Women in Data Science: Health Frontiers

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Wednesday, May 29, 2024
9:00am - 5:00pm PDT

Location

John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn Rotunda, E241 at the ChEM-H / Neuro, 290 Jane Stanford Way, 2nd floor, Stanford, CA 94305
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Join us on Wednesday, May 29, as we explore the ongoing impact of data science on the field of health. Hosted by Women in Data Science Stanford, an initiative of Stanford Data Science (SDS), and the SDS Data 4 Health Center, this symposium elevates women researchers, practitioners, and industry professionals who conduct data-intensive research in the health ecosystem.

The event will feature a range of speakers, spanning academics, industry professionals, and graduate students. The day will conclude with a networking reception. This event is in person only.

WiDS Stanford is independently organized by Stanford University to be part of the mission to increase participation of women in data science and to feature outstanding women doing outstanding work.

Agenda

TimeSession NameSpeaker(s)
8:45-9:30amRegistration & Refreshments 
9:30-9:40amWelcome RemarksWIDS Faculty
9:40-10:20amKeynote: Climate Change and InformaticsKari Nadeau, Harvard University, Chair, Department of Environmental Health, and John Rock Professor of Climate and Population Studies
10:20-10:40amTransforming Infectious Disease Surveillance with No-Code Bioinformatics PipelinesCristina Tato, Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative, Senior Director, Rapid Response
10:40-11:00amBreak 
11:00-11:30amReconstructing Parental Genomes and Near-Perfect Phasing Using Genetic Data from Millions of PeopleAmy Williams, 23andMe, Senior Scientist
11:30-11:50Quantifying Compositional Variability in Microbial CommunitiesMaike Morrison, PhD Candidate, Biology, Stanford University
11:50am-12:20pmNew Frontiers in Women's Brain HealthEmily Jacobs, UC Santa Barbara, Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences; Director of the Ann S. Bowers Women's Brain Health Initiative
12:20-1:15pmLunch 
1:15-1:45pmInsights for Navigating a Career in DataDana DiFerdinando, Healthcare & Life Sciences Technology Executive and Board Member
1:45-1:55pmTraditional Clinical TrialsMartha Nason, NIAID, NIH, Biostatistician
1:55-2:05Target Trial Emulation: Where Should We Start?Maria Montez Rath, Stanford University, Senior Research Engineer Director of the Biostatistics Core in the Division of Nephrology
2:05-2:15Using Data Science to Inform Malaria Eradication StrategiesJade Benjamin-Chung, Stanford University, Assistant Professor, Epidemiology and Population Health
2:15-2:35pmLightning Panel: Evidence GenerationMartha Nason, Maria Montez Rath, Jade Benjamin-Chung; Moderator: Siyu Hu, Stanford University
2:35-2:55pmPretraining and the LassoErin Craig, Stanford University, PhD Candidate in Biomedical Data Science
2:55-3:15pmBreak 
3:15-3:25pmPrecision Health’s Visual Frontier: Mining Insights with Computer VisionSerena Yeung-Levy, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Data Science and, by courtesy, of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
3:25-3:35pmHow AI Is Transforming Healthcare & Life SciencesNoura Daadaa, Google, Healthcare AI Startups Lead
3:35-3:45Monitoring and Modeling the Body's Hidden Control SystemSandya Subramanian, Stanford University, Postdoc, Incoming Assistant Professor, UCSF-UC Berkeley Computational Precision Health
3:45-4:05pmLightning Panel: Predictive ModelsSerena Yeung-Levy, Noura Daadaa, Sandya Subramanian; Moderator: Grace Guan, Stanford University
4:05-4:10pmClosing RemarksStanford Data Science
4:10-5:15pmNetworking Reception 

 

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