The Department of Data Sciences at DFCI will host a new weekly Zoominar for Data Science. Rather than a traditional seminar format, Rafael Irizarry will moderate a Q&A with invited speakers on … Continue reading “DFCI Zoominars for Data Science Lineup”
Summer Program external advisory board member and department alumna Melody Goodman, PhD ’06, contributes to a recent Self video on “The Unequal Burden of Asthma – how race, environment, and … Continue reading “Alumna Melody Goodman: The Unequal Burden of Asthma”
On April 17, professor Xihong Lin testified at the UK Parliament’s Science and Technology Committee, before 8-9 UK parliament members and chair Dr. Greg Clark, about lessons learned so far in … Continue reading “Xihong Lin: COVID-19 Lessons Learned So Far”
Air Pollution All Party Parliamentary Group Air Pollution & Coronavirus Academic research & post-lockdown strategy Zoom meeting Friday 29th May at 2pm Research presentations COVID death & infection rates and air … Continue reading “Air Pollution & Coronavirus: Presentations with Xiao Wu and Rachel Nethery”
Statistics and studies have demonstrated the link between COVID-19 death rates and environmental injustice. This webinar will address this link from three perspectives: scientific research, front line experience, and government … Continue reading “Environmental Justice is Health Justice: Webinar with Francesca Dominici & Cory Booker”
The Harvard Chan Microbiome in Public Health Center (HCMPH), co-directed by professors Curtis Huttenhower and Wendy Garrett (IID), held a very successful 2nd annual symposium, “Molecular bioactivity in the microbiome and public health” on Friday, … Continue reading “HCMPH Holds Successful 2nd Annual Symposium”
Congratulations to the following students who successfully defended their thesis last week! Zijie Zhao Benchmarking Synaptic Cleft Segmentation in EM ConnectomicsThesis advisor: Hanspeter Pfister (Harvard/SEAS) Thesis committee members: John Quackenbush, … Continue reading “Last Week’s Successful Thesis Defenses!”
