tel Aviv University – IL
03:00–04:00 pm “Novel time series methods in epidemiology and public health”
Antonio Gasparrini, LSHTM London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine – UK
04:00–05:00 pm “Health co-benefits of low environmental impact diet”
Silvia Maritano, University of Torino – IT
05:00–05:20 pm Floor discussion
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