Seminars and Events
Friday Forums in Cardiovascular Epidemiology
Approximately once each month, the Program will host a Forum in Cardiovascular Epidemiology. These meetings are open and interactive platforms for discussions in cardiovascular epidemiology among PIs from various institutions.
Each Forum will include a 30-minute talk by a PI on their most current research, followed by 30 minutes of interactive discussion. Forums will include a tasting of wines and dark chocolates (with a brief blinded tasting).
To maintain reasonable group size and confidentiality, the Friday Forums are open only to members of the Program and their guests. Others interested in attending a Friday Forum please contact the Program.
The Friday Forums in Cardiovascular Epidemiology are held from 4:00-5:30 pm, in Kresge Room 110 at the Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115.
If you would like to see information on topics from previous academic years, please visit the Past Friday Forums page.
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Upcoming Friday Forums for 2012-2013
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Date: October 26, 2012
Speaker: Cara B. Ebbeling, PhD - Associate Director, New Balance Foundation Obesity Prevention Center, Boston Children’s Hospital; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Topic: “Dietary Composition during Weight-Loss Maintenance: Effects on Energy Expenditure and CVD Risk Factors”
Wines: (1) 2012 Marietti Cellars, Lot #57 Old Vine Reds, California (2) 2005 Broken Leg Vineyard, Syrah, Anderson Valley, Northern California
Chocolates:
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Date: December 14, 2012
Speaker: Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH – Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Administrator, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Topic: “Million Hearts Initiative: the Leading Edge of Public Health and Clinical Improvement”
Wines: (1) 2011 Orin Swift The Prisoner Red Blend, Napa Valley, California (2) 2009 Ridge Paso Robles Zinfandel, California
Chocolates:
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Date: January 18, 2013
Speaker: Dr. Mauricio Hernández Ávila, PhD - General Director, National Institute for Public Health
Topic: “Public Policy to Contain Obesity: the Case of Mexico”
Wines: (1) 2008 Mas Doix Salanques Priorat Blend – 65% Garnacha, 20% Carinena, the rest Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon, Priorat, Spain (2) 2010 Bodegas Borsao Tres Picos Garnacha - 100% Garnacha, Spain
Chocolates:
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Date: February 15, 2013
Speaker: Walter C. Willett, MD., Dr.P.H. - Professor and Chair, Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health
Topic: “SNAP: The potential to remake diets in America”
Wines: (1) 2010 Bodegas Catena Zapata, Catena Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina (2) 2010 Mitolo, Jester Cabernet Sauvignon, McLaren Vale, South Australia
Chocolates: (1) Ghiradelli dark chocolate with almonds and sea salt, California (2) Godiva dark chocolate with almonds, Germany, 72% cocoa
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Date: March 29, 2013
Speaker: Lawrence J. Appel, MD, MPH - Professor of Medicine, Epidemiology and International Health, Director, Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Topic: “Research on Salt and Health: How do we get out of the quagmire?”
Wines: (1) 2010 Dutton Ranch, Russian River Valley Chardonnay, Sonoma, California (2) 2010 Domaine des Terres de Velle (Auxey-Duresses), Meursault, France
Chocolates: (1) Lindt Excellence: Dark Chocolate Infused with Spicy Red Chili (2) Ghirardelli: Intense Dark Midnight Reverie 86% Cacao
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Date: April 26, 2013 – Fellows Forum
Speakers and Topics:
- Isha Agarwal, ScD – “Fibrosis-related Biomarkers, Incident Mortality, and Cardiovascular Disease”
- Tianxiao Huan, PhD – “Integration of Transcriptomic Profiling, Genome-wide Association, and Network Biology Reveals Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Blood Pressure Regulation”
- Ciaran McMullan, MD – “Melatonin Secretion in the Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes”
- Gitanjali Singh, PhD – “Mortality Due to Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption: a Global, Regional, and National Comparative Risk Assessment”
Wines: (1) 2009 Cune Viña Real Plata Rioja Crianza, Sierra Cantabria, Spain (2) 2011 Cline Ancient Vines Carignane, Contra Costa County, CA
Chocolates: (1) Perugina- bittersweet chocolate, 70% cacao (2) Divine- fruit and nut dark chocolate
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Date: May 31, 2013
Speaker: William F. Fearon, M.D. – Associate Professor of Medicine, Director, Interventional Cardiology, Stanford University Medical Center
Topic: “Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Stable CAD: Implications of FAME 2″
Wines: (1) 2009 Dry Creek Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon (2) 2009 Newton Claret
Chocolates: (1) Lindt Chocolate Excellence 70% Cocoa Almond Brittle (2) Dove Dark Chocolate Almond Bar
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Date: June 21, 2013
Speaker: Andrew Levy, MD, PhD, FACC – Vice Dean, Director, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine
Topic: “Trojan Horses, Pharmacogenetics and the Prevention of Diabetic Vascular Disease”
Wines: (1) 2009 Yarden Cabernet (2) 2004 From Bordeaux – Barons Rothschild – Haut Medoc
Chocolates: