Epi Seminar Series

The Epi Seminar Series is sponsored by the Department of Epidemiology for students, staff, and faculty, as well as practicing professionals in the field. Speakers and topics are selected to highlight the diversity of research ongoing in the department.

Winter quarter seminars will be held each week via Zoom. Registration is required to receive the Zoom URL.

This seminar is open to other academic departments and partners. Sign up for Epi Seminar emails through the UW Preference Center.

WINTER 2021

January 5 | 3:30–4:50 PM PT

Role of Genetic Ancestry and Socio-Environmental Factors in African American Asthmatics
Tesfaye Mersha, PhD
Division of Asthma Research, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati

January 12 | 3:30–4:50 PM PT
Cancelled

January 19 | 3:30–4:50 PM PT

Characterizing the Exposome with an Interdisciplinary Data Science Approach
Judit Marsillach, PhD
UW School of Public Health, Department of Health Services

January 26 | 3:30–4:50 PM PT

TBC
Mohammad Jalali, PhD
Harvard Medical School
MIT Sloan's System Dynamics Group

February 2 | 3:30–4:50 PM PT

Studying Medications and COVID-19 Outcomes Using Electronic Health Data
Sascha Dublin, MD, PhD
Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute

February 9 | 3:30–4:50 PM PT

Risk Factors in Adolescence for the Development of Elevated Blood Pressure and Hypertension in American Indian and Alaskan Native Adults
Anna Zamora-Kapoor, PhD
Assistant Professor, Departments of Sociology and Medical Education and Clinical Sciences (joint appointment), Washington State University
Community Liaison, Health Equity Research Center, Washington State University
Luciana Hebert, PhD
WSU Assistant Research Professor, Institute for Research and Education to Advance Community Health (IREACH) and the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, Washington State University